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STAGE STAR AS PICTURE STAR 
DEVELOPS NOVEL "OPPOSITION" 



First New York Test Comes Simultaneously When Cyril 
Maude, at Empire, Plays Against Himself in Film Pro- 
duction at the Broadway. Janis Another Case. 
Unusual Competition Causing Talk. 



The true worth of a legitimate star 
playing on Broadway in a play against 
a picture feature at another house in 
which he is the principal player will be 
brought out when Cyril Maude opens 
at the Empire, Sept. 13. 

At the Broadway, almost across the 
street, Sept. 19, will be shown the Cyril 
Maude film, "Peer Gynt." Maude's Em- 
pire opening being "Grumpy." 

Later, Elsie Janis will appear in a 
new production while a Janis feature, 
"'Twas Ever Thus," will be shown at 
the Broadway the last week in Septem- 
ber. 

Before the season wanes the Triangle 
will show a number of features with 
legitimate celebs who sooner or later 
will be appearing in productions in 
other Broadway houses. 

The Empire and Broadway playing of 
Maude at the same time establishes a 
precedent in New York legitimate 
circles. 

Cohan & Harris this week decreed 
that in the future none of their stars 
under contract shall appear in pictures 
at the same time. Raymond Hitch- 
cock, a C. & H. star, may find himself 
in Maude's predicament this winter. 



at the close of the fair — if a place big 
enough to hold the attraction (it takes 
up five acres here), can be obtained in 
the metropolis. 

Manager Fred McClellan admitted he 
was going to New York in September 
with a view of locating a suitable site. 



BIG SHOWS IN TORONTO. 

Toronto, Sept. 1. 

It has been settled that for the pres- 
ent at least all of the big attractions 
booked into this city will go into the 
Grand Opera House, formerly the home 
of the Stair & Havlin attractions. The 
shows booked for the Grand will in 
turn be switched into the Majestic, next 
door. , 

There has been no announcement of 
any kind that would seem to show that 
B. C. Whitney is to rebuild the Prin- 
cess. 



BROOKLYN NEWS SCHEME. 

Tfcfe Brooklyn Times has inaugurated 
a daily slide news service in use in 
several of the local theatres. Slides 
are furnished by the daily and the news 
penned on them when sent over the 
wire by the paper. The slides are 
flashed at different intervals during the 
performances. 



VAUDEVILLE IN CORT. 

Atlantic City, Sept. 1. 
The Cort theatre (formerly Savoy), 
will not play legitimate attractions this 
season as announced when the Cort in- 
terests took over the lease of the house 
and christened it under its present 
name, but will instead reopen Sept. 13 
with a five-act vaudeville bill, playing 
a split week, supplied by Arthur Blon- 
dell of the U. B. O. Family department. 



"PANAMA CANAL" ON B'WAY? 

San Francisco, Sept. 1. 
It is said on the Exposition grounds 
that "The Panama Canal" (the big fea- 
ture of the "Zone"), may be taken to 
New York and erected on Broadway 



POLI'S ALL OPEN. 

The Poli theatres at Scranton and 
Worcester open Sept. 6, which will 
give the Poli Circuit a full list of open 
houses. In Worcester there will be 
two theatres on the chain, Poli's, play- 
ing eight acts twice daily on a split 
week, and the Plaza, playing four acts 
with a feature picture. 

Scranton and Springfield Poli's also 
play twice daily. 



LOEW DELIBERATING. 

The Marcus Loew Circut heads were 
still deliberating this week upon the ex- 
pediency of installing twice daily vau- 
deville performances in some of the 
Loew theatres. 

There seemed to be a diversity of 
opinion among the Loew people as to 
the practicability of the improved pol- 
icy at the present time. Many argu- 
ments for both sides of the question 
were offered. 

So far no volume of important en- 
gagements has been reported for the 
Loew books, and although the regular 
Loew season opened this week, the 
Loew agency conducted itself in a nor- 
mal manner. 

It is said that upon the Loew de- 
cision as to the two daily shows will 
depend whether Marcus Loew will 
close a pending offer to him of a large 
theatre near Fulton street and Flatbush 
avenu, Brooklyn. 



BANKING FIRM BACKING. 

Papers of incorporation have been 
filed for the Liberty Feature Film Co. 
if which L. H. Cook & Co., a down- 
town banking firm, are backing. The 
company intends to make an average 
cf a feature every two months. 

Its first two productions will star 
Hal August, who was selected by the 
bankers through the publicity given him 
in the dailies when August was made 
defendant recently in a divorce suit. 



PICTURE AT THE MET. 

The first showing of the Universal's 
feature with Pavlowa will be given at 
the Metropolitan opera house in New 
York. The performance will be an in- 
vitational affair and take place between 
Oct. 11 and 17. The latter date will 
be official opening of the opera season 
in New York. 

The picture is now in nine reels, but 
before the showing it will be cut to 
eight. 



CENTURY OPENING SET. 

It has been decided by Ned Way- 
burn September 14 is to be the date of 
the opening of "Town Topics" at the 
Century. The orchestra is called for 
rehearsal next Monday. 

Now that VAN HOVEN UliTEnfLnd, who 
will furpUh the comedy for the United State* ? 



SHUBERTS MAKING FILMS. 

The Shuberts are reported arranging 
to manufacture their own feature films, 
with intent to use the roof of the Man- 
hattan Opera House on 34th street as 
a studio. 

It is said the Shuberts have about 
decided to engage a large number of di- 
rectors under the general supervision 
of Edwin August, who, it is said, will 
also have the management of the pic- 
ture department. 

Mr. August directed "Evidence" for 
the Shuberts as a film play, and is about 
to start work for the same firm's 
"City." 

The Shuberts are aligned with the 
World Film manufacturers, and have 
been making their features at that ser- 
vice's studios, excepting the "Evidence" 
picture, completed at the Kinemacolor 
plant on Long Island. 



MUTUAL'S COMEDY STARS. 

Contracts have been signed by the 
Mutual with the Count and Countess 
Magri, best known as General and Mrs. 
Tom Thumb, and a company of mid- 
gets to appear in single reeled come- 
dies branded the Novelty, the first to 
be released Sept. 27. 

The Mutual also has an exclusive 
contract with W. C. Fields, the jug- 
gler, now with Ziegfeld's "Follies," 
who will be featured in single come- 
dies, the first, "The Pool Sharks," to 
be released Sept. 19. Gaumont will 
make the Fields' subjects and they will 
bear the label of Star Comedies. 

Fields' picture work will not inter- 
fere with his show contract, as he 
will take to the road with "The Fol- 
lies." 



"LADY IN RED" GOING OUT. 

Chicago, Sept. 1. 

"The Lady in Red" which closed at 

the Grand Saturday is going on the 
road, and at once, following the first 
program laid out by the Herndon com- 
pany which operates the production. 

Tlie courts were invoked during the 
many squabbles which arose within the 
management, but these appear to have 
been smoothed out. 

Mrs. Richard Herndon will replace 
Gertrude Vandcrbilt for the road tour. 



CABLES 



NEW SEASON'S GOOD START 

ENCOURAGING SHOW PEOPLE 



All Branches of Theatricals, Reopening, Excepting $2 Shows, 

Report Vastly Improved Conditions In and Outside 

the Large Cities. Highest Priced Attractions not 

Yet Received Chance. 



The Start oVtfoe theatrical season of 
1915- # is hcld.U* be most encouraging 
by showmen; £11 the branches of the- 
atricals * re,Qpe'pjqg, with the exception 
of th'e/i2 \j\oy b, have reported large 
increases' of 'fedeipts over this corre- 
sponding time last year, and it has in- 
duced optimistic opinions for the com- 
ing winter. The favorable condition 
is reported in and outside of the big 
cities east of Chicago. The $2 attrac- 
tions have not had their chance as yet, 
in the larger towns or on the road. 
Since the season practically commenced 
in New York but two real hits have 
developed in the $2 class. Both of 
these are doing big business, as might 
be expected. Hits in New York are 
never accepted, however, as a criterion 
generally throughout the country, as 
the metropolis will support any num- 
ber of big hits throughout the year. 

Legitimate combinations on the road 
are hearing good news at the box of- 
fice. Variett last week printed reports 
of several takings that predicted a de- 
sire upon the part of the country pub- 
lie to again visit the theatre. This 
week about the best indication of the 
reversal of the theatrical times is the 
gross secured by Arthur Hammer- 
stein's "High Jinks" at Fall River, 
Mass., Monday night, the second show- 
ing of the musical piece in that town. 
The theatre got $1,240 at a $1.50 scale. 
Before the show opened it was thought 
that $700 would be the limit of the 
Fall River stand. 

While the break in the weather, 
which commenced late last week, was 
for the theatre, it did not bespeak the 
entire cause of the increased business. 
Vaudeville has started the new season 
with much better results than expect- 
ed, and while the weather is partially 
ascribed as the reason for this, the 
public turning to vaudeville in the way 
it has looks like a revival of interest, 
as many theatres playing variety shows 
remained open over the summer. 

The most decided brace reported si 
far has been in burlesque, which felt 
the improved takings before the cool 
spell arrived. The Columbia Amuse- 
ment Co., booking about 70 theatres 
and as many attractions in between 40 
and 50 cities east of Kansas City, has 
been receiving box office reports show- 
ing a 50 to 60 per cent, advance in 
gross above the openings of last sea- 
son. 

Moving pictures are active in the 
countryside, and this is learned most 
assuredly through the activity of film 
exhibitors in large and small towns 
striving to "tie up" for certain fea- 
ture film services in order to pain an 
advantage over local competition. Be- 
cause of the manner in which the pic- 
ture business on the exhibiting end is 



split up in almost every town, no defi- 
nite line can be obtained upon receipts 
or profits, but the bulk of picture pat- 
rons has had large increases during 
the past year. 



ADA REEVE RECOVERED. 

London, Sept. 1. 
Ada Reeve, who recently underwent 
an operation, reappeared at the Vic- 
toria Monday to an enormous recep- 
tion. Miss Reeve's voice showed a 
marked improvement after her surgi- 
cal treatment. 



ALHAMBRA HAS HALERE. 

London, Sept. 1. 
Robert Halere has joined the Alham- 
bra staff. He is writing a burlesque 
pantomime production to be staged 
there around Christmas time. 



PIERCE AND ROSLYN MARRY. 

London, Sept. 1. 
Pierce and Roslyn, vaudeville part- 
ners for the past 15 years, were mar- 
ried in London Aug. 28. They are 
both Americans. 



PALACE DARK. 

London, Sept. 1. 
The Palace became dark Aug. 28 and 
will remain closed until the new musi- 
cal production is staged by Alfred 
Butt. The initial performance is 
scheduled for early in September. The 
show will be titled "Bric-a-Brac." 



Pavilion's New French Show. 

London, Sept. 1. 
The French revue will be withdrawn 
from the Pavilion this week and next 
Monday (Sept. 6) the house will stage 
"Honi Soit," with French and English 
artists in the cast. 



BOUCICAULT REAPPEARING. 

London, Sept. 1. 

Gladys Cooper will open at the Coli- 
seum during October in Barrie's "Half 
an Hour." 

Dion Boucicault will be her leading 
man. It will be Mr. Boucicault's first 
stage appearance in some years. 



"KICK IN" HIT. 

London, Sept. 1. 

The opening of the American play 
"Kick In" was an undoubted big hit, 
with newspaper notices on the piece 
splendid, but the length of its run is 
problematical, since the stoiy seems un- 
suitable to the war time. 

Ramsay Wallace scored a personal 
triumph in the leading male role. 



REVISED "HINDLE WAKES." 

London, Sept. 1. 
The Duke of York Theatre will begin 
its season next week under new man- 
agement, with a revised version of 
"Hindle Wakes," due to run until Oct. 
4, when Doris Keane will open there 
with "Romance." 



-PETE" BY TWO COS. 

London, Sept. 1. 

Matheson Lang will leave the Ald- 
wych Sept. 4, touring the provinces 
with "Pete," while Hall Caine replaces 
him at the same house with the com- 
pany organized to present "Pete" in 
America. 

The American engagement was can- 
celled. 



PERCY BURTON SAILING. 

London, Sept. 1. 
Percy Burton, manager of Forbes 
Robertson and partner of Granville 
Barker, is due to sail for New York 
this week to arrange a New York pro- 
duction of "Gamblers All." 



Ernest Edelsten Marries Again. 

London, Sept. 1. 
The marriage of Ernest Edelsten, 
the agent, to Florence Sweatman, oc- 
curred Aug. 11. Jt is Mr. Edelsten's 
third marriage. He was recently left 
a widower, after having been sepa- 
rated from his second wife for fcur 
years. 




IN PARIS. 

Paris, Aug. 20. 
Boiler, Jr., a member of the well- 
known French cycling act, was killed 
in an aeroplane accident recently. He 
was returning to camp, when in land- 
ing the machine fell, killing the pilot. 



Volterra, formerly a program man' at 
the Olympia, has taken over, with his 
brother, the Cigale, for the season. 
They are mounting the inevitable revue. 



A new revue (at least so it is to be 
termed), by Rip, entitled "1915," will 
commence the season at the Palais 
Royal. Leonrara and the two Royal 
Boys are booked for dancing roles. 
Prince (the picture man), and Polin are 
also to be in the cast. 

The Folies Bergere will be taken In 
charge again by Clement Bannel, Octo- 
ber 16, when the regular season will 
begin. 

Revues will be found at all places of 
amusement in Paris not occupied by 
pictures this coming season. In addi- 
tion to the music halls mounting such 
shows, the Vaudeville and the Porte 
St. Martin will also have revues. 



Paul Gavault, it is rumored, is a 
candidate for the post of administra- 
tor of the Comedie Francaise, to re- 
place Carre after the war. 

ANNA CHANDLER "FRAMED"? 

Chicago, Sept. 1. 

Anna Chandler left here last week 
to open with "Maid in America." She 
was given Rita Gould's role, Miss 
Gould making the statement sometime 
ago she would not go on the road with 
the troupe unless granted several 
things. Miss Chandler was then sent 
for by the Shuberts. She was sup- 
posed to have opened Sunday night, 
the last performance here at the Palace. 

While making up to go on, Stanley 
Sharpe, the company manager, informed 
her she could not sing one of her 
numbers. Miss Chandler replied she 
had arranged for that with J. J. Shubert 
but Sharpe insisted she could not do 
the number, whereupon Miss Chandler 
quit. 

Miss Gould, who appeared ready, 
played her old part and left for the 
road with the show. 

A talk of "frame up" is caused 
through Miss Gould's salary being less 
than one half of Miss Chandler's. 

Miss Chandler does not not know 
how her three-year contract with the 
Shuberts stands, and will likely seek 
legal advice. When asking for her 
trunks Sunday night, she was informed 
the Shubert management would not re- 
lease them until she had returned fare 
the Shubert office paid for her from 
New York to Chicago. 



CLARICE v VANCE 

THE SOUTHERN SINGER Who will soon start her vaudeville season with 

TOM MITCHELL (Pianist). 



THAW ASKS DIVORCE. 

Harry Thaw, through his attorneys, 
filed a petition for a divorce from his 
wife, Evelyn Ncsbit, Wednesday, the 
hearing scheduled for the Common 
Pleas Court. Thaw named one John 
Francis as the corespondent. 

My wrist watch Is still In good working ordsr. 
-VAN HOVEN. * 



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MANY CANCELLATIONS RESULT 

IN NEW MID-WEST RULING 



Chicago Agency Will Not Route Eastern Acts in Future Until 
Accepted by Circuit Heads. Early Failures Re- 
sponsible for New Move. Edict May Work 
Hardships on Turns Affected. 



Chicago, Sept. 1. 
The action of manager Louis Wein- 
berg, of the Avenue theatre, last week 
in closing his entire program, booked 
for the first half of the week by the 

Western Vaudeville Managers' Asso- 
ciation, has brought about a condition 
similar to that which has always ex- 
isted in regard to eastern acts and one 
that the "Association" has' earnestly 
endeavored to obliterate for its own 
good. 

It is now practically decided all acts 
booked from the east and unknown in 
this section will have to be reviewed 
by the various heads of the circuits 
supplied through the W. V. M. A. be- 
fore given time beyond their opening, 
this decision taking effect regardless of 
routes booked previous to their west- 
ern trip. 

Just what effect this action will have 
on conditions here is problematical, 
but because of the plentiful supply of 
desirable attractions it is not believed 
the market will run short, although it 
will doubtless work hardships on the 
cancelled turns. 

Johnson and Lizette, after being 
booked solid over the Association time, 
were cancelled on their first showing 
last week. 

Mort Singer, general manager of the 
Western Vaudeville Managers' Asso- 
ciation of Chicago, came to New York 
Monday for a few days. Mr. Singer 
mentioned an act that went west high- 
ly recommended in writing by eastern 
managers. It opened last Thursday in 
Chicago and was allowed to contine 
the half week's engagement on the 
understanding it would revise on an- 
other week's showing before judgment 
was finally passed. 



HEARING ADJOURNED. 

The application to show cause why 
the United Booking Offices should not 
admit the Hammersteins and William 
Morris into its booking offices came 
up Monday, and by consent was ad- 
journed until September 7. 

The Hammersteins caused the appli- 
cation to be served upon the U. B. O. 
the latter part of last week. In reply 
the United is said to have answered the 
Harr.mersteins could not rightfully re- 
move their U. B. O. franchise to an- 
other theatre unless the Victoria, lor 
which it had been issued, should have 
buined down or been otherwise demol- 
ish* d by an act of Providence. 

The Palace Theatre Co., which has 
askt:d to be interpleaded as a defend- 
ant, wishes to set up the claim, it is 
said, that the Palace management paid 
the Hammersteins $225,000 when the 
Palace. New York, opened, not to play 
vaufleville elsewhere than at the Vic- 
toria, and that it would be a violation 



of the agreement entered into with the 
Palace by the Hammersteins if they 
were to present vaudeville in the 44th 
Street theatre, for which the HamV 
mersteins hold a lease calling for a 
$70,000 yearly rental. 

The Palace management is closely 
linked with the executives of the Unit- 
ed Booking Offices. 

Loney Hascall, who handled the 
booking end of Hammerstein's Vic- 
toria theatre from the time of Willie 
Hammerstein's death to the final day 
of its activity, will return to the stage 
this month at Atlantic City to play a 
route over the United Booking Office 
and Orpheum time. Loney will pre- 
sent his familiar monologue minus the 
"face slapping" bit. 



NEW DAVIS IN PITTSBURGH. 

Pittsburgh, Sept. 1. 

The big time vaudeville shows will 
play at the New Davis theatre this 
season, opening next Monday. 

Harry Davis* Grand, which formerly 
held those programs, will likely con- 
tinue with the picture policy it has 
held over the summer. 

The Davis had the Davis stock last 
season. That will probably next be 
found at the Duquesne. 



BERf LEVEY TO FIGHT. 

San Francisco, Sept. 1. 

The announcement that, beginning 
Sept. 10, the Bert Levey Circuit will 
play a six-act vaudeville bill in con- 
junction with a feature picture at the 
Republic, Los Angeles, indicates the 
independent agent proposes to fight all 
kinds of opposition during the coming 
season. 

Levey will bill his show at a ten-cent 
admission fee. 



M'lNTOSH'S "FOLLIES." 

Jack Hascall, the general producing 
manager for the Hugh Mcintosh En- 
terprises, will leave New York this 
week for the Coast, from where he 
will sail Sept. 28 on the Sonoma for 
Australia to personally supervise the 
production of Mcintosh's new version 
of the "Follies." 

While here Hascall engaged Lee 
Harrison, Davy Jones and Frank Mayo 
to assume principal roles in the 1916 
version of the Mcintosh production, 
scheduled for November opening. 

Hascall also arranged for the entire 
set of costumes for the new piece, leav- 
ing behind an order that will amount 
to $10,000 for this branch of the pro- 
duction. 

Mr. Harrison has secured permission 
from several American artists and man- 
agers to use "bits" while in Australia 
that have never previously been placed 
on the stage over there. 



HOUSE STAFF DISCHARGED. 

The entire staff of Fox's Audubon 
theatre was given a permanent vaca- 
tion last week when John Zanft, gen- 
eial manager of the theatrical inter- 
ests of the Fox firm, took a visit to 
Washington Heights. 

The vacation order included every- 
one employed at the house from the 
front to the back and from the roof 
to the cellar. 

The stage crew, ushers, box office 
staff and even the superintendent's 
crew were ousted, the reason being 
given the house was not receiving 
proper attention in any department, re- 
sulting in a slow but sure loss of the 
regular patronage. John Zanft will su- 
pervise the house management for a 
few weeks, when Sam Meyers will as- 
sume sole control, replacing Harry 
Towne. 



ANDY RICE BURNED. 

A gas explosion in the cellar of his 
Coney Island bungalow last Friday 
night badly burned Andy Rice, the 
Hebrew monologist, who was removed 
to the Coney Island Hospital. Mrs. 
Rice and their two children were also 
burned in the ensuing fire. 

There is fear at the hospital Mr. 
Rice may be permanently scarred. He 
was badly scorched about the face and 
arms. 

Mr. Rice hopes to return to work 
within the next few months. His head 
is swollen nearly twice its natural size 
as the result of his experience. His 
wife and oldest son are also suffering 
from bad burns while his father-in-law 
and brother-in-law are also in bad 
shape. 



IN AND OUT. 

Walter Percival & Co. were given 
a showing at the Windsor, Chicago, 
Sunday night prior to their regular 
opening at the Kedzie. After the per- 
formance the act was taken off and 
Frances Nordstrom & Co. filled the 
gap at the Kedzie. Cameron and Gay- 
lord did not leave Chicago for St. Louis 
to open at the Columbia, Monday. 
Yates and Wheeler substituted. 

The Palace bill opening Monday did 
not hold Lew Brice and Muriel 
Worth, who were to have closed the 
show. They withdrew from the pro- 
gram because of that position. The 
Four Mortons and the 3 Ankers were 
added to the Palace program. (The 
Four Mortons as an act will play a 
few weeks around New York.) 



FEIBER & SHEA OPENINGS. 

The Feiber & Shea houses will re- 
sume action next week when the Colo- 
nial, Akron, O., will reopen for the new 
season, playing full week vaudeville 
shows. 

The opera house, Bayonne, opens 
next week, under a split week policy 
while the opera house, New Brunswick, 
opens September 20 with two new 
shows weekly. 



WILLIE SOLAR'S HIT. 

San Francisco, Sept. 1. 
The hit of the bill at the local Or- 
pheum is being scored by Willie Solar, 
who is making his first vaudeville tour 
as a single turn. He opened an Or- 
pheum Circuit route here this week. 



OBITUARY. 

Thomas O'Brien, father of Frank 
O'Brien (of the United Booking 
Offices) died Aug. 18 at Utica, after 
an illness of four days. 

Nelson Griggs, aged 74, a music pub- 
lisher, died Aug. 21 at his home in 
Passaic, N. J. 

James Milloy died in Boston August 
27. He was a brother of Richard and 
May Molloy. 



George W. Seixas, a music publish- 
er, died Aug. 19 at his home in New 
York. A widow and daughter survive. 

Mrs. E. M. Robinson, wife of the 
United Booking Offices manager, died 
Aug. 21 at Rye, N. Y., and was buried 
at her home, Albany, N. Y. 

Edwin R. Phillips, an actor for seven 
years with the Vitagraph, died Mon- 
day at the Coney Island Hospital of a 
complication of diseases. Before in 
pictures he was on the legitimate stage. 

Edmund C. Hungerford, known pro- 
fessionally as Eddie Coleman, died 
Monday at his home in Bay Shore, 
L. I., at the age of 44. He was the 
producer of Coleman's Minstrels. 

Roy Sumner, age 25, of Bryan and 
Sumner, died Tuesday in the Long 
Island City Hospital where he was suf- 
fering with typhoid fever. He leaves 
a wife and a child, the latter but five 
weeks old. 

Charles 8. Haskell, the father of 
Margaret and Arline Haskell (former- 
ly The Haskell Children), died Aug. 
25 at the Massachusetts General Hos- 
pital, suffering from Bright's Disease 
and enlargement of the heart. He was 
46 years of age. 

Paul Armstrong, the playwright, died 
Monday night at his home in New 
York after a sudden attack of heart 
trouble. He is survived by three chil- 
dren, two by his first wife from whom 
he was divorced, and a boy by his pres- 
ent wife, formerly on the stage as Cath- 
erine Calvert. He was in hit 47th year. 
Before becoming a dramatist he was a 
sporting writer in Chicago. 

Blanche Leslie died at the Misercor- 
dia Hospital, New York, Aug. 25, 
shortly after having been operated upon 
for appendicitis the same day. Miss 
Leslie had graduated from the chorus 
into a principal role in a Winter Gar- 
den production, and later became quite 
well known as a single turn on the 
vaudeville circuits. Her home was in 
Philadelphia. Just before leaving for 
the hospital Miss Leslie wrote the fol- 
lowing letter to a friend: "Letting you 
know I leave tomorrow by auto for 
East 86th street to be 'opened' Wed- 
nesday on the Misercordia time I call 
it. They finally landed me, and will 
'blast' Wednesday morning. Maybe 
you think I am happy. I am as nerv- 
ous as can be. It's worse than opening 
on the big time. So long, old dear, if 
we never meet again, unless we are 
Looked for the same place." 



VAUDEVILLE 



TANGUAY TAKES SUMMER RECORD 
j AT THE END OF h SEASIDE SEASON 



Topi All Box Office Receipts for a Monday Matinee in Three 

Years at the Brighton. Continuing to Crowd Them in. 

Considered Remarkable Achievement With 

Everything Against It. 



Eva Tanguay accomplished the im- 
possible, which was a remarkable 
achievement, Monday afternoon, open- 
ing at the Brighton Theatre, when the 
cyclonic comedienne broke all Monday 
matinee box office records for that 
theatre during the past three years. 

Everything was against anyone ac- 
complishing that result at the fag end 
of the summer season at the beach- 
side. It was a dull day for Coney Is- 
land, having rained in the morning and 
the Island throughout the remainder 
of Monday being deserted. 

Besides the conditions, Miss Tan- 
guay, headlining as a single act, had to 
follow with but a lapse of two weeks 
the new Gertrude Hoffman production 
of "Surumurun" in the same theatre, 
which carried 45 people. Also against 
her were the openings of two big time 
Keith vaudeville theatres in Brooklyn 
the same day, Prospect and Bushwick, 
the Prospect especially being consid- 
ered strong opposition to the Island's 
variety theatres. 

That the record-breaking attendance 
Monday afternoon was not an acci- 
dent was proven by the same night's 
huge house, when hardly any audience 
of proportion had been expected 
through the chilliness of that evening 
as the ocean was approached. Up to 
Wednesday Miss Tanguay was still 
packing them in and it was said the 
Brighton people expected that nearly 
a week's record would be the result, 
they freely crediting Tanguay for the 
unexpected landslide of business. By 
that day also Miss Tanguay had passed 
the money amount drawn in by Miss 
Hoffman the first three days of her 
Brighton engagement. 

Miss Tanguay starts her regular vau- 
deville route at Keith's, Boston, next 
week. The Brighton engagement was 
suddenly made and Miss Tanguay ac- 
cepted it almost without preparation. 



DOROTHY KOHL ELOPES. 

Chicago, Sept. 1. 

Dorothy Kohl, daughter of Mrs. 
Chas. E. Kohl, eloped last week with 
her fiance, Raymond H. Hamilton. The 
couple had been engaged for some 
time, but hastened the ceremony by a 
motor trip to VVaukegan. 

Mrs. Hamilton, who is one of the 
Kohl twins, is 20 years of age. 



PRINCIPALS REPORT. 

The new show at the Winter (iarden 
will open there about Oct. 11. As 
yet there is no name decided 
on for the attraction, but it prom- 
ises to he one of the biggest dancing 
shows of the season. There is a date 
held at Harmanus Bleekcr Hall during 
the week of Sept. 13 for the show to 
try out there. 

All of the principals reported for re- 



hearsals Tuesday. The late engage- 
ments include Lew Brice and Tillie 
Worth. The Marsconi Brothers have 
also been engaged. Among others from 
vaudeville are Lew Holtz, Gil Wells, 
Eleanor Brown and Virginia June. Billy 
Gibson has also been added to the cast. 
The/chorus rehearsals are being di- 
rected by Jack Mason while J. C. Huff- 
man is handling the principals. J. Lu- 
berie Hill, the colored composer has 
been directing the musical rehearsals. 



ALICE LLOYD WAITING. 

Although Alice Lloyd has had the 

opening of the season all filled in the 

east by her agent, Pat Casey, Miss 

Lloyd has sent word she does not care 

to commence a vaudeville tour before 
November. 

A summertime on Long Island is 
supposed to be the inducement for a 
longer vacation for Miss Lloyd. 

Last Saturday night at the Hill Top 

Inn, Newport, Miss Lloyd entertained 
for the benefit of the Lafayette Fund. 
This week, through the Casey 
Agency, Tom McNaughton, who is 
with his wife (Miss Lloyd) in the coun- 
try, received an offer to take part as 
principal comedian in a new West End, 
London, show, to open in November. 
Although an Englishman, it is the 
first production offer Mr. McNaughton 
has received from the other side. 



Shea Booking Baltimore's Hip. 
Baltimore, Sept. 1. 
Harry A. Shea, of New York, com- 
menced booking in the full week bills 
at the Victoria last Monday. It is a 
three-a-day house. 




RECITATION CONTROVERSY. 

A controversy over a recitation has 
sprung up between J. Francis Dooley 
and other users of the verse. It also 
involves Leo Carrillo, who, Mr. Dooley 
claims, traded the recitation (called 
"The Fool There Was") with him 
about three years ago, for another. 

Lately learning other acts had been 
using the verse he though solely be- 
longed to him, Mr. Dooley inquired 
of one, a three-act lately at Hender- 
son's and was informed, so Mr. Dooley 
says, that Mr. Carrillo gave the verse 
also to the three boys, sometime after 
Dooley had received it. 

Upon explaining the circumstances 
to the three-act, Mr. Dooley says, they 
took the recitation out of their turn. 
Dooley also claims the other acts using 
"Fool" recitation state permission to 
do so had been received by them from 
Carrillo. 



"REQUEST PROGRAM." 

The Bushwick theatre, Brooklyn, is 
including in each program a folder 
containing about 100 names selected at 
random of vaudeville acts. Patrons are 
reminded in the reading matter that if 
they will indicate their preferences in 
the space opposite the names, a "Re- 
quest Week" will shortly be held, when 
the acts receiving the majority of votes 
will be gathered on one Bushwick bill. 

The folder is headed "Popularity 
Contest." Blank spaces are provided 
for acts not listed. But one vote to 
a folder is allowed. 



THEIR OWN DUMPERS. 

Through an order of the Supreme 
Court, the street cleaning department 
has been enjoined from using the pub- 
lic dumps or depositing upon the scows 
of contractors or other transporting 
conveyances of the contractors, mate- 
rial collected from buildings of which 
no portion is used as a dwelling. 

The order went into effect last week 
and affects practically every theatre, 
regardless of size, in greater New 
York. It necessitates the theatre 
owners hiring at their own expense 
carting wagons to remove refuse, 
ashes, etc., and further requires them 
to pay for the privilege of dumping it. 

The only material not contained in 
the Supreme Court order is garbage, 
which will, as formerly, be removed 
and dumped at the city's expense. 



MARJORIE BONNER 

of BONNER AND TOWER, playing their sen- 
sational moving picture specialty. 

"ON A SATURDAY AFTERNOON" 

Opening their season at ALHAMBRA, Sept. 6. 

Direction of ARTHUR KLEIN. 

Booked solid on the U. B. O. 



MIXING UP MONTANA. 

Chicago, Sept. 1. 

The Western Vaudeville Managers' 
Association is at present booking acts 
over its recently acquired time in Mon- 
tana. A number of turns have signed 
for the time, but a real idea of what 
vaudeville conditions are like in that 
territory will not be known until some 
acts have traversed the route. The 
"Association" at present is not booking 
west of the eastern end of Nebraska. 

On the other hand, the Affiliated 
Booking Corporation made an an- 
nouncement it had secured houses in 
several of the towns contained in the 
"Association's" Montana string. As 
the towns are rather small, it is un- 
likely they carry two vaudeville thea- 
tres. 



NEW ACTS. 

Roy Atwell in "The Poet." 

Max Ford, with Gertrude Dolan, 
dancing turn. 

Dorothy Taylor and Mabelle Gibson, 
"Sister act" 

Tom Ward and Dolly McCue in 
"The Man From MacyV 

Operatic turn with 12 people, by 
Thaddeus De Wronski. 

"Neutral" is the title of a sketch on 
the Loew time. 

Rags Leighton and Val Eichen, two- 
act. 

Ada Curry Lind (single) "The Spirit 
of Music." 

Leo Cook, brother of Joe Cook, is 
producing a number two act of the Joe 
Cook specialty. 

William Mitchell (formerly Mitchell 
and Cain) and Vola Anthony, of the 
Servian Trio, two-act. 

"Peace" (not a war sketch) with IS 
speaking parts and a special set. Pro- 
duced by Graves and Grunwald. 

The King Sisters (daughters of John 
King of King and Comfort), singing 
and dancing (Joe Raymond). 

William Courtleigh intends reviving 
"Peaches," the comedy sketch he won 
much favor in several years ago. 

Gertrude Vanderbilt and George 
Moore have reformed their dancing 
Urn, to open at the Palace, Chicago, 
next week. 

"The Brother," a magazine story, to 
be produced for vaudeville by Edwin 
Arden with William C. Beach heading 
the cast. 

Minna Gales Haynes, from concert; 
Mme. Yorska, in new sketch; Robert 
Downing in new sketch (M. S. Bent- 
ham). 

Mr. and Mrs. Laddie Cliff, two-act, 
Willa Holt Wakefield, new setting; 
Redford and Winchester, new turn 
(Pat Casey). 

Myrtle Young (formerly Moore and 
Young) and Roy Cummings (Cum- 
mings and Gladings) in a two-act 
(Bart McHugh.) 

Charles Sumner has written a dram- 
atic sketch in conjunction with Charles 
Collins, dramatic editor of the Chicago 
Evening Post. It is to be produced for 
vaudeville. 

Emma O'Neal and James Gallagher 
will separate after this week at Atlan- 
tic City. Each will appear as a single 
turn hereafter. Miss O'Neal was suc- 
cessful as a single before forming the 
partnership. 



CHIEF HOWE PRODUCING. 

Former Battalion Chief Howe, of the 
New York Fire Department, who re- 
ceived a bravery medal while in ser- 
vice (from which he retired after re- 
covering from an accident while on 
duty), is tinkering with the producing 
end of vaudeville. 

The Chief, among the most popu- 
lar of the Broadway strollers with the 
theatrical people (he having bee« in 
charge of the Times Square district) 
has set out his first effort as "The Fix- 
er," employing four people. If the 
sketch wins commendation and book- 
ings Chief Howe says he may further 
investigate the producing possibilities. 



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VAUDEVILLE 



CABARETS 



"Just Girls/' as the newest Ziegfeld 
"Midnight Frolic" on the Amsterdam 
Roof has been named, is not greatly un- 
like its predecessor to those who grew 
familiar with the first aerial Ziegfeld 
performance. It is mostly girls, near- 
ly 30 of them, changing their costumes 
seven times within the 70 minutes the 
actual performance runs. The girls 
look as only "Ziegfeld girls" always do, 
and their "clothes" is not the least for 
the purpose of aiding "appearance." 
In a bathing number, the suits are par- 
ticularly attractive, and to contrast 
probably, a film of Kay Laurell in 
swimming is shown at the finale, and 
Kay has nothing on excepting the 
water. Melville Ellis is making his 
debut as a Ziegfeld attraction, giving 
his pianolog shortly after the opening 
of the revue. Mr. Ellis doesn't do 
much until surrounded by half a dozen 
girls, drawn one at a time from dif- 
ferent parts of the floor. Mr. Ellis de- 
signed the costumes for his girls, with 
Cora McGeachy doing the dresses for 
the remainder of the show. Allyn 
King is a new leader for the "Frolic" 
entertainment. Charles Purcell re- 
mains over, with Sybil Carmen and 
Earl Oren doing the dancing. Miss 
Carmen led another "balloon" number, 
prettier in dress and balloons than the 
former one. Odette Myrtil, the 
Frenchy dancing-singing-violiniste, is 
still up in the air, and Muriel Hudson, 
with her hair yet red, is prominent. 
Other new comers are The Glorias, 
"modern dancers," who have a cork- 
ing "skate dance" (the same one Mau- 
rice is said to have copied his from), 
but the Glorias spoilt their turn by an 
old style "Texas Tommy," though the 
waits necessary for the many changes 
do not allow Ziegfeld to run the show 
as he might wish to do. The other 
newcomer is Will Rogers, the lariat 
thrower, and the Roof is a pipe for 
Bill. In his cowboy outfit he kids any 
and everyone, does a few tricks and is 
a riot. Early in the turn Rogers re- 
marks, "I ain't used to working in a 
joint like this." Later he complains of 
the number of girls around, remarking 
"They are making me dress with two' 
of the chorus girls' chauffeurs and Mel- 
ville Ellis' valet." Joseph Urban has 
provided a scenic background that am- 
ply suffices. Gene Buck and Dave 
Stamper again wrote the lyrics and 
music. They are all new numbers. 
"Come Along" is about the best. The 
second half finale will likely be fixed 
for more importance before long, but 
to New Yorkers and out-of-towners 
who insist upon seeing "the midnight 
show," Ziegfeld has put over another 
whale in that division. Among the 
chorus, show or just girls are May 
Leslie, younger than ever, Olive 
Thomas, Margaret Morris and Doro- 
thy Koffe, with the audience catering 
a glimpse at one time of all Kay 
Laurell in person has to show when 
she is bound to the mouth of a cannon. 

"Too Much Mustard" was reproduced 
by Ned Wayburn for the Shelburne, 



Brighton Beach, Tuesday night, suc- 
ceeding Wayburn's other revue there, 
"Splash Me," which ran for three 
months, a record for a high price free 
show of this kind, the Shelburne hav- 
ing paid Wayburn $1,250 weekly for 
the revue. The management admits, 
however, the free revue for the first 
lime since Reisenweber's has operated 
the seaside hotel, did a consistent din- 
ner business, the first performance 
starting at seven o'clock. It likewise 
drew well to the second midnight per- 
formance, with the result the Shelburne 
has established a select clientele that 
may be depended upon, besides draw- 
ing nearly the capacity of the hotel's 
accommodations in rooms with per- 
manent summer family guests. As the 
hotel spent $25,000 on its ballroom and 
equipment before the season opened it 
was entitled to a play, but the record 
shows the Shelburne to have been the 
only summer place taking a chance on 
an expensive free revue. In "Too 
Much Mustard" the principals are Eu- 
gene MacGregor, Babette, Hazel Cros- 
by, Bert Crosman, Millie Nikel, new to 
this show, which has been brought up 
to date by Mr. Wayburn, since it first 
played at Reisenweber's on the Circle. 
The same chorus girls from "Splash 
Me" will be retained, also the "Uncle 
Sam" finale of that performance, other- 
wise everything in the "Mustard" per- 
formance, including the 18 numbers, 
are new to the beach. The Shelburne 
issued a rule Monday that no member 
of the company, principal or chorus 
girl, would be permitted in the ball- 
room after the performance. The 
Shelburne will remain open under its 
present policy until about September 
19, but will continue over the winter 
with last season's program, music and 
dancing. 

Feltman's, Coney Island, is making 
preparations for Mardi Gras week, Sep- 
tember 13. The Deutscher Garten and 
Wisteria Pergola will be specially deco- 
rated in red, white and blue. There 
will be augmented vaudeville on the 
three stages and special programs by 
the 71st Regiment band and the Al- 
pine singers. 



Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Castle were 
recorded with two disappointments 
last week when they failed to appear at 
the benefit of the Long Island "Lights" 
and later when they failed to show at 
Young's Pier, Atlantic City, where they 
were scheduled to give a Saturday ex- 
hibition. 

Henderson's Coney Island, is looking 
for another revue to fill out the season. 
It retained Wyatt's "Scotch Lads and 
Lassies" as the restaurant attraction 
for four weeks and would have held the 
act indefinitely had not vaudeville en- 
gagements for Mr. Wyatt's turn inter- 
fered with that arrangement. 

The Park, Southold, L. I., has the 
following in itr. cabaret, Dolly Morgan, 
Mr. Adler and Harry Fa ire 11. 



METROPOLITAN WHEEL. 

The newly-formed burlesque wheel 
which will supply the shows for Daly's 
and the Union Square in New York 
and houses in Scrauton, Philadelphia, 
and Washington has been named the 
Metropolitan Amusement Co. 

The show which closed at Daly's 
lust Saturday after a two weeks' en- 
gagement there, is laying off for the 
current week to secure new people be- 
fore reopening out of town. 

The show at the house now is Sam 
Kice's "Daffydills." 

In the future all shows will play 
each house for a week. 
m Other houses may be added to the 
' Metropolitan wheel. 



PARACHUTE SNAPPED. 

Cincinnati, Sept. 1. 

Thousands of persons saw John Gal- 
lagher, aged 28, of Cincinnati, fall 40 
feet from a balloon at the Florence, 
Ky., Fair. Gallagher is at the Booth 
Memorial Hospital, Covington, Ky., 
suffering from two broken ribs and in- 
ternal injuries. He was just leaving 
earth when the parachute snapped 
loose from the balloon and sped down- 
ward. 

In a West Virginia town last week 
Gallagher had a similar accident, but 
was not seriously hurt. Jimmie Holz 
made the ascension in Gallagher's 
place at the Florence Fair. 



JERSEY KID "DISCOVERED." 

Paterson, N. J., Sept. 1. 

During the exhibition of home talent 
at the Majestic theatre last week the 
management unearthed what is con- 
sidered New Jersey's premier theatrical 
"find" in eight-year-old Mitchell Do- 
nate a singing youngster. 

Master Donato's theatrical activities 
will be confined to the state of Jersey 
because of his age, but his parents pro- 
pose to educate him professionally and 
this week he is cabareting in Newark 
at $100 for the seven-day period. 



LION KEEPER ATTACKED. 

Montreal, Sept. 1. 
Tony Williams, a lion keeper travel- 
ing with the Leavitt-Meyerhoff Shows, 
was bitten by a lion during the show's 
engagement at Maisonneuve, Can. 
While drilling the brutes through their 
routine Saturday one of the animals 
sprang at Williams and chewed his left 
hand, at the same time clawing up his 
face. Prompt assistance saved Will- 
iams, who was removed to the General 
hospital in this city for treatment. 



CASTLES CAFE DANCING. 

Chicago, Sept. 1. 
"The Cafe Royale (formerly Rector's) 
has engaged Mr. and Mrs. Vernon 
Castle to dance in the restaurant while 
they are appearing in this city with 
'Watch Your Step." 



Chester L. Cummings Arrested. 
Cincinnati, Sept. 1. 
Chester L. Cummings, who claims to 
be a vaudeville artist and scenario au- 
thor, was arrested on a charge of for- 
gery when he and his wife of five days 
attempted to leave town. One hotel 
and several merchants are said to hold 
some of his checks. 



STRICT CENSORING. 

Unprecedented strict censorship of 

shows on both circuits has resulted in 

the disbanding of Blutch Cooper's 

"Gypsy Maids." Mr. Cooper has been 

directed by the Executive Committee 

of the Columbia Amusement Co. to put 

on an entirely new show and to report 
when he is prepared to resume opera- 
tions. 

Jake Goldenberg's "Gay New York- 
ers" has been suspended for two weeks 
for reconstruction. If the changes 
made meet the requirements of the 
committee, Mr. Goldenberg will be al- 
lowed to continue. 

On the American Circuit the follow- 
ing shows have been laid off temporar- 
ily through failure to meet the exact- 
ions of the directors: W. S. Campbell's 
"American Belles," Jacobs & Jermon's 
"City Sports," Theatrical Operating 
Co.'s "Cracker-Jacks," Harry Hart's 
"Hello Girls," Joe Oppenheimer's 
"Broadway Belles," and Richy Craig's 
"Merry Burlesquers." 



REEVES' OPENED WELL. 

Al Reeves and his "Beauty Show" 
accumulated considerable "credit" in 
Newark last week where the Reeves 
aggregation opened its new season at 
Miner's theatre. 

Business took a leap skyward and 
when Albert stopped on the North Riv- 
er ferry, he carried a box office state- 
ment exceeding any amount he has tak- 
en from Newark in the past 24 years. 

The Reeves show is at Hurtig & 
Scamon's in Harlem this week. 



TOO BURLE8QUY. 

Montreal, Sept. 1. 
The musical stock company at the 
Theatre Francaise under the manage- 
ment of W. H. Foster has lost most 
of its principals through the perform- 
ance getting down to a burlesque basis 
with three shows a day instead of first 
class musical stock as it started in the 
summer. 



Weingarten in "Star and Garter." 

Chicago, Sept. 1. 

I. M. Weingarten has purchased the 
interest of Phil Isaacs in the "Star 
and Garter" burlesque show this week 
:tt the Columbia. Weingarten is travel- 
ling with the show. 

Franchise for Scanlon and Moore. 

Scanlon and Moore have been grant- 
ed a franchise on the American Circuit 
and will open Sept. 13. 



Scribner on Inspection Tour. 
General Manager Scribner left town 
Wednesday to make a personal inspec- 
tion of several houses on the Western 
division of the circuit. 



NOTICE 

The regular meeting of the 

White Rata Actors' Union of 

America 

will be held at the White Rats 

Club, 227 West 46th Street, New 

York City, on 

Tuesday, September 7th, 
at 11.30 P. M. sharp. 



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B \J R. LLSQUE B * FREDERICK M. McCLOT 



There is a stack of telegrams and 
letters on the desk of General Manager 
Scribner of the Columbia Amusement 
Co., the general purport of which is 
that the burlesque season has started 
with infinitely more gratifying results 
than ever before. 

It was to have been expected re- 
ports on the condition of the shows 
would prove entirely satisfactory to 
the executives of the Columbia. Or- 
ders that were in reality commands 
were long ago given that assured vast 
improvement in all of the productions 
on the circuit. But when it was learned 
that business at every point has been 
very much greater than at the opening 
of any season since the incorporation 
of the Columbia Amusement Co., it was 
the cause of more justifiable elation 
than anything that has happened, not 
excepting the satisfaction experienced 
a couple of years ago when the Empire 
Circuit yielded to the conditions with 
which it was surrounded and surrend- 
ered to its younger opponent, the Col- 
umbia. 

Pessimism at the outlook for the new 
season, based upon unsettled world con- 
ditions, was swept away with the re- 
ceipt of reports of business. Not one 
opening showed receipts less than one- 
third greater than last season and at 
some points the statements showed an 
advance over any corresponding time 
of from 50 to all the way up to 100 
per cent 

Particularly noticeable has been the 
increase in the middle west. Kansas 
City, for instance, almost invariably 
starting off with a gross of around 
$4,000, registered more than $6,500 for 
the first week of the season although 
weather conditions were decidedly un- 
favorable. While this showing is natur- 
ally highly gratifying, the men in con- 
trol of burlesque do not conceal their 
gratification at the manner in which 
the shows have been received not only 
by the regular patrons of the theatres 
but especially by the newspaper review- 
ers. Where formerly these produc- 
tions have been dismissed with scant 
consideration, the critics, recognizing 
the marked departure that has been 
made in the general tone of the per- 
formances and in the character of their 
presentation, have devoted the same 
quantity of space and the same serious 
attention that is accorded offerings at 
theaters classified as "two-dollar 
houses." 



In view of all this there is warrant 
for the unmistakable signs of elation 
that pervade the headquarters of the 
Columbia. It is a just reward for the 
years of careful planning and down- 
right hard work that has been devoted 
by the present directorate to the eleva- 
tion of burlesque. 

And having so perfectly succeeded 
in cleaning up its own immediate field 
of operation, it is to be hoped efforts 
may now be directed by the same forces 
toward the elimination of the objec- 
tionable features that are decidedly ap- 
parent in the performances that have 
thus far been given in and around New 
York by a very large majority of the 
companies appearing in the houses des- 
ignated by the Columbia to its subsidi- 



ary organization, the American Bur- 
lesque Association. In other words the 
disgusting "cooch" dance is still in evi- 
dence in burlesque and it is up to the 
Columbia Amusement Co. to turn its 
attention to the shows on the American 
Circuit and demand its instant expur- 
gation. 



MAIDS OF AMERICA. 

It would be difficult to overestimate 
the influence upon burlesque of "The 
Maids of America" production, at the 
Columbia theatre Monday in the pres- 
ence of two of the largest audiences 
ever assembled in that house. 

Many well-intentioned efforts have 
been made during the past few years 
to construct a burlesque show that 
would conform to the established char- 
acteristics of this type of entertain- 
ment minus those features that con- 
fined attendance to men. The two- 
fold purpose of this was to accomplish 
a worthy object for its own sake and 
to extend patronage to the inclusion of 
women and children. The result in a 
large majority of cases has been the 
complete obliteration of the old time 
form of burlesque and the substitution 
of what could be regarded as only sec- 
ond rate musical comedy. It is true 
those productions were clean, which 
was very greatly in their favor, but 
they lost distinction necessary to keep 
burlesque in a class by itself. 

These mistakes have been avoided in 
the performance given by "The Maids 
of America." It is a burlesque show in 
the literal meaning of the word. Al- 
though there is nothing strikingly orig- 
inal in the book, and authorship has 
little to do with the excellent results 
attained, there is never a moment from 
the beginning to the end of the per- 
formance that is lacking in interest and 
enjoyment. The idea of the Snow 
Man and the Red Hot Stove Man being 
brought to life has repeatedly been done 
in one form or another, and the amuse- 
ment they create in this instance is 
largely due to the excellence of the 
work of Al K. Hall and Don Barclay. 
To those players credit must also be 
extended for the introduction of bits 
in which they have appeared in other 
shows and which constitute the dis- 
tinctive hits of this performance. More 
perfect team work between the two 
would improve these bits, but this will 
very likely come as the new season 
progresses. Both men are intensely 
funny and they, with Joe Morris, a 
German comedian, succeed perfectly in 
maintaining the comedy of the perform- 
ance at an unusually high pitch. 

Florence Talbot, the leading woman, 
brings to her work a refinement and 
charm of personality rarely observed 
in burlesque, and hei vocal shortcom- 
ings are amply compensated for by act- 
ing abilities of an uncommonly high 
order. Miss Talbot is unaffectedly 
graceful and easy in several handsome 
and becoming gowns and her presence 
in the cast is of conspicuous value. 
Carrie Cooper, the ingenue, sings and 
acts delightfully, and Ruth Curtis, Mae 
Mack and Phil Smith appear to ad- 
vantage. 

The Temple Quartet is introduced 
with good effect at various points and 
scores with its specialty. The Misses 
Talbot and Curtis contribute a neat 



sister act and La Bergere, "the Marble 
Venus," with her posing dogs, is well 
placed. 

The main point is the show has been 
perfectly put together with adherence 
to the true form of burlesque, which 
means a first part, an olio and an af- 
terpiece. There is an abundance of 
lively comedy of the right sort, all of 
the musical numbers command repeat- 
ed encores, the cast is above the aver- 
age and the equipment in every detail 
would do credit in all particulars to a 
pretentious production of musical com- 
edy. 

And quite as important, if indeed it 
is not more important than anything 
else, to the much desired advancement 
of burlesque, it is all distinctly clean 
and wholesome. 



PARISIAN FLIRTS. 

Charles Robinson's contribution to 
the American Circuit is a two-part bur- 
lesque with a four-act olio, Robinson 
featured in the latter with a condensed 
version of his monolog. His new show 
carries an abundance of promise, but 
the vivisecting process will have to be 
hurriedly applied, for the performance 
runs decidedly long and the superflu- 
ous material is clearly visible. 

There is a wee bit of suggestiveness 
contained in both books that would 
hardly escape a conscious censor, and 
while it appeals to the minority and 
accumulates the coveted laughs, it 
doesn't belong. Robinson has gath- 
ered choristers who easily make up in 
speed what they lack in facial assets 
and he is surrounded by an unusually 
clever aggregation of principals, head- 
ed in the male division by Dave Vine 
and Mark Wooley and in the female 
end by Luella Temple, May Bernhard 
and Elizabeth Cooper. Robinson ap- 
pears only in the olio and burlesque, 
working throughout in his Hebrew 
character. 

The opener is labelled "The Mar- 
ried Flirts," with a scenic view of a 
shoe emporium's interior. Vine and 
Wooley impersonate two German com- 
ics intent on seeing Paris. Vine has 
an unsophisticated son (Jack Duffy), 
while Wooley is accompanied by an 
adventurous but innocent daughter 
(Miss Temple). Both are visiting the 
French capital with their wives (Miss 
Bernhard and Freda Lehr). The usual 
style of burlesque comedy is applied, 
interrupted by the inevitable numbers, 
with John Cooke and Ted Lewis sup- 
porting in the main background, the 
former playing "straight," with Lewis 
characterizing a colored porter. 

Vine was somewhat of a surprise and 
carried the comedy honors through the 
first part, although he was the prin- 
cipal offender in the penal code of bur- 
lesque cleanliness. One speech in par- 
ticular anent "washing" was produc- 
tive of only a sickly silence, and even 
Vine must have felt the reaction. In- 
cidentally since the Yorkville is cater- 
ing exclusively to a family audience 
and has succeeded to date in keeping 
the roughneck and sensuous element 
away, it bebooves the management to 
maintain a strict censorship on such 
practices. .Vooley was his usual self, 
but both Duffy and Cooke strode to the 
front to capture individual honors. 

Miss Bernhard was conspicuous 



throughout the show, spreading an cle- 
ment of personality that earned her 
the honors of her division. She is 
a type somewhat foreign to burlesque 
and seems quite as versatile as clever. 
Her male impersonation made a dis- 
tinct hit, but on the whole she regis- 
tered evenly and was always welcome. 
Miss Temple is a comely shaped sou- 
bret with plenty of "pep," but a rather 
weak singing voice for leading num- 
bers. She kept the stage alive with 
her presence and her general appear- 
ance helped considerably. Miss Cooper 
makes a splendid prima donna for the 
Robinson show, held up the vocal sec- 
tion and played a principal role to the 
expected results. She opened the olio 
with two numbers, followed by Vine 
and Temple in a well-built double act 
in "one," in which Vine demonstrated 
his comedy qualities. While apparently 
a youngster for such a prominent role, 
Vine will bear watching, for he has 
supreme confidence in himself and 
never overdoes his part. They took 
down a big hit. Duffy, Geisler and 
Lewis in music and numbers with a 
saxophone and piano were the genuine 
hit of the vaudeville end, Duffy hand- 
ling the singing portion and working 
somewhat over the limit. At his pres- 
ent rate this chap will never complete 
the season, for in Robinson's enter- 
tainment he does more work than any 
other two principals. His versatility 
is to blame. Robinson closed the olio 
and wisely curtailed his offering to al- 
low the burlesque an opportunity. 

The second part is by Robinson and 
Matt Woodward and shows a China- 
town scene with Vine practically elim- 
inated. Wooley characterizes a rich 
old roue while Robinson, Duffy, Cooke 
and the female principals predominate. 
The comedy here shows the touch of 
an experienced hand and was produc- 
tive of many good legitimate laughs. 

The costuming is somewhat above 
the average for the American Circuit 
and makes a great "flash." The num- 
bers are reasonably well selected, with 
"Blinky Winky Chinatown," "Tennes- 
see," "Tulip Time in Holland" and "Cir- 
cus Day in Dixie" taking the applause 
honors. 

Charlie Robinson's showmanship 
ability will naturally result in the de- 
velopment of a good show for his pres- 
ent material is all par excellence, con- 
sidering the circuit and circumstances, 
and with the cutting, reconstructing and 
restaging completed, "The Parisian 
Flirts" will compile a reputation as a 
genuinely good burlesque entertain- 
ment. 



HEUCK CIRCUIT OPENING. 

The Lyceum theatre opened this 
week with one of the burlesque stock 
shows scheduled to tour the Heuck Cir- 
cuit. The early business was decidedly 
promising. 



Monte Carter in "Hello Girls." 

Chicago, Sept. 1. 
Monte Carter, a Coast producer and 
comedian, left here Sunday to join the 
burlesque show "Hello Girls," with 
which he will act as principal come- 
dian and producer. Carter joined the 
show in Toronto. 

When I return to Naw York I shall wear a 
£!&,&* • trock coat • nd «•"* • eapa.-VAN 

fflQVEN. 



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Keith's, Cincinnati and Louisville, 
will reopen September 12. 



John McCarron is managing the 
Broadway, Philadelphia. 

Helen Lowell has engaged for pic- 
tures. 



John P. Slocum has recovered from 
his illness. 

The opera house in the block of that 
name in Midway, Ky., was damaged 
to the extent of $15,000 by fire. 



Jos. P. Mack will reopen the Els- 
mere theatre (Bronx) Sept. 6, playing 
his usual bill of six acts. 

Felice Lyne, the opera singer, is 
under contract to Max Rabinoff and 
will go on tour with Pavlowa. 

Henry Kolker is now rehearsing in 
a new play entitled "The Girl," which 
will open in October. 



Charles Bird, threatened with an at- 
tack of appendicitis, is out, having 
sidestepped an operation. 

The Chatterton, Springfield, 111., has 
been leased for the new season by 
James Wingfield of Chicago. 

Burlesque shows will be booked in 
the Iowa theatres operated by Al 
Busby. 

The cool weather and rain helped all 
the show shops the latter part of last 
week. 



The Parsons' theatre, Hartford, 
Conn., which was badly damaged by 
fire, has been remodeled and will again 
play legits this fall. 

William Boyd will replace Bruce Mc- 
Rae as lead of the Ethel Barrymore 
company when rehearsals start in New 
York for her new play. * 

The Steinberg theatre (seating about 
1,000), at Webster. Mass., controlled by 
the Steinberg Theatre Co., opens about 
the middle of September with "Twin 
Beds." Bookings via the Aarons' New 
York offices. The Steinberg Co. has 
also taken over the Auditorium, Con- 
cord, Mass., and Athol theatre, Athol, 
Mass., playing all attractions. 



"Sumurun," with Gertrude Hoff- 
man, has been booked for the Orpheum 
Circuit after playing a few weeks in 
the east. 

Rubin- Finkelstein, owners of the Pal- 
ace, Garriok and Grand, Minneapolis, 
are going to build a pop house next to 
their Grand site in Minneapolis. 



Mrs. Patrick Campbell, during her 
New York engagement, will have a 
new play by Horace Annesley Vachell, 
entitled "Searchlights." 



Charles (Red) Dooin, of the Giants, 
says Mrs. Dooin objects to his return- 
ing to vaudeville after the present play- 
ing season. 



Fred Morquist, musical director of 
the "Star and Garter" show was re- 
cently married to Hazellc Mack of the 
Jack Reid company. 

The Majestic, Johnstown and Sheri- 
dan Square, Pittsburgh, will be a split 
week in vaudeville this season, booked 
by Johnny Collins of the United. 



The York (John Cort), on West 
116th street, will have Sunday vaude- 
ville concerts this season, placed by 
Frank Gerson. 



Jule Delmar will again book the 
Sunday shows at the Winter Garden, 
starting with the first "Sunday" of the 
season, Sept. 5. 

August Dreyer, the theatrical attor- 
ney, will move from his present offices 
in the Tribune Building to the Times 
square vicinity, Jan. 1. 

The Loomer O. H., Willimantic, 
Conn., will play Paramount pictures 
starting Sept. 1, until the new manager, 
D. J. Casey, arranges his legitimate 
bookings. 



Alberta Moore, formerly of Moore 
and Young, is rapidly recovering from 
her recent nervous breakdown at Sara- 
nac Lake, N. Y., where she has been 
since last June. 

Louis Joseph Vance is rewriting the 
stage dramatization of his novel, "The 
Lone Wolf," in which Herman Lieb is 
to star. Vance also has written a new 
novel, "Sheep's Clothing." 



The Gayety, Hoboken, will play a 
split week vaudeville policy, commen- 
cing Sept. 16. booked in the United 
Booking Offices (upstairs) by Joe 
Goodman. 

The Actors' Equity Association, after 

Labor Day, will hold its regular coun- 
cil meeting once a week instead of 
every other week as has been the cus- 
tom during the summer. 



Geo. Hickman, from Nashville, is in 
charge of the Forsythe, Atlanta, suc- 
ceeding Hugh Cordoza in that posi- 
tion. Harry Sudekim remains man- 
ager of the Princess, Nashvi^e. 

Ben J. Fuller, the Australian vaude- 
ville manaper, is reported having lately 
purchased for $750,000 a site in Mel- 
bourne conta'ning the Gaiety and Bijou 
theatres and Palace hotel. 



Singer's Midgets will return to 
vaudeville opening on the Miles Cir- 
cuit next week, with the Locw time 
following. 



The St. Paul of the American line 
was due in New York yesterday. The 
St. Louis is due here Sunday. On the 
latter boat are the Boganny Troupe 
and Charlotte Parry. 

Mme. Jeanie Jomelli, the famous 
contratrice, who is now headquarter- 
ing in Portland, Ore., gave a free con- 
cert there last week at Laurclhurst 
Park, singing in the open air to 35,000 
people. 



Ear muffs are being worn by some 
of the booking men. Johnny Collins 
was the first to introduce them. The 
ear muffs are made of cardboard, fit 
snugly about the ears and on the front 
is printed, "Protection Against Bull." 

Julian Eltinge and "Cousin Lucy" are 
expected to stay at the Cohan theatre 
one month. After it takes to the road 
A. H. Woods is expected to bring in 
his "Potash & Perlmutter In Society" 
there sometime in October. 



May's Opera House, Piqua, O., form- 
erly operated by Charles May, now 
handled by Harry W. Kress, will play 
legits and on open nights feature pic- 
tures. The road shows will be booked 
in by Chas. G. Maynard, New York. 

Morrison's, Rockaway Beach, will 
close its summer vaudeville season La- 
bor Day, when the Brighton, at Brigh- 
ton Beach also closes, with Hender- 
son's, Coney Island, discontinuing the 
big time policy the same week. 

The Olympic on 14th street has been 
taken over for Sundays this season by 
Jo Paige Smith and Aaron Kessler, 
who will give vaudeville shows there 
on that day. Remainder of the week 
the house plays burlesque. 

John E. Young, slated for a new 
show under Klaw & Erlanger's man- 
agement, may take to the road after al] 
in a revival of "The Little Cafe" under 
his own direction. Young was in the 
Cafe show last season. 



The Shuberts have taken the Ameri- 
can option upon three new pieces. "The 
Girl From Brazil." "The Broadway 
Girl" and "Miss I Don't Know." They 
have also accepted A. JL. Thomas' lat- 
est, "The Strange Boarder." 

The Monarch Producing Co. has 

selected Poughkeepsie as the place for 
the first performance of its new play, 
"My Lady's Garter." September 4. 
This piece is announced to be open at 
the Booth theatre, New York, Septem- 
ber 9. 



Fred Brandt and Mike Shea, the lat- 
ter a well-known Cleveland agent, 
have a booking agency in Cleveland 
supplying the central states with vau- 
deville bills. Brandt was formerly con- 
nected with the Keith interests and is 
also well known in and around Ohio. 



play six acts and split with Dover. The 
Casino, Washington, will reopen next 
week playing six acts a full week. Both 
houses are booked by Byrne & Kirby. 



The Frankfort theatre, Frankfort, 
Pa., opens next week with Willard Mc- 
Guire as the manager. The house will 



Jenie Jacobs will again place the 
once-a-week vaudeville shows at the 
Nemo theatre, Closter, N. J., this sea- 
son. They happen on Saturday nights, 
the house playing pictures the re- 
mainder of the week. Miss Jacobs had 
the theatre for Saturdays last season. 

A number of stands in the route of 
"Patsy" which pas playing the south 
were cancelled this week because of 
the illness of Irene Douglass, who was 
the leading lady of the company. Her 
condition is said to be serious. 

Plans are afoot for the Frederick 
Harrison company to make the first 
New York production of "Quinney," 
now being played in London, at the 
Maxine Elliott theatre about Oct. 18. 
The American play arrangements are 
in the hands of Alfred Turner. 

When the "Follies" leave New York 
on September 18 for Boston, where the 
Ziegfeld revue is to open a ten weeks' 
engagement at the Colonial theatre the 
following Monday, Helen Rook will 
remain in New York. Miss Rook 
doesn't fancy touring this season. 

The Majestic, Chattanooga, and 
Grand, Knoxville, Tenn., will be booked 
as a split week by Rosalie Mucken- 
fuss in the United Booking Offices. 
Tink Humphreys, of the Chicago U. B. 

0. branch, turned the Majestic over to 
Miss Muckenfuss. 

Weber and Fields will start their 
vaudeville tour at the Orpheum, San, 
Francisco, Dec. 5, after finishing their 
picture engagement with the Keystone. 
Los Angeles, Kansas City, St. Louis, 
Chicago and Milwaukee are the other 
Orpheum towns to be played by the 
comedians. 

The Bronx Eagles have taken the 
front portion of the Metropolis thea- 
tre building, removing from their 
rooms in the Bronx opera house. The 
Metropolis theatre proper continues 
under the management of Frank A. 
Keeney this season. 

M. S. Epstein has arranged with 
Spiegel & Burke of the Lyric, 
Buffalo, to supply the bookings of that 
house when it opens next week and will 
book a program of three vaudeville 
acts with a musical "tab" filling the 
second half of the procrram. The house 
will be booked direct from the Epstin 
office. 

It will be some time before Otis 
Skinner will be seen in New York in 
the new unnamed Henry Arthur James 
play which he will first present on the 
road for a tour starting about October 

1. Vernon Steele, an English actor, 
was the last engaged person for Skin- 
ner, playing the principal male support. 

William Gray, manager of the 
Crystal, Milwaukee (Miles Circuit), is 
Broadwaying this week, chaperoned by 
Walter Keefe. 



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The tour of Granville Murker will open In 
Washington Oct. 11. 



E. A'. Well, formerly wnoral representative 
for H. H. Frazee, will become u producer. 

The MoroBco headquarter* have been moved 
to the Tildcn Building. 

The John Cort operetta, "The Princess Pat." 
will have Its New oYrk premiere Sept. 27. 



The Century's admission scale will be from 
$2 to 25 cents with Saturday matinees $1.50. 



"The Hubble." at the Booth, with Louis 
Mann, closes Its season Saturday. It will go 
on tour. 



Shelly Hull has been put under contract 
by Selwyn and Hull. He has been leading 
man for Dlllle Hurke for three years. 



"Alone at Last" will be produced In New 
Haven Sept. 20. In the cast will be Jose 
Collins, Margaret Roamlne and Harry Conor. 



Irving 8. Cobb starts another tour with his 
lecture, "What I Saw at the Front," at Long 
Branch Sunday night. 



Ralph Morgan has been cast for a part 
in "Our Children." which opens Sept. 10 at 
the Mazlne Elliott. 



The road company of "The Natural Law" 
Includes Julie Heme, Tersa Maxwell Conover, 
Howard Hall and Maggie Fisher. 



"Brother BUI," the new starring vehicle 
for James J. Corbett, had Its premiere In 
Atlantic City this week. 



Harry Q. Bates has signed with Charles 
Frohman to go with William Gillette's com- 
pany. 

Frank Sylvester has been engaged by 
Charles Hopkins for a part in "Treasure Is- 
land," to be the attraction at the Punch and 
Judy. 

Harry Nelmyer Is back from Panama and 
has been placed with the Time Producing Co. 
as general press representative. He is hand- 
ling the publicity for "The Girl Who Smiles." 

Sir Johnston Forbes Robertson and the 
company to support him In his tour of this 
country will sail for England Sept. 25 and 
open on this side of Richmond, Va., Oct. 11. 

Louis Waller and Madge Tltherldge will be 
seen In New York around Christmas time In 
"Gamblers All," for which Percy Burton has 
secured the American rights. 

A road route has been laid out for "The 
Lilac Domino," which will carry the piece 
from Sept.- 23 to May 15. Some of the people 
are Helene Morrill. Humblrd Duffey, Amaparl- 
ta Farrar and Mile. Vota. 



Louis Calvert baa arrived In New York 
from England to appear In the A. H. Woods' 
production, "The Bargain." The supporting 
cast Includes Dorothy Donnelly, Josephine Vic- 
tor, Forrest Wlnant, Eugene O'Brien and John 
Flood. 



Cora E. Morlan, who has been giving pub- 
licity to the Hotel Shelburne. over the sum- 
mer, put over a corker In the Brooklyn papers 
early this week, when she had a suffragette 
controversy between guests In the hotel hit 
the front pages of the live Brooklyn dallies. 
Miss Morlan has been doing good work for the 
Shelburne continuously, probably attested to 
by the hotel's record season this summer. 

The A. H. Woods publicity department made 
the most of the fact that two of Max Mar- 
cln's plays are to be produced In theatres 
practically adjoining and within a night of 
each other. "The House of Glass," which 
Cohan A Harris produced, opened on Wed- 
nesday night at the Chandler and the fol- 
lowing night "See My Lawyer" opened at the 
Eltinge. 

"His Majesty, Bunker Bean," has gone Into 
rehearsals with Taylor Holmes featured. The 
supporting cast Includes Robert Kelly, Jack 
Derereaux, Walter Sherwln, Horace Mitchell, 
John Hogan, Belford Forrest, Florence Shir- 
ley, Lillian Lawrence, Marlon Kerby, Clara 
Louise Moore, Jean Newcombe and Annette 
Wcstbay. The play Is adapted from Harry 
Leon Wilson's stories which ran as a serial 
in the Saturday Evening Post and will be 
staged under the direction of Joseph Brooks 
by Robert Milton. It will open in a local 
Shubert house during October. 



"Ruggles of Red Gap" went Into rehearsal 
last week. In the cast are Lenore Harris, 
John W. Cope, Louise Glosser Hale, Ralph 
Herz, Laurence D'Orsay. 

WHITESIDE'S RAGGED MESSENGER 

Buffalo, Sept. 1. 
The new Walker Whiteside play, 
"The Ragged Messenger," opened at 
the Tcck Monday, with the star sup- 
ported by a strong and talented com- 



pany. The play has been well adapt- 
ed to the talents of Whiteside although 
the production should be somewhat 
curtailed in running time. 

Dramatically "The Ragged Messen- 
ger" is a masterpiece and should have 
a good run with the natural improve- 
ments that will ensue with continual 
work. The piece is scheduled to go 
from here to Chicago, prior to a New 
York opening. 



SHOWS IN CHICAGO. 

Chicago, Sept. 1. 

"The Only Girl" had its first appear- 
ance at the Garrick Sunday night and 
met with unusual success. The news- 
paper critics were most kind and it is 
assured of a long run here. 

The weather took a break for the 
better theatrically Monday and all 
shows in town report better business. 
"Sari," which opened last week at the 
Illinois, will take good money out of 
that house, though here for a limited 
stay. "Kick In," at the Olympic, got 
away to a splendid start, and at mostly 
dollar prices it is reporting packed 
houses nightly. "The Lie," with Mar- 
garet Illington, at the Cort, is doing 
good business at matinees. The show 
has been branded as a woman's play 
and many of the fair sex are always in 
attendance. 

"Pollyanna" opened at the Blackstone 
Tuesday night and scored, due to the 
excellent portrayal of the title role by 
Patrica Collinge. The piece opened to 
big business. 



ROAD SHOWS. 

Robert Sherman starts a road com- 
pany of "Within the Law" at Kalama- 
zoo, Mich., Sept. 5. In the cast will ap- 
pear Dorothy LaVern, Albert West, 
Georgie Burdell, Thomas Coyle, Fred 
Monley, Sherman McVenn, Rupert 
Clark, Walter Moye and Harry La- 
Mack. 

"The Man From Minnesota," elabo- 
rated from a vaudeville skit of that title 
into a three-act play, is being booked 
for the one-nighters by Charles Lind- 
holm. 

Sanford Dodge is arranging a rep 
road tour. His opening piece will be 
"The Hills." Western and southwest- 
ern territory will be played. 

James A. Dawson has a new musical 
company, 14 people, headed by Eleanor 
Jenkins, which will play the road. It's 
entitled "The Two Twins." 



44 WHITE FEATHER" REOPENING 

William A. Brady's production of 
"The White Feather" reopens its tour 
at the Plymouth, Boston, to-morrow 
night. Albert Brown will have the role 
originally played by Leslie Faber. 



STARS REPORTED MARRIED. 

A rumor Wednesday said a promi- 
nent manager-actor and his youthful 
star had been married. At the man- 
ager's office it was said both were out 
of town and no denial or verification of 
the report could be obtained. 



BEAT 'EM TO IT. . 

Cohan & Harris brought "Young 
America" (as "Me and My Dog" was 
renamed) into the Astor theatre hur- 
riedly Saturday. The idea was to beat 
the announced William Elliott pro- 
duction of "Delinquents" to a Broad- 
way showing. The latter piece is 
scheduled to open at the Comedy next 
Monday. 

Up to Thursday night Cohan & Har- 
ris were framing their production of 
"Hit the Trail Halliday" for the open- 
ing attraction at the Astor. At the 
same time "Young America" was in re- 
hearsal and in shape for out of town. 
The managers learned "Delinquents" 
had a scene laid in a juvenile court and 
as a similar scene was one of the big 
moments in "Young America" it was 
decided to rush that play into the Astor. 

That play according to the notices 
that it received it marked as one of the 
hits of the season. Business has been 
such that all indications point toward 
"Hit" as far as "Young America" is 
concerned. 

Billy Sweeney, the boy actor of 
"Young America" was made consid- 
erably of by most of the New York 
critics. 

Ira Hards this summer up at West- 
chester, produced "The Delinquents" 
and he looked around for types. In a 
carpet factory there Hards found Bill 
Sweeney. 

The young man was told to affect a 
natural ragged boy's makeup. Sweeney 
bobs up in almost an identical role in 
the Astor show. 

"The Delinquents" was written by 
two women. 



SHOWS IN 'FRISCO. 

San Francisco, Sept. 1. 

"Potash & Perlmutter" had a nice 
house on its Columbia opening. The 
papers say that it suffers from com- 
parison with the "No. 1" company. 

Stock continues to register well at 
the Alcazar, where the Bert Lytell- 
Ethel Vaughan company is the attrac- 
tion. 

Business at the Exposition is re- 
ported as very good. 



SHOWS IN LOS ANGELES. 

Los Angeles, Sept. 1. 

Mrs. Patrick Campbell opened to a 
large and fashionable audience Monday 
at the Mason. 

"The New Henrietta" is playing to a 
steady run of good business at the Ma- 
jestic. Amelia Bingham, unable to as- 
sume her role in the cast (ill in Chi- 
cago), has a substitute in Zeffie Till- 
bury. 



PEGGY O'NEIL'S PLAY. 

Not until after Oliver Morosco ar- 
rives here Sept. 11 will Peggy O'Neil's 
starring vehicle be chosen. Of manu- 
scripts submitted and read by T. Daniel 
Frawley and approved by Miss O'Neil 
are two, "The Impossible Boy," by 
Nina Wilcox Putnam, and the other 
by Edward Childs Carpenter entitled 
"The Cinderella Man." 

It has been decided that Miss O'Neil 
will not appear in the "Peg O' My 
Heart" piece this season. 

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UNION TROUBLES COMING. 

New York theatre managers this 
week declared the road managers' trou- 
bles with the stage hands and musicians 
were only a forerunner of what the big- 
ger city houses may expect before the 
season has waxed much older. 

Of late there has been a rumor that 
would not down, despite an emphatic 
denial by the executive head of the 
Picture Operators' Union, that the pic- 
ture houses were destined to have a lot 
of trouble this winter with the machine 
operators and that there was a surprise 
in store for the house managers when 
the crisis arose. 

As to the musicians, they are said to 
be ready to make an imperative demand 
that any orchestra engaged for the new 
season will be hired for forty weeks and 
paid by the theatres whether they were 
open during the "forty" or not. 

Just where all the proposed conten- 
tions by the unions will end is a matter 
of wild conjecture. 



PICTURES IN WALNUT. 

Cincinnati, Sept. 1. 

Speculation as to the future of the 
Walnut ended with the announcement 
by Attorney Ben Heidingsfeld that the 
house will be used for pictures. 

The change in policy will be made 
after Oct. 1. Virginia Brook's "Little 
Lost Sister," to have opened on Sept. 
5, has been cancelled. 

The Walnut will be leased by a 
company consisting of George B. Cox, 
A. Paul Keith, J. J. Murdock and E. 
F. Albec. I. Libsen, manager of the 
Strand and Family, will also conduct 
the Walnut. The deal was closed with 
the Anderson & Ziegler Co. The Wal- 
nut will use high class features. 



M-M-C'S 3 PLAYS. 

The newly formed producing com- 
pany comprising Elizabeth Marbury. 
George Mooser and F. Ray Comstock, 
whose first play in New York will be 
"Our Children" (at the Maxine Elliott 
next Monday), has three plays sched- 
uled for Broadway production, one a 
musical play, which will be brought out 
before the holidays. The new firm will 
be known as the Marbury-Mooser-Com- 
stock Co. 

Oliver Morosco turned "Our Chil- 
dren" over to the M-M-C combination, 
but still retains a "silent interest" in 
the piece. 

Morosco's first New York show will 
be "The LTnchastened Woman," to 
open at the 39th Street Sept. 11. 



CASTING ENGLISH PIECE. 

The Shuberts are casting "To-Night's 
the Night," to be sent on the road this 
season, with Wilfred Seagram in the 
principal comedy role. Cyril Chadwick 
and Cecil Cameron are under contract 
for the company. 



FISKE TO PRODUCE AGAIN. 

Harrison Grey Fiske is to produce a 
new play in association with Oliver 
Morosco this season. Rita Jolivet is to 
be the star of the production. 



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Miss Brady's "Will O' th' Wisp.' 

Unless it be decreed otherwise Alice 
Brady will appear this winter in a new 
play, "Th' Will O' Th' Wisp.' 



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SHUBERTS-KLAW & ERLANGER 
AGREE ON SPECULATION DEAL 

"Syndicate" New York Houses Accept Tyson Co. as Distributor 
of All the "Alliance's" Theatre Coupons for Hotels and 
Agencies. Deal Made in Exchange for Shuberts 
Agreeing to No Cut-Rates. Sale Nego- 
tiations On For Tyson Co. 



Another indication of the slowly ap- 
proaching closer alliance between the 
Shuberts and Klaw & Erlanger leaked 
out this week in connection with the 
producing theatre managers' meeting 
Tuesday on the cut-rate ticket issue. 

The latest "understanding" between 
the two theatrical producing firms, 
according to general report, is 
that Klaw '& Erlanger have con- 
sented to place the distribution of 
their houses and affiliated theatres 
tickets for hotels and agencies 
with the Tyson Co. in the Fitzgerald 
building. That concern is controlled 
by the Shuberts. The latter, in return, 
have agreed to a compact with the re- 
mainder of the managers they will not 
place "cut rate" tickets for the Shu- 
bert theatres in New York on the mar- 
ket. 

Another point of view to the Shu- 
bert-K. & E. ticket deal is said to be 
the proposed sale of the Tyson Co. 
upon the final consummation of the uni- 
versal distribution privilege, by the 
Shuberts to C. A. Zabriskie, the presi- 
dent of "The 20-Mule Team" Borax 
Co. The negotiations for the Tyson Co. 
sale are reported practically conclud- 
ed, leaving only the finale of the two- 
ply ticket arrangement to end it, when 
the Shuberts will withdraw from any 
active participation in the direction of 
the Tyson Co. 

The no cut-rate movement is princi- 
pally aimed at Joe Le Blang, who made 
a specialty of bargain coupons last 
season. The movement however in- 
cludes "outside" tickets at low rates 
which theatre managers could dispose 
of direct. 

Wednesday Broadwayites were will- 
ing to wager even money that before 
Sept. 20 tickets for at least five thea- 
tres covered by the managers' agree- 
ment would be found in the cut rate 
offices, with the usual evasion by the 
managements in explanation how they 
reached there. 

The story connecting Shuberts and 
Klaw & Erlanger with the ticket ar- 
rangement says the contract for the 
placing of the "K. & E." tickets in the 
Tyson Co. will be under written agree- 
ment, calling upon the Shuberts under 
penalty to comply with their obligation 
to remain out of the cut rate offices, 
and also permitting K. & E. in the event 
of a violation to withdraw their coupon 
supply from the Tyson agency, other- 
wise the agreement on the speculative 
ticket basis is for a long term, Tyson 
Co. agreeing to accept the coupons at 
the usual increase over the box office 
rate, but whether the agency restricts 
itself to the 50-cent advance to the 
public has not become known. 

A. H. Woods, producer of "Common 
Clay" at the Republic theatre, turned 



down an offer from the ticket specu- 
lators amounting to $43,000, for 400 Re- 
public tickets nightly at $2.25 each for 
the next eight weeks. He is said to 
have refused this amount of "advance 
sale" at the request of one of the firms 
most prominently identified with the 
new ticket understanding. 

Wednesday at Le Blang's agency 
there were on sale at cut rates tickets 
for "The Bubble" at the Booth (Shu- 
bert), "Hands Up" at the 44th Street 
(Shubert), "The Last Laugh," 39th 
Street (Shubert), "Some Baby," Fulton 
(Harris), "13 Washington Square" 
Park (direct), and "The Girl Who 
Smiles," Longacre (direct). 

Theatre ticket speculation has been 
strongly before the New York public 
for a couple of seasons, with many man- 
ifestos pro and con (mostly "con") 
issued by respective theatre manage- 
ments. 

Another of the questions before the 
managers' meeting was the abolition 
of all pass privileges with the ex- 
ception of the first and second night 
newspaper seats. This will mean "pa- 
pering" for the opening of attractions 
will have to be done away with and it 
will force the managers of the visiting 
attractions to follow the plan which has 
been in vogue in other cities where the 
advance sale did not indicate there 
would be a good looking audience on 
the opening night. 

This procedure is for the attraction's 
manager to take whatever seats he 
wishes and place an I. O. U. in the box 
office for them. He is at liberty to dis- 
pose them as he pleases, providing of 
course the house manager does not 
know the use they are intended for. 
At the end of the week he pays the face 
value into the box office but receives 
back his share according to the terms 
of his contract. 

The press agents in town are already 
at odds over the fact that they are to 
be held down to first and second nights 
only on passes. They insist if the idea 
is rigidly carried out it will mean the 
houses will get a picture and story on 
their opening and nothing afterwards 
except a bare mention the attraction is 
in town. They state that they have to 
resort to the I. O. U. system and charge 
whatever seats they use for newspaper 
folk against their personal accounts, 
and in turn charge it on their expense 
accounts. In speaking of the pass evil 
one manager stated that by close cal- 
culation there were at least 50,000 peo- 
ple weekly who got into theatres with- 
out paying, without none entitled to 
courtesies. In case an average was ar- 
rived at it would be found about half 
would pay if the., had to, and through 
that the theatre is losing about $2,000,- 
000 annuall* of revenue it is justly en- 
titled to. 



ANDREW MACK STARRING 

Andrew Mack, who temporarily aban- 
doned the legit stage for a vaudeville 
career, has signed a three-year contract 
with Edward Pigeon to appear under 
the latter's management in the Irish 
dramas in which Mack has become pop- 
ular. 

The deal was arranged this week in 
Boston and Mack's itinerary will begin 
with a brief tour of the New England 
states opening early in October. 

After the preliminary tour the Irish 
star will select a new play. Two man- 
uscripts have already been offered him 
• for consideration, but no definite selec- 
tion has as yet been made. 



GILLETTE'S REVIVALS. 

At the Charles Frohman Estate offi- 
ces arrangements are being made for 
the resumption of William Gillette's 
stage work in a revival of some of Gil- 
lette's former successes. 

"Sherlock Holmes" and "Secret Ser- 
vice" will be Gillette's principal pieces 
and the decision to revive them is the 
answer to the denials for the film rights 
to these plays. 

Helen Freeman is now under con- 
tract as Gillette's leading woman. 



EARLY RETURNS. 

Chicago, Sept. 1. 

Jones & Crane put out "A Modern 
Cinderella" about three weeks ago to 
travel through the middle west. The 
company returned to Chicago Friday 
after playing to poor business. "Pan- 
handle Pete," a show sponsored by Ed 
Hamlin, stranded in Milwaukee last 
week, with the company left to get 
back to Chicago the best way it could. 



ROY MURPHY "AFTER STUFF." 

Chicago, Sept. 1. 

Roy D. Murphy, the American rep- 
resentative? of the Brennan-Fuller cir- 
cuit, who headquarters in Chicago, will 
make a trip to New York this week 
to look over available material for the 
Antipodes. 

Heretofore Murphy has been sending 
only single and double acts to Austra- 
lia, but after experiencing with one 
turn carrying three people, his firm 
decided to engage others, hence the 
eastern visit. 



"EUGENE" WAS A SHE. 

Los Angeles, Sept. 1. 

A local sensation has arisen out of the 
arrest of "Professor Eugene" De For- 
rest, a music instructor who has lived 
here for years. "Eugene" proved upon 
investigation to be a woman, although 
she admits having successfully imper- 
sonated a man for 25 years. 

Miss De Forrest, who occupied a 
suite in Blanchard Hall, has had sev- 
eral "love affairs" with prominent 
women here and confessed to having 
lived for years as a woman's husband. 



«i 



'Hands Up" Laying Off. 

The Shuberts' production of "Hands 
Up," closing at the 44th Street thea- 
tre this Saturday, will lay off a week 
before reopening on the road at Buf- 
falo Sept. 13. 

Alice Dover has left the show, re- 
placed by Dorothy Maynard. 



TREASURER LEAVES. 

Robert Forbes, who has been the 
treasurer of the- Hudson theatre practi- 
cally since the house opened, was trans- 
ferred to the Fulton theatre last week 
and later resigned his position. Charles 
Coogan, formerly treasurer at the Ful- 
ton, is now at the Hudson, and William 
Mahan, who was the assistant at the 
Hudson, has charge of the box office at 
the Fulton. # |^j|J 

IN AN AUTO CRASH. 

Los Angeles, Sept. 1. 

Ruth Mason and Consuello Henley of 
"So Long, Letty," and Pearl Leonard 
and "Johnnie" Allen, chorus girls at the 
Century, while riding with Charles Al- 
phon, the Coast musical director and 
composer, were severely injured in an 
auto accident last night. 

Two cars were in the mix-up, but 
four other occupants escaped injury. 



TARKINGTON COMING. 

As "The Ohio Lady" by Booth Tark- 
ington has been accepted for produc- 
tion this season by George Tyler in 
conjunction with Klaw & Erlanger, 
Tarkington has notified Tyler he will 
visit New York later in the month to 
help in the preliminary production 
plans. 



FROHMAN PRODUCTIONS. 

"Our Betters," a new comedy by W. 
Somerset Maugham, is marked for this 
season's production by the Charles 
Frohman office. 

A new play by Augustus Thomas 
will also be a Frohman reality before 
the end of the current season. 



POWELL IN "THE OUTCAST." 
David Powell has been signed as the 
leading man for Elsie Ferguson in "The 
Outcast" for the coming season. The 
company is to reopen some time late 
this month. 



RAMSEY SISTERS ESCAPE. 

In a fire that destroyed the Columbia 
hotel and Dreamland theatre, Bath, 
Me., Friday night last, the Three Ram- 
sey Sisters were rescued from the hotel 
in their night clothes, and lost most 
of their personal belongings. 

In the theatre was stored a large 
quantity of property belonging to the 
Connellan Amusement Co., which was 
badly damaged and had no insurance. 



ENTERTAINING SING SING. 

A group of booking men connected 
with the pop vaudeville circuits, visited 
Sing Sing prison last week, meeting 
while there Geo. V. Thompson, a 
"lifer" and chairman of the Mutual 
Welfare League's entertainment com- 
mittee. 

The outcome of the trio was the 
booking bunch will send up a program 
to the prison about once monthly, to 
be given in the chapel for the prisoners. 



Union Hill House in November. 

The theatre building at Union Hill, 
N. J., will be ready to open in Novem- 
ber, according to John R. Starck, who 
lias been engaged as manager. 

The house will scat 2,000. No policy 
has been announced. It is owned by 
the Carl F. Michelfelder Enterprises. 



12 



VARIETY 



BILLS NEXT WEEK (September 6) 

In Vaudeville Theatre*, Playing Three or Less Shows Daily. 

(All houses open for the wrrk with Monday matinee, when not otherwise indicated.) 
Theatres listed as "Orpheum" without any further distinguishing description are on the 

Orphrum Circuit. Theatres with "S(" following name (usually "Empress") are on the Sullivan- 

Considine Circuit. Proctor's Circuit houses, where not listed as "Proctor's, are Indicated by f pr) 

following name. 

Agencies booking the houses are noted by single name or initials, such as "Orph," Orph 

Circutt-"U. B. O " United Booking Ornces-**W. V. A.," Western Vaudeville Managers' Assc 



eum 
ssocia- 



tion (Chicago)— "S-C," Sullivan-Considine Circuit— "M/' Pantages Circuit— "Loew," Marcus 
Loew Circuit— "Inter, Interstate Circuit (hooking through W. V. A.).— "M." James C. Matthews 
(Chicago). -"Pr," Proctor's Circuit (New York)-H>aw,' T O. T. Crawford (St. Louis)— "N-N," F. 



Nixon "Ninllinger (Philadelphia)— "BL," Bert Levey (San Francisco).— "jl-s," Jones, Linick ft 
Schacffer (Chicago). 



New York 

PA LACK tubo) 
Oertrude HolTmao Co 
Eddie Leonard Co 
Fannie Urka 
8uo Stanley 3 
Fox ft Roberts 
(Two to till) 

COLONIAL (ubo) 
Aerial Uudds 
J ft B Morgsn 
McKay ft Ardlns 
Tower ft Dsrrell 
Bonnie Olsss Co 
Howard ft McCsno 
Burt ft 8tamford 
Nat Wills 

OdlVS 

ALHAMBRA (ubo) 
Dsnclng Lavars 
Bonner ft Powers 
Emerson A Baldwin 
Rysn ft Tlerney 
Tsylor Orsnvllle Co 
Clsrs Morton Co 
Morton ft Olsss 
Bsm ft Kitty Morton 
The Le Orohs 

AMERICAN (loew) 
Mons Herbert 
Weston ft Symonds 
Buntb ft Rudd 
Willie Smith 
Mullaly P Ingres Co 
Marshall ft Trlbbls 
(Three to fill) 
2d bslf 
Lswton 

Duquesne Comedy 4 
4 Montsns Girls 
Tsbor A Oreen 
Walter Nee land Co 
Adele Morrow 
Les Csrsngeots 
(Two to nil) 

7TH AVE (loew) 
H ft A Seymour 
Harry Rose 
David S Hall Co 
Oertrude Barnes 
Wm Coe ft Co 
(One to fill) 

2d bslf 
Cecil Dunham 
Frey Twins A Frejr 
Hsrtley ft Pecsn 
"Mysterious Will" 
Bob Hsll 
(One to nil) 

NATIONAL (loewl 
Duquesne Comedy 4 
Rene Parker 
"When It Strikes H" 
Frank Bush 
Kennedy ft Melrose 
(One to nil) 

2nd bslf 
Dsvld 8 Hall Co 
Weston ft Symonds 
Gertrude Bern** 
Msrshall ft Trlbbls 
Buntb ft Rudd 
(One to nil) 

LINCOLN (loew) 
Orannl* ft Ornnnls 
"Mysterious Russell" 
Mlnatrel Four 
(Two to nil) 

2nd half 
Kenncdv A Melrose 
Rene Parker 
Andv L»*wl«- To 
Aveltng ft Llovd 
Am-M^an 8« renarters 

ORPHEIM I loew) 
Allen ft Framl* 
Frey Twln« * Frey 
"Dugan's Money" 
Chun Hurt 
(Two to nil) 

2nd half 
M^n* Herbert 
"I Pl^d" 

DeLlsIp ft D"P^nt 
Darroll A Tnnway 
Nell M^KInlpy 
Att-' Pro* 

GR^FLfY (loew) 
Van ft Haren 
Marie Ru»*el| 
Mn'v ft John 
Avollnv ft Lloyd 
Leonard ft 1 oule 
(One to nii» 

2nd half 
O'Neill Slifers 
Boy* ft Olrl* 
Allen ft Francis 
81 Kltchl 
(Two to nil) 

ROD! evaRD (loew) 
Curran ft M^ck 
Ethel Mae Hnll Co 
Cecil Dunham 
Llpln«"kl> Doga 
(Onp to nil) 

2nd bnlf 
"Edelwels* Olrl" 
"Neutral" 
Mario Russell 
Von Hampton ft Shrlner 
(One to fill) 



DELANCEY (loew) 
Ncster ft UuVal 
4 Montana Girls 
Andy Lewis Co 
Bob Hall 
Scamp ft Scamp 
(One to till) 

2nd half 
Van ft Hazen 
Abe Attell 
"Dugans Money" 
Minstrel Four 
Leonard ft Louis 
(One to nil) 

Brooklyn 

ORPH HUM (ubo) 
Claremont Bros 
6 Am Dancers 
"Woman Proposes" 
Stanley ft Norton 
Imperial Ballet 
Henry Lewis 
Norah Bayes 
Dooley ft 8a les 
A I Oolem Troupe 

BUSHW1CK (ubo) 
Gaston Palmer 
Kennetb Casey 
Edwins Bsrry Co 
Lillian Herleln 
Ideal 

A ft F Stedman 
"Bank's Half Million" 
Belle Raker 
"Oranee Packers" 

PROSPECT (ubo) 
(2nd Annl BUI) 
Plrrot ft Schorteld 
Johnny Small ft Sisters 
Kluttng'a Animals 
Wms Thompson A Cope 
Mullen ft Coogan 
Brady's "Pullman" 
Morln Sisters 
8 ft H Everett 
Carl McCullnugh 
McD Kelly ft L 
Lyons & Yosco 
Del more ft Lee 

FLATBUSH (ubo) 
Kaiser's Terriers 
Williams ft Segal 
Fsrrell-Tsylor 3 
Cbsuncey Monroe Co 
Doogan ft Raymond 
Evs Fay 
Msrle Fenton 
Fern Blrelow ft M 

HAL8EY (ubo) 
John Maneles 
Larue ft Richmond 
Dick Crollus Co 
Til ford 

Carew ft Drake 
Mayme Remington ft P 
Jos J Duffy 
6 Malverns 

2d half 
Frank Klegg 
James Carl 
Ralphael rtntrlnl Co 
Mahle Rraun To 
Gerard ft Gardner 
"Buyer from Plttab'g" 
Lawr»«we Fatran 
Mf Lellan ft Carson 

VTH AVE (ubo) 
Frank Klegg 
James Curl 
Raphael Roglnl Co 
Olnrd A Gardner 
Gaston :i 

2d half 
John Mangles 
LaRne ft Richmond 
Dlk Crollua Co 
Til ford 
Ins Duffy 
Mayme R.>mlnvton A P 

Fl'LTON (loew) 
Klejn Pros 
"Neutral" 
Lawton 
(Three to nil) 

2nd half 
ncth Chains 
"Love Onme" 
Frank Mu*h 
The Wln-'enteres 
(Two to nil) 

DEKALB (loew) 
Wilson ft Wilson 
OVrin Sisters 
"Mysterious Will" 
Hnn.'ls ft Miller 
"Edelwelsa Olrl" 
(One to nil) 

2nd half 
Harry Rose » 

Mnrearrt Fnrd 
Mery ft John 
F^vr ft Page 
Carl Dnrmnn Tr 
(One t« nm 

nt.iot' (loew) 
Arard Pros 
Hartley ft Peean 
Adele Morrow 
Lester Trio 
Les Caranreots 
(Two to nil) 



2nd half 
"Girl In the Moon" 
Nestor ft DuVal 
Willie Smith 
Mullaly Plngree Co 
(Two to nil) 

PALACE (loew) 
Keefe Langdon ft W 
"Just Half Way" 
Foye ft Page 
"Girl In the Moon" 
(One to nil) 

2nd half 
Grannla A Grannie 
Lester Trio 
Klein Bros 
Mullen ft Oersld 
(One to nil) 

Coaer lelaad 

BRIGHTON (ubo) 
Flying Henrys 
Bond A Cssaon 
Ellnore ft Williams 
Bendix Players 
Violet Dale 
Marie Nordstrom 
Whiting ft Burt 
Oormlev A Oaffrey 
HENDERSON'S (ubo) 
Conroy ft Le Malre 
Ethel Hopkins 
Hermlne Shone Co 
Chlnko 

Blssett ft Scott 
Minnie Kaufman 
Mallla Bsrt Co 
De Leon ft Davis 
(One to nil) 

Alleatowm, Pa. 

ORPHEUM (ubo) 
Heras ft Preston 
Simpson A Deane 
Julia Blance Co 
Al Fenton Co 
Sylvia Loyal Co 

2d half 
3 Enellah Girls 
Bob Warren 
Bronte ft Aldwell 
"Dream Pirates" 
(One to nil) 

Altooaa, Pa. 

ORPHEUM (ubo) 
Miller ft Lyle 
"Red Cross Mary" 
Dunbar ft Turner 
Paul Lev an ft D 

2d half 
MeCloud ft Carp 
••Between Trains" 
Patrtcola ft Meyers 
(One to nil) 

Atlaata 

FORSYTH (ubo) 
Leech Wallen 3 
Abbott ft White 
Russell Calhoun Co 
Marie Flt'sll-hon* 
"Night w«th Poets" 
J^hnnv Ford 
Billy Bouncer 
Attnnfli- <lty. W. J. 

KEITH'S (ubo) 
The ^llvlan* 
R»t'l|f?e ft Anthony 
"Ships Thnt r»asM" 
Hans Krnnold 
V'-I-Tle PiTerre Co 
T Milan Shaw 
3 Ankers 

"nlfl'nore 

MARYLAND (ubo) 
Booth ft Lennder 
Bval * Farlv 
Kln<r ft Pmnka 
Bertha Kill«ch Co 
The Vetprans 
W^t^n 9lstera 
Jtllllnn Rose 
Metropolitan D's 

flnnuor. Me. 

P'inp (ubo) 
Mst Holden 
Pel*er »< ^'Hite 
R«msey J5|«.f..rs 
W»i»te * ri-ivtnn 
"On a S'lmm.-r Day" 

2d half 
A^nlr P'«n 
R'lth ft Klttv TT«»nry 
T an^nptfr K Small 
W»Pt Wnltors 
Wvatt's S'ofh Lads 

Battle Creek. Mich. 

BIJOU (ubo) 
Marx Pros Co 
2d hnlf 
Wininms ft Rankin 
"Stvlo Revno" 
Jamrp ff CuMen 
Htthort Dv.«r Co 

Buy Cfty. Mlrh. 

PMOi' (uho) 
CiM-»man| .*. 
rul^nno ft Ptirt 
DoriR Ponn Co 
Yntes ft Wheeler 
La GracloBa 



2d half 
Evelyn <k Dolly 
Calloway A Elliott 
Clare ft Flo Gould 
Ezler A Webb 
Boganny Troupe 

BlrmlnvaasB, Ala. 

LYRIC (ubo) 
Knapp A Cornalla 
Warren A Dietrich 
Holmes A Buchanan 
Jimmy Reynolds 
Alfred Belford 3 

2d half 
Jolly Johnny Jones 
LAB Dreyer 
Travers A Douglas Co 
Floyd Brltt 
Martin's 4 Roses 

Bloosalamtoa^ IU. 

MAJESTIC (wva) 
3 Lorettas 
Michael Emmet Co 
Skipper Ktunedy A R 
6 Sateudas 

2d half 
Adams A Gilbert 
Louise DeFoggl 
Billy S Hall Co 
Coakley Hanvey A D 
Paka's Hawallans 

Boatoa 

KEITH'S (ubo) 
"Clown Seal" 
Burns A Lynn 
W Houston ft Co 
Harry L Mason 
BankolT ft Girlie 
Perry A Heath 
Schwa rz Bros 
Eva Tanguay 
La Hoen ft Dupreece 

GLOBE (loew) 
John Smyths 
"Getting Her Rights" 
Golden A Keating 
3 Bart os 
(Two to nil) 

2d half 
Laurie A Aleen 
Mlnenla Hurst Co 
Colonial Quintet 
Stanley Burns A H 
Little Hip 
(One to nil) 
ST JAMBS (loew) 
John Dove 
Laurie A Alleen 
DeLlsle ft DuPont 
"Real Mr Q" 
Stanley Burns A H 
(One to nil) 

2d half 
Hamil ft Thomas 
"Getting Her Rights" 
Danny Simmons 
3 Bartos 
(Two to nil) 

HOWARD (loew) 
E Whiteside Picks 
Telegraph Trio 
Bostonlan Four 
Loula Bovls 
Dunley ft Merrill 
West ft Heath 
Al A B-tnnle Fox 
Prlvo ft Collins 
Harold 

BO C DO IN SQ (loew) 
Mobs ft Frve 
• Behind Footlights" 
SI Kltchl 

2d half 
Wilson Franklvn Co 
Richard Purton 
Belle A Freda 

Bridgeport, Cosia. 

PALI'S (ubo) 
Le Vk«r 

Wilton ft De Paula 
Hal Crane ft Co 
C ft M Clev land 
".Inppy Land" 
(One to nih 

2d half 
O'D^nnell ft Blair 
Pert Friink Co 
Avelln^ ft Lloyd 
Stuart & Stuart 
Wm Pr-ett Co 
(One to HID 

PLAZA (ubo) 
Harrv Davis 
(Three to nil) 

2d half 
Mann ft Burke 
Cole A Green 
(Two to nil) 

Buffalo 

SHEAS (ubo) 
Dupre ft Dupre 
Marlon Weeks 
E F llawlev Co 
Jack I In 77a rd 
Horllk Family 
Haydn Pnrden A H 
Zarello Troupe 
(One to fill) 



Calvary 

PANTAGcS (m) 
Hardten 

Howard ft Fields Mlns 
West's Hawallans 
Tbe Longworths 
Patty Bros 

Camden. N J 

TOWERS (ubo) 
Wood Bros 
Ted A Corlne Breton 
Will Oakland Co 
Maldie DeLong 
"Dog Bandits' 7 
2d half 
Sylvenos 
Holmes ft Riley 
4 Slickers 
Stevens A Bordeau 
"Pier 23" 

Caasapalsra, 111. 

ORPHEUM (wva) 
Sari Sisters 
"Awukrnlng of Plpp" 
Newholf A Phelps 
Boudlnl Bros 
The Langdons 
2d half 
Willie Hale Bro 
Keno A Green 
Vinton A Buster 
Novelty Comedy 4 
Les Dlodattls 

Chleago 

MAJESTIC (orph) 
Carolina White 
Frank Fogarty 
The Csnalnos 
The Ashers 
DeVole A Livingston 
Sherman Van A H 
Lewis ft McCarthy 
Blaon City 4 
Page Hack A M 

PALACE (mack) 
Bessie Clayton Co 
Vanderbllt A Moore 
Bud Fisher 
Josle Heather 
McConnell A Simpson 
Eddie Ross 
Palfrey Hall A B 
Harris A Manlon 
Romano A Delano 
McVICKERS (loew) 
The Valdos 
Blllle Seaton 
Capt Barnett A Son 
"The Tamer" 
Pealson A Cf oldie 
"Colonial Days" 
Big Four 
Theodore Tenny 

NORTHERN HIP 
(wva) 
Nell Abel 
Cycling McNutts 
Dunbar's Ringers 
Hurllng's Seals 
Herbert Jermalne 3 
3 MacLarens 
Prince Charles 

AVENUE (wra) 
Cavanna Duo 
Clinton ft Rutland 
Hugo Korb Co 
Knox Wilson Co 
(One to nil) 

2nd hair 
Yvonne 

Cadets De Gasgone 
Arthur Rlgby 
(Two to nil) 

WILSON (wva) 
Danring Kenmdys 
Cadets De Gasgone 
Bernard A Harrington 
Bobbe ft Dale 
Bush Bros 

2nd half 
Louis London 
Mrs Gene Hughes 
Knox Wilson Co 
The Rials 

KEDZIE (wva) 
Ford ft Hewitt 
Ixiuls Lendon 
Howard Chase Co 
Bowman Bros 
Gordon ft Rica 
2d half 
Military Dancers 
Harry .lone* 
Dena Cooper Co 
Bush Pros 
(One to All)- 

AMERICAN (wva) 
Kln/o 

A I Fields Co 
Dorothy Brenner Co 
Three Lvr« s 
Six Waterlllles 
2d half 
The Halklngs 
Smith Cook ft Brandon 
Romeo the Great 
Wm Morrow Co 
Creole Band 

WINDSOR (wva) 

Weber ft Dlehl 
Hopkins ft Axtell 
Arthur Rlgby 
Barnold'a Dogs 
(One to nil) 

2d half 
Gretrolne ft Elrnlna 
Luckle A Yost 
Chan J Burkhart Co 
Ben Haqlon 
Dan' Inv Kennedys 

LINCOLN (wva) 

Halklngs 

Dorothy Granville Co 
Mr ft Mrs Cappelen Co 
Senator Murphy 
"School Days" 



2d half 
Cantwell A Walker 
Morgan ft Gray 
Visions D'Art 
Ed Gray 
Sli Waterlllles 

Cleveland 

KEITHS (ubo) 
Valentine ft Bell 
Thurber A Madison 
Antwerp Girls 
Flo Irwin Co 
Raymond ft Bain 
Frltzl Scheff 
Raymond A Caverly 
4 Jansleys 

MILES (loew) 
Throwing Tabors 
Geo Wilson 
Tom A Stasia Moors 
Robt O'Connor Co 
Frank Terry 
Singer's Midgets 

Colasabsia, O. 

KEITH'S (ubo) 
Fred A Albert 
Adler A Arllne 
White Hussars 
Fields A Halllday 
Harrison Brockbank Co 
Ray Samuels 
DeWItt Burns A T 
(One to nil) 

Colombia, Mo. 

STAR (wva) 
Harris A Kress 
Norwood A Norwood 
Unada A Irving 
2d half 
Thurber A Thurber 
Johnson A Crane 
Jerge A Hamilton 

Colorado Sprlaga 

BURV8 (orph) 

2d half 
(Lincoln split) 
Morgan Dancers 
Dooley ft Rugel 
Brltt Wood 
Hymack 
Norton ft Lee 
Elizabeth Murray 

Dallas 
MAJESTIC (Inter) 
La Petite Elva 
Diamond A Grant 
Denny ft Boyle 
Roxy LaRoeca 
"Bride Shop" 
Maxim Proa A B 

Danville, ill. 

LYRIC (wva) 
Rozella A Rozella 
Mr A Mrs Allen Co 
Paul Rauwens 
Joe Fanton's Athletes 

2d half 
Cavanna Duo 
Grace Twins 
O'Neal A Walmsley 
Mary Ellen 

Da Tew part 

COLCMRM (wva) 
Moneta ft Wilbur 
Tom Davis Co 
Al Abbott 
(Two to nin 

2d half 
McCowan A Gordon 
Hiiro P Korh Co 
Pert Melbourne 
Gordon ft Rica 
(One to nil) 

Deeafvr. Til. 

EMPRPSS 
Willie Hale Pro 
O'Wa? A Walmsley 
Creole Pand 
N^veltv Comedy 4 
Dena Conner Co 
2d hnlf 
N T <-1«n n ft Velson 
"AwnVrln* of Plpp" 
ytnvt"«ir ft Phelps 
Pei.fMnl Proa 
Lan<?f'ons 

DftiTfr. 
^roheuM 

Na w»|movn 

Jo»» Cook 

Misses P^mnbell 

Lttev GiMotte 

Pof-t Melrose 

Fritz ft Lurv Pruch 

Detroit 

T^M n LF (ubo) 
Hynms an't Mclntyre 
ffticsov ft Poyle 
PeM Ringers 
"Cr^nbTrloR" 
Gri°e FlflV>T 
Fveri-tt'a Clrrua 
Worrt ft CiiB^n 
Br^'Mov p. Vorpfg 

nn"Wpt'v (loew) 
B' -^arrt ^'ntlv Co 
FiMIe ft R^mfldell 
Nevlna ft'G^rrfon 
MtI" Fo ft D«Ma 
American Comedy 4 
Madeline Harrison Co 

Dm Molaew 

ORPHFT T M (wva) 
Mdm A«»orla Co 
Glen Flllsnn 
Zeno ft Mnndel 
Porla Wtlaon 3 
Hnrrv TTInr><» Co 
Romeo t*»e Great 

2rt half 
Fo1 ft H"wctt 
Dnllv ft Mack 
Doc 0'V«|l 
Cune H» f a Four 
Prlnccaa In^trel M 
Joa E B rnard Co 



Dsdsitk 

GRAND (wra) 
Regal A Bender 
Mme Rialto Co 
Mabel Harper 
Corrlgan A Vivian 

2d half 
Frank Colby A Co 
Gordon Boys A Walton 
Billy Doss 
Zeno Jordan A Z 

BaatOB, Pa. 

ORPHEUM (ubo) 
Ernie A Ernie 
Stanley A LeBrack 
Fox 8tewart Co 
Bronte A Aldwell 

2d half 
Heras A Preston 
Simpson A Deans 
"Red Cross Mary" 
Al Fenton Co 
Sylvia Loyal Co 

Baat 8t Loala, 111. 

ERBER'S (wva) 
Yvonne 

Melnotts Twins 
Nip A Tuck 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Lona Heygl 
Roach A McCurdy 
Nicholas Nelson Tr 
Gordon Eldred Co 



Bdasoatoa. C*»— 
PANTAGES (m) 
"Broadway Revue" 
King Thornton Co 
Alexander A Scott 
Prince A Deerle 
Wills A Hassan 

Elkhart, Ind. 

ORPHEUM (ubo) 
Two Loews 
Jimmy Green 
Knight A Moors 
Cookley Hanvey A D 

2d half 
"Night for Knight" 

Erie, Pa. 

COLONIAL (Ubo) 
Wanda 
Steffy Berko 
D DeSchelle Co 
Morrisey A Hackctt 
Avon Comedy 4 
The Gladiators 

COLONIAL (ubo) 
Wanda 
Steffy Berko 
Dorothy DeSchelle Co 
Morrlssey A Hackett 
Avon Comedy 4 
The Gladiators 

Evaaavllle, lad. 

GRAND (wra) 
Shlavonl Troupe 
Taylor A Arnold 
Norton A Earl 
Dave Ferguson 
Roy A Arthur 

2d half 
Gordon A Day 
"Eloping" 
Olga 

Hufford A Chain 
Ralph Dshyl Co 
Fall Btvwr. Maaa. 

BIJOU (loew) 
Norrte Sisters 
Mineaola Hurst Co 
Ka merer A Howland 
Little Hip 

2d half 
Golden ft Keating 
John Dove 
6 Navigators 
(One to nil) 

Ft. Doitare, la. 
Scott A Wilson 
Lafflngwtll A Oals 
West Van Stolen 

2d half 
Bogart A XI col I 
Ward A Terry 
3 Mlssourlans 
Phasma 
PC Waywe, lad. 
IEMPLE (ubo) 
The Brlghtons 
Young ft Curamlngs 
Fva Taylor Co 
Donovan A Lee 
Mile Vadle Girls 
Moore Gardner A R 
Derkln's Animals 
Flint, Mick. 
MAJESTIC (ubo) 
Evelyn A Dolly 
Calloway A Elliott 
Clare A Flo Gould 
Ezler A Webb 
Boganny Troupe 

2d half 
Culbane A Burt 
Dora Dean Co 
Yatea A Wheeler 
La Graelosa 
(One to nil) 

Ft. Worta. 
MAJESTIC (Inter) 
Olga A Mlachka 3 
Gertrude Long Co 
Mrs Louis James Co 
Connd A Conrad 
De Pase Opera Co 
Joe W<»lch 
Paul Conchas 

Galevhnra;. Til. 
GAIETY (wva) 
Reddlneton A Grant 
Antrim ft Vale 
Herachel Hendler 
Paul Klelct Co 

2d half 
Tvler St Clair 3 
Jack Kennedy Co 
Jones A Johnson 
Prelle's Circus 



ORPHEUM (wra) 
Dorothy Granville Co 
Qeo Dsmsrsl Co 
Nesl Abel 
Msrbls Gems 
(Ons to fill) 

Graad lalaasVVak. 

MAJESTIC (wva) 
Dais A Bntrup 
2d half 
Thompson A Grlflln 

Graad Raaida, Mick 

ORPHEUM (ubo) 
Fernandas May Duo 
Barney Omsra 
Nell Blslng Co 
Clara Illlg 
Xerss A Adsls 
2d half 
Fox A Evans 
Josephine Leonardl 
Clayton A Russell 
Jimmy Grssn 
Banner A Swartout 



PARK (w*a) 
Hodges A Tynss 
(Three to till) 
2d half 
Lane A Harper 
Eddie Badger 
Murray Lou 8 
Mile Emerce Co 



ORPHBUM (ubo) 
MeCloud A Carp 
"Beaux A Belles" 
Patrtcola A Meyers 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Nelusco A Hurley 
Bessie LeCount 
Eckert A Parker 
Ernls A Ernie 

Hartford, Cosua. 
PALACE (ubo) 
ODonnsll A Blair 
Melville A Thatcher 
Porter J Whits Co 
Rose A Moon 
Stuart A Stuart 
"Kid Cabaret" 
2d half 
3 Martins 
Harry Ssuber 
Joe Hart's Co 
Towlin Bros A K 
Frances A Jonss 
Paulina 

Hafrakca, If. J. 
LYRIC (loew) 
Marron A LeMarr 
"Love Game" 
Beth Challls 
Mullen A Gerald 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
"Soldier Men" 
(Four to fill) 

Hoastoa 

MAJESTIC (Intsr) 
Sob reck A Perclval 
Helene Davis 
Pierre Pelletler Co 
Harry Cooper Co 
Paitov A Flynn 
Bert Fltzglbbons 
"Dream of Orient" 
Iadlaaapolla 
KEITH'S (ubo) 

(Opening Sunday) 
Ferry 

Cooper A Smith 
McCormack A Wallace 
Arthur Sullivan Co 
Sophie Tucker 
Tom Lewis Co 
JAM Burke 
Prevost A Bowen 
ENGLISH O H (ubo) 

(Sun opening) 
Joe Kennedy 
Burnham A Yamt 
Adama A Gilbert 
Marimba's Msnlacs 
Hipnodroms Four 
De Grofs 

2d half 
Tzetta 

Sari Sisters 
Bogart A Nelson 
Fantom's Ath 

Jackaaa, Mlek. 
BIJOU (ubo) 
Torcats Roosters 
Mnrle Bishop 
Chick Sales 
Skipper A Kastrup 
f» Yoacarys 

2d half 
Guzmanl 3 
Hallen A Hunter 
Clara Inge 
(Two to fill) 
Jefferao* City, Ma. 

OEM (wva) 
Johnson A Crane 

2d hair 
Unada A Trying 

Jobsatews, Pa. 

MAJESTIC (ubo) 
Bertie Ford 
Moore O'Brien A C 
Maater Gabriel Co 
Nardlnl 

Kanaznwa Japs 
2d half 
Dainty Fngllsh 3 
Harry Sykes 
Alexander Kids 
Coiiin ft Gilbert 
Three Musketeers 
Jnalln. Mo. 

ELECTRIC (wva) 
Orvllle Stamm Co 
Normandle A Mossey 

2d half 
Browning A Dean 
(One to fill) 



VAK1C1Y 



13 



Mlefc. 

MAJESTIC (ubo) 
"Styls Revue" 
James H Cullen 
Hubert Dyer Co 
(One to All) 

2d half 
Torcats Rooetera 
Marie Bishop 
Chick Sales 
Skipper ft Katsrup 
Toscarys 

ELECTRIC (wva) 
Johnson Howard ft L 
Alice Hamilton 
2d half 
Mathes Bros ft Olrlle 
Bell ft Bra 

Kaaaae City, Mo. 

ORPHEUM 
Houdlnl 
Julia Curtis 
Morton ft Moore 
Novelty Clintons 
Stella Tracey Co 
Musical Byrons 
Margot Francois 

GLOBE (wva) 
The Essels 
Black ft MUford 
Ward ft Terry 
Mathe Bros ft Olrlle 

2d half 
Harry Tsuda 
Raima Co 
Alice Hamilton 
Johnson Howard ft L 



K>i 

VIRGINIA (wra) 
2d half 
Montrose ft Sardell 
Edith Monte Co 
Art Adair 

Ketone* la*. 

8IPE (ubo) 
Billy Brown 
Marble Gems 
Jewell Comedy 3 
Three Rlanoe 

2d half 
Two Lowes 
Murry K Hill 
Oladstone ft Talmadge 
Hippodrome Four 
UeroMe, Wla. 
MAJESTIC (wva) 
Flying Fishers 
Bert Hanlon 
Winona Winter 
13 Pekln Zouaves 
(Two to All) 

2d half 
Hursley Troupe 
Ed ft Jack Smith 
4 Harmony Kings 
Olive Vail ft Sis 
Joe Whitehead 
Barnold's Dogs 

Lancaster, Pa* 

COLONIAL (ubo) 
Barr Twins 
Harry Haywood Co 
Ward ft Howell 
McLellan ft Carson 

2d half 
Wood Bros 
Nicholas ft Croix 
Will Oakland Co 
Lore 

Lsmudagr, Mich. 
BIJOU (ubo) 
Bert Wiggins 
Oreenly ft Drayton 
Raymond Sisters 
Bertie Fowler 
(One to nil) 

2d half 
Chabot ft Dixon 
George Rosner 
Onalp 

Keefe ft Adams 
(One to nil) 

Lewfatea, Me. 
MU8TC HALL (ubo) 
Adair Bros 
Ruth A Kitty Henry 
Lancaster A Small 
Walter Walters 
Wyatt's Scotch Lads 

2d half 
Max Holden 
Pelzer A White 
Ramsey 8lsters 
White A Clayton 
"On a Summer Day" 
TJa«H»1a 
ORPHEUM 
1st half 
(Colorado Spgs split) 
Moreen Dancers 
Dooley A Rugel 
Brltt Wood 
Hymack 
Norton A Lee 
Ellzab*»t>> Murray 
LYRIC (wva) 
Bert Melbourne 
Midori Family 

2d half 
Clark A Verdi 
Carl Statzer Co 
ELECTRIC PK (wva) 
Klralwa Troupe 
Hu«8ar Girls 
Kapela Hawaiian ft 
Little Rock, Ark. 
MAJESTIC (inter) 
Hunter's Does 
Norman A Clare 
Eldrldge A Barlowe 
Ryan A Lee 
Smith A Austin 

2d half 
Dickinson ft Deaton 
Cheyenne Minstrels 
Chris Richards 
Leon Sisters Co 
Simpson A Zlegler 



Laeraaaaartf lad. 

LYRIC (ubo) 
Louise De Foggl 
Wm Morrow Co 
Carpaa Bros 
Murray K Hill 
(One to nil) 

2d half 
Billy Jones 
Clinton ft Rutland 
Knight ft Moore 
Jewell Comedy 8 
Three Rlanoa 

COLONIAL (ubo) 
Billy Jones 
Gladstone ft Talmadge 
Juvenile Kings 
2d half 
Harry Sterling 
Cooper ft Rleardo 
Lapo ft Benjamin 

Lea Aaaalaa 
ORPHEUM 
Joan Sawyer Co 
Carlysle ft Romer 
Allman ft Dody 
Kingston ft Ebner 
"Society Buds" 
Ball ft West 
The Gaudsmldts 
Bernard A Phillips 
PANTAGBS (m) 
Klein's Production 
Sllber ft North 
Joele Flynn Mlns 
Juliette Dlka 
Rio ft Norman 
Rice ft Frances 



KEITH'S (ubo) 
Swan ft Swan 
Wilton 81s 
Keystone 8 
Brent Hayes 
Mercedes 
Monroe ft Mack 
El Roy 81a 

Madlaoa. Wla. 

ORPHEUM (wva) 
Swans Animals 
Mack ft Vincent 
Geo Damarel Co 
Ed ft Jack Smith 
Les Agoust Family 

2d half 
Krekma Brm 
Benny A Woods 
Tom Davis Co 
Al Abbott 
"School Days" 

Manchester, N H 

PALACE (ubo) 
Cycling Brunettes 
Dunne Sisters 
Harry Holman Co 
Jarrow 
"Colonial Mlns Maids" 

2d half 
"Daya of 61" 
Patsy Doyle 
Arnault Bros 
Mack A Irwin 
"Honey Girl" 

Masoa City, la. 

REGENT (wva) 
Charter Sis ft H 

2d half 
Kennlson 8 
S ft M Stehblns 

Meaaaala 

ORPHEUM 
Blanche Walsh Co 
Wlllard 

Claudius ft Scarlet 
LeRoy Lytton Co 
Cameron ft Oaylord 
Skaters Bijou ve 
McRae ft Clegg 

Mlh 



MAJESTIC (orph) 
Ballet Dlvertlsements 
J ft B Thornton 
Mme Donald-Ayer 
Julie Ring Co 
Gardiner 3 
Llbby A Barton 

Mlaaeapolla 

ORPHBUM 
(Open Sun mat) 

Hodgelns A Destrees 

The Flemings 

Morrlssey A Hackett 

Primrose 4 

Gallettl's Monkeys 

Mignonette Kokln 
GRAND (wva) 

Monde A Belle 

Zelaya 

Capitol City Trio 

Thn»*» Joannettea 
UNIQUE (*c) 

Henry A Adelaide 

Harry A Etta Conly 

Bonny Sextet 

Arthur Demlng 

"Is He Chaplin?" 

Moatreal 

ORPHEUM (ubo) 
Mr A Mrs Wilde 
Whitfield A Ireland 
Mllo 

Kathleen Clifford 
Robbie Gordone Co 
(Three to nil) 

JTaaarflto, Team. 

PRINCESS (ubo) 
Jolly Johnny Jones 
LAB Dreyer 
T ravers A Douglas Co 
Floyd Brltt 
Martin's 4 Roses 

2d half 
Knapp A Cornalla 
Warren A Dietrich 
Holmes A Buchanan 
Jimmy Reynolds 
Alfred Bel ford 



Nawavfc, If* J. 

MAJESTIC (loew) 
"I Died" 

Von Hampton A 8 
Darrell A Conway 
Carl Damann Tr 
(Three to nil) 
2d half 
Keefe, Longdon ,ft W 
Chas Hart 
"When It Strikes 

Home" 
Edward ft Helene 
(Three to nil) 

New Havea 

POLTS (ubo) 
Lockhart ft Leddy 
Bert Frank Co 
Francis ft Jones 
Avellng ft Lloyd 
Pauline 
(One to nil) 

2d half 
Le Vler 

Wilton ft De Paula 
Georgia Earl Co 
Rose ft Moon 
Felix Barry ft Girls 
"Kid Cabaret" 

BIJOU (ubo) 
Moran ft Tlnley 
5 Bragdona 
Cole ft Green 
Ward Sisters 

2d Half 
Dotson ft Gordon 
(Three to nil) 

New Orlaaaa 

ORPHEUM 
Emma Carus Co 
Matthewa Shayne Co 
Newbold ft Orlbben 
Alan Brooke Co 
Kerr ft Weston 
Samayoa 

If aw ■aaaafla, If. T. 

LOEW 
Nell McKInley 
Edward ft Helene 
(One to nil) 

2d half 
Handle ft Miller 
(Two to nil) 
Norfolk, Va. 
ACADEMY (ubo) 
Richmond Split 
1st half 
Albert Donnelly 
Hawley ft Hawkins 
Colonial Belles 
Oxford 8 
(One to nil) 

OsShlani, OaL 

ORPHEUM 
(Open Sun mat) 
Thomaa Egan 
J. C. Nugent Co 
Rex's Circus 
Pekln Mysteries 
(Others to nil) 
PANTAOE8 (m) 
(Open Bun met) 
Henrietta De Serrls 
Welch Carabasse Co 
University Four 
May A Kllduff 
Alexander Bros 
Oftlaaaeaa City 
EMPRE88 (wva) 
Passing Review 8 
John Hlgglns 

2d half 
Shaw A Lee 
(One to nil) 



ORPHEUM 
(Open 8un Mat) 
Evelyn Nesblt 
Ben Beyer Co 
Norcross A Holdsworth 
Frances Nordstrom Co 
Helen Davles 
Plplrsx A Panlo 

EMPRESS (wva) 
Madison A Mace 
Hazel Baker Co 
SAM Stehblns 
Corr Thomas 8 

2d half 
Frank Whitman 
Chartes Sis A H 
Herbert A Dennis 
Herbert's Seals 
Ottawa. 
DOMINION (ubo) 
Duffy A Lorens 
Minnie Allen 
Big City 4 
Bell Family 
(Two to nil) 

Pateraoa, N. J. 

MAJESTIC (ubo) 
N A F Franklin 
Larue A Gresham 
Noodles Faff an 
Doree Opera Co 
2d half 
Kennedy A Kramer 
"Vanity Fair" 
CI inner Comedy 4 
4 Kings 

Peoria. III. 

ORPHEUM (wva) 
Helen Primrose 
Billy S Hall Cp 

4 Entertainers 

Toots Paka Hawailans 

2d half 
Michael Emmett Co 
3 Iyorettas 
Princeton A Yale 

5 Satmdas 
(One to mi) 

P*rry. fa. 
OPERA HOUSE 
(wva) 
Baxter A La con da 

2d half 
Rollo A Rollo 



Pallaftalaala 

WM PENN vubo) 
The Faynea 
Mack A Bangster 
Wood Melville A P 
"Earl and Girl" 
Savoy A Brennan 
Travllla Bros 

KEYSTONE (ubo) 
2 Kerns 
Kelly A Drake 
Adolpho 

Mettle Choate Co 
Burns A Kaason 
"College Girls" 

WM PENN (ubo) 
The Faynee 
Mack A Sangster 
Wood Melville ft P 
Travllla Bros ft 8 
Savoy A Brennan 
"Earl A Girls" 

GRAND (ubo) 
Sunberg A Renee 
BUI Robinson 
Arthur Havel Co 
Clark A Glrard 
Hoyt's Minstrels 
Lavler 

B'WAY (ubo) 
Grey A Peters 
Bell A Caron 
Ward ft Faye 
"Fashion Shop" 
Klaas ft Berne 
"Girl In Moon" 

ALLEGHANY (ubo) 
Drawee Frisco A H 
Dunley A Merrill 
Tultt's Collegians 
H A A Perkins 
Ray Dooley 3 
Beeman A Anderson 

KEITH'S (ubo) 
Klutlng's Animals 
Kolb A Harland 
Geo Howell Co 
G Aldo Randegger 
Kuy Kendall 
Courtney Sisters 
Alexander Carr Co 
Van ft Behenck 
Blnns ft Burt 

ALHAMBRA (loew) 
Julia Edwards 
Rucker ft Wlnefred 
Chaplin's Double 
2 Kerne 
Doris Opera Co 

2d half 
Meredith ft Bnooser 
Copeland Draper Co 
Evans ft Wilson 
Landry Bros 

Pltteaarak 

GRAND (ubo) 
Parlllo ft Frablto 
Eddie Carr Co 
Dorothy Jardon 
Kramer ft Morton 
LaKay ft Wilton 
Lawrence ft Cameron 
Ahearn Troupe 

HARRIS (ubo) 
Herman ny's Cats 
Louis Chapman A G 
Qulgg A Nicholson 
Dora Hilton 
"The Cop" 
Geo B Alexander 
Spanish Goldlnls 
8HERTDAN SQ (ubo) 
Dainty English 8 
Harry Sykes 
Alexander Kids 
Coullt A Ollbet 
Three Musketeers 

2d half 
Bertie Ford 
Moore O'Brien A C 
Master Gabriel Co 
Nardlnl 
Kanazawa Japs 

Plttahara. Kaaa. 

ORPHEUM (wva) 
Abbott A Mills 
2d half 
Black A MUford 
Portland!. Ore. 
PANTAOBS (m) 
"Haberdashery" 
Wlnsch ft Poore 
Harry Vonfossen 
Dow ft Dow 
Rondas Trio 

Providence, R. I. 

KEITH'S (ubo) 
Sorettl A Antonettl 
PAT Sans 
Llghtner A Alexander 
Claude Golden 
Victor Morely Co 
Corcoran A Dingle 
E Gordon Co 
Chas Olcott 
Loynl'* Dogs 

EMERY (loew) 
Colonial Quintet 
Danny Simmons 
6 Navigators 
(Two to nil) 

2d half 
Norrle Sisters 
John 8m y the 
"Real Mr Q" 
Kamerer A Howland 
Wm Coe Co 

Qnlary. III. 
ORPHEUM (wva) 
Tyler St Clair 3 
Luckle A Yost 
Jack Kennedy Co 
Jones A Johnson 
Prelle's Circus 

2d half 
Rcddtngton * Grant 
Antrim A Vale 
Herschel Hendler 
Mae West 
Paul Klelst Co 



Racine, Wla. 

ORPHEUM (wva) 
Gardener's Maniacs 
Grace Twins 
"Tate's Motoring" 
Cole Ruasel A D 
McGood A Tate 

2d half 
Georgall's Trio 
Morton, Wells A N 
Chas Kenna 
(Two to nil) 

Reading;, Pa. 
ORPHEUM (ubo) 
Nelusco ft Hurley 
Walter Brower 
Eckert ft Parker 
"Dream Pirates" 

2d half 
Stanley ft LeBrack 
Fox Stewart Co 
Cantor ft Lee 
Mirano Bros 

Rfteaaaead* Ta. 
BIJOU (ubo) 
Norfolk Split 

lat half 
Baby Zelda 
Hafry Breen 
5 Statues 
(Two to nil) 

Rochester, If. T. 

TEMPLE (ubo) 
Fox ft Dolly 
Mabel Berra 
Al Herman 
Hugh Herbert Co 
Doyle ft Dixon 
Burnham ft Irwin 
Kervllle Family 
Myrl ft Delmar 
LOBW'B 
Betta ft Chldlow 
Walter Nealand Co 
Maude Tiffany 
(Two to nil) 

2d half 
Tojettl ft Bennett 
Brlce Doland ft Carr 
Ehel Mae Hall Co 
Joe K Watson 
(One to fill) 

Roekforft, 111. 

PALACE (wva) 
Chyo 

Rome ft Klrby 
John P Wade Co 
BUI Foster Co 
Chas Burkhardt Co 

2d half 
Swans Animals 
Mack ft Vincent 
Bowman Bros 
Bobbe ft Dale 

Rock lelaaft, IIL 

EMPIRE (wva) 
Agnes Mahn ft M 
Roadell Slngera 
"Porch Party" 
Chung Hwa « 
Sebaatln Merrill Co 

2d halt 
Marrlot Troupe 
Dorothy Granville Co 
Howard Chase Co 
Mountford ft Thomp'n 
"Results of War" 



2d half 
Bert Wlgglna 
Greenly ft Drayton 
Raymond Sisters 
Bertie Fowler 
(One to nil) 

Salt Lake 

ORPHEUM 
(Open Sun Mat) 

"Song Revue" 

Alan Dlnehardt Co 

Nan Halperln 

Lai Mon Kim 

3 Stelndel Bros 

The Volunteera 
PANTAOB8 (m) 
(Open Wed Mat) 

"Shadow Girl" 

Gordon Highlanders 

Edith Helena 

Mint ft Werta 

Clark ft McCullough 

Lombardl Sextette 



Rosella ft Rosalia 
Max Ford ft Dolan 
Four Entertainers 
Dorothy Brenner Co 
Bumko Co 

Saaarlor, Wla. 

PEOPLE'S (wva) 
F ft L Plopper 
Cook ft Oatman 
2d half 
Smlletta Sisters 
F ft C Latour 



Havlland ft Thornton 
Crawford ft Broderlok 
Wm Pruett Co 
(One to nil) 

2d half 
Lockhart ft Leddy 
Melville ft Thatcher 
Porter J White Co 
Marguerite Farrell 
C ft M Cleveland 
"Jappy Land" 



It. 

COLUMBIA (orph) 
Imhoff Con ft C 
"Mysterla" 
The Crisps 
Girl from Milwaukee 
Selma Braatz 
(Others to nil) 

GRAND (wva) 
Two Storys 
Vandlnoff ft Lewis 
Wartenberg Bros 
Earl ft Nell 
Brown Harris ft B 
Wm Lvtell Co 
Olympla Des Vail 
(Two to fill) 

EMPRES8 (wva) 
Lona Heygl 
Creighton Girls 
Gordon Eld red Co 
Roach ft McCurdy 
Mary Ellen 

2d half 
Nip ft Tuck 
Melnotte Twins 
"Between 8 ft 9" 
(One to nil) 

St. Paal 

ORPHEUM 
(Open 8un Mat) 

Lew Dockstader 

Kirk ft Fog arty 

Hooper ft Cook 

Harry Beresford Co 

Brown A Spencer 

Dudley 3 

Jose Collins 

PR1NCE88 (wva) 

Frank Colby A Co 

Gordon Boys A Walton 

Billy Doss 

Zeno Jordon A Z 
2d half 

Fern ft Zell 

3 Van 8tatta 

Joe Daniels 

Norrls Baboons 
EMPRESS (sc) 

Bean A Hamilton 

Irving Oosslsr 

Canstdy A Longton 

Floyd Mack A Mabelle 

"Young America" 

Saginaw, Mien. 

FRANKLIN (ubo) 
Chabot A Dixon 
George Roaner 
Onalp 

Keefe A Adams 
(One to nil) 



MAJESTIC (Inter) 
Wille Bros 
Hope Vernon 
Herbert Goldsmith Co 
Moore ft Hager 
Fred Ardath Co 
Freeman ft Durham 
Little Nap 



PAT AGES (m) 
Edmund Hayes ft Co 
Dorsch ft Russell 
Belle Oliver 
Lady Alices Pets 
Victoria Four 



ORPHEUM 
(Open Sun Mat) 
Salon Singers 
Chas E Evans Co 
"Tango Shoes" 
Mllo 

Mrs L Carter Co 
Rives ft Harrison 
PANTAGBS (m) 
(Open Ban Mat) 
Stars of Movies 
Karl Emmy's Pets 
Innes ft Ryan 
Sullivan ft Mason 
Leila Selblnl Go 



POLTS (ubo) 
Follls 81st ft L 
Cameron DeWItt Go 
Bennington Sisters 
"Trained Nurses" 
Andy Rice 
Stayman All Arabe 
(One to nil) 

2d half 
Newson ft Warner 
Knlce ft Dunn 
Weir ft Mack 
Comfort ft King 
Mayo ft Tally 
(Two to All) 
Seattla 
ORPHEUM 
(Open Ban Mat) 
"Telephone Tangle" 
Wilson ft LeNoIr 
Brown ft McCormaok 
Devlne ft Williams 
Jane Connolly Co 
(One to All) 
PANTAOBS (m) 
(Opens Mon Mat) 
Holland Dockrill Co 
4 OUlesple Girls 
Five Normsns 
Four Renees 
Mr ft Mrs P Fisher 
Sol Berns 

Bloax Cfty, Isu 
ORPHBUM (wva) 
Teechow's Cats 
Herbert ft Dsnnls 
Klrksmlth Sisters 
Clsrke ft Verdi 
The Rsndslls 

2d hslf 
Tomllnton ft Olrls 
Glen Ellison 
Burke ft Burke 
Zeno ft Mandel 
Corr Amore ft Carr 
Sloaa Falls* B. D. 
ORPHBUM (wva) 
Clark Bisters 
Csrl Btatser Co 
(Two to nil) 

2d half 
Mack ft Williams 
Scot A Wilson 
Akl Trio 
(One to nil) 
Santa He>aA. faft. 
ORPHEUM (wva) 
Camlle Trio 
Chas Kenna 
Mrs Gene Hughes Co 
Cantwell A Walker 
Visions D'Art 

2d hallf 
Sabath A Wright 
Leonardl 

"After the Wedding" 
Al Fields Co 

Sawkaaa 
PANTAOBS (m) 
(Open Sun Mat) 
Charley Case 
Lombardl Oulntette 
Rottomley Troupe 
Santuccl Trio 
The Bimbos 
Howard A White 
SnHaewHft, ffl. 
MAJESTIC (wva) 
Lavno A Benjamin 
Smith Cook A Bran'n 
K"no A Or^ten 
Vinton A Buster 

2d half 
Les Dlodattls 



PANTAGBS (m) 
Scovllle Dancers 
Lady Betty 
Laser ft Dale 
Archer ft Carr 
Will Armstrong Co 
Qsscolgnes 
Ton* Maata* laeV 
H1PPODROMB (wva) 
Gordon ft Day 
Olga 

Walter Perdval Co 
Hufford ft Chain 
Ralph Bahyl Co 

JMhalf 
Shiavonla Troupe 
Taylor ft Arnold 
Norton ft Earl 
Dave Fergnaon 
Roy ft Arthur 

TapasTa Knm, 
HIPPODROME (wva) 
6 Ceclllene 
Dave Nowlln 

2d half 
•wor ft Westbrook 
(One Jo All) 

KBITlFs (abo) 
Cole ft Denahy 
Gallagher ft Martin 
Morris Cronln Co 
Kaufman Bros 
Homer Miles Co 
Ernie Ball 
8 Bmsrsons 
(One to fill) 



SHEA'S (ubo) 
Ths Seebacks 
Musical Johnstons 
Ann Sullivan Co 
Flo MUlershlp 
Cartmell ft Harris 
Dos O'Nell 
Bert Lamont Co 
Collins ft Hart 

YONOB BT (loew) 
Karltoa ft Kllfford 
Brainier ft Meredith 
Usher Trio 
B Kelly Forrest 
"On the Veranda" 
Connors ft Wit 
Nadje 

Traataa , H. J. 
TAYLOR O H (ubo) 
Maroeau 

Arthur Conrad Co 
Hasel Harrington Co 
Baby Helen 
"Plar 28" 

2d half 
Roblnetto 
Baby Helen 
Lame ft Oreehan 
Wsrd ft Howell 
Cummin ft Geahaa 
Vaaeeavwr. B. O. 

PANTAOBS (m) 
ZeZendaa 
Lewis ft Chapln 
Melody Blx 
8 Pattersons 
B J Moore Co 

Tletaran, B. O. 

PANTAOBS (m) 
"Llttls Miss U 8 A" 
Ober ft Dnmont 
Kennedy ft Burt 
Grey ft Wheeler 
Will ft Kemp 

▼trajate. Mlaa. 
ROYAL (wva) 
SmllstU Sisters 
F ft C Latour 
2d half 
Cook ft Oattman 
F ft L Plopper 



KBITH'S (ubo) 
Roberta ft Verrera 
Weston ft Clare 
Bancroft ft Bronskl 
Williams ft Wolfus 
Dsvld Blspham 
Wm J Kelly 
Mack ft Walker 
Honey Boy Minstrels 
Wateraary. Coaa. 

POLI'S (ubo) 
8 Martins 
Harry Bauber 



MAJB8TIC (wva) 
Kremka Bros 
Benny ft Woods 
Minstrel Misses 
Shannon ft Annls 
Norrls Baboons 
24 half 
Bill Foster Co 
Doris Wilson 8 
Three Lyres 
Mdm Aeortat 
(Ons to fill) 



POLI'B (ubo) 
Newson ft Warner 
Knlos ft Dunn 
Wslr ft Mack 
Comfort ft King 
Mayo ft Tally 
Cummin ft Baohem 

2d half 
Shaw ft Lao 
Bennington Bisters 
Harry Haywood Co 
Andy Bios 
"Trained Nurses'' 
(One to BU) 



sata atea , Dal. 

OARRICK (ubo) 
Vara Sabine 
Bwaa and O'Day 
Bessie Remple Co 
"Safety First" 
MoCormack ft Irving 
Heeley ft Deely 
(One to All) 
Wlaalaesj 
ORPHBUM 
Long Tack Sam 
Rooney ft Bent 
Beaumont ft Arnold 
"Aurora of Light" 
Bessls Browning 
Walter C Kelly 
Eugene Damond 

BTBAND (wva) 
De Voy ft Dayton 
Onerro ft Carmen 
Riley Wiles* 
Buckley's Animals 

PANTAOBS (m) 
Bothwell Browne Co 
Three Chums 
Joe Whitehead 
Francos Dysr 
Bwsln Ostman 8 



Waraeator. Mas*. 

POLI'B (ubo) 
Musical Vynos 
Dotson ft Oordon 
Oeorgla Barl Co 
Marguerite Farrell 
Felix Barry ft Olrls 
Moratl Opera Co 
Barnes ft Barron 
"Miniature Revue" 

2d half 
Emllle BlaUra 
Henry Fray 
Hal Crane Co 
Hart's Quartette 
Symphonic Sextette 
Havlland ft Thatcher 
Crew'ord ft Broderlok 

PLABA (oho) 
Moran ft Tlnley 
Mann ft Burke 
(Two to All) 

2d half 
Harry Davis 
6 Bragdona 
Ward Bisters 
(Ons to nil) 

Yoaasjalanra. O. 
HIP (oho) 
Hill ft Bvlvenla 
Werner- Amorce Co 
McWetters ft Tyson 
LePrsnos ft Bruce 
Billy Vsn Co 
6 Tumbling Demons 

York .Pa. 
OPERA HOUSE (ubo) 
8 English Girls 
Beeele LeCount 
"Between Trains" 
Cantor ft Lee 
Mirano Broe 

2d half 
Welter Brower 
Julia Blenre Co 
Dunbsr ft Turner 
Psul Lsvsn ft D 



PRIVATE PARTY BROKEN UP. 

Cincinnati, Sept. 1. 

William Godman, Effie Griffiths, 
Thomas Shirley and his wife, Hazel, 
all members of the Bio; Four Carnival 
Co., were arrested here this week while 
en route for Franklin, Ky., where a 
fair is in progress. 

Patrolman Mueller of the local force 
claims they attacked him when he tried 
to stop a tight in their private car. 
Several other cops came to Mueller's 
rescue. Godman and Shirley are cow- 
boys. 



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NEW ACTS THIS WEEK 



NEW ACTS NEXT WEEK 

Initial Prosontation, First Appearance 

of Reappearance ia or Around 

New York 

Tower and Darrell, Colonial. 
Bonner and Powers, Alhambra. 
Imperial Ballet, Orpheum. 
Al Golden Troupe, Orpheum. 
Gaston Palmer, Bushwick. 
Orange Packers, Bushwick. 



Five Belmonts. 

Diablos and Hoops. 

10 Mins.; Full Stage (Drapes). 

Bushwick. 

A pleasing turn of dextrous tricks 
with hoops and diablos, performed by 
five pleasant looking young men, neatly 
dressed. Their work is always fast, and 
the formations intricate to the front of 
the house, with the swift passing of 
the vari-colored hoops, or the spinning 
and throwing of the whirling spools. 
It's an interesting turn because these 
young men appear to know so thor- 
oughly how to manipulate either of the 
objects they handle, and it's athletic 
in appearance. The turn closes with 
the lighted globes on a dark stage, an 
attractive picture. While the name of 
the act is new, the turn (now contain- 
ing five) was formerly the 4 Konerz 
Brothers. When the boys reach the 
'diablos. the orchestra switches into a 
pretty waltz, which would be quite 
well enough, but the work is so fast at 
this juncture, the time of the waltz is 
too slow for it. The Belmonts should 
secure a medley of fast numbers to 
keep pace with their stage maneuvers 
or one lively instrumental composition. 
Closing the show at the Bushwick may 
or may not have been the proper posi- 
tion for the turn, but with no pictures 
to follow them, the Belmonts easily 
held 95 per cent, of the house until 
their finishing moment, 11.07. Flme. 



Clay and Lenn. 
"English Act." 
10 Mins.; One. 
Henderson's. 

The billing reads: "The Jovial Jester 
and the English Johnnie." That ex- 
plains everything, at first hand — the 
idea is to see how they work it out, 
after the style of the Ward Brothers. 
A "thick" Englishman with the ex- 
pected make-up and a "straight man" 
who must tell simple jokes, then laugh 
at his companion with the couple using 
a song for the finale. The formulae 
isn't wrong, it's the act in this instance, 
although placed "No. 7" on the Hend- 
erson program after a fast preceding 
bill may have hit them an unexpected 
wallop, for they could not hold up 
nearly so important a spot on any regu- 
lation program. The "English John- 
nie" of this turn gets anything it can 
get from the audience, but the act is 
slow in its running, with not sufficient 
body to it for anything else, and 
the song, "Green Grass Growing All 
Around," while perhaps suited for their 
purpose, is too old for any turn with- 
out acknowledging many things by the 
use of it. Clay and Lenn should re- 
main on the small time for another 
spell and fit themselves better for bet 
ter bills. Sime. 



Eddie Leonard and Co. (4). 

"The Land of Sunset" (Music and 
Songs). 

28 Mins.; Full Stage (Special Set) (24): 
One (4). 

Henderson's. 

Can it be Woodrow Wilson is a bet- 
ter looking man than Abraham Lin- 
coln was? According to Eddie Leon- 
ard, Wilson is. After the Eddie Leon- 
ard new act is over the thing about it 
most vividly remaining in memory is 
a huge American flag and a back drop 
on which are painted some of our best 
known personages, with Abe Lincoln 
down on the lower ocean-side corner/ 
This happened as the act proper ended. 
Austin Mack, who is featured among 
Mr. Leonard's company (perhaps be- 
cause he is the only pianist in it) starts 
playing a medley on the instrument as 
Mr. Leonard exits. Mack goes along 
without starting anything until about 
lime Jor that special drop to be lowered, 
when he plunges into the red fire, gets 
the audience standing with the "Star 
Spangled" and then the drop! It's 
about the baldest bid for involuntary 
applause ever put over. Previously Mr. 
Leonard had sung a couple of new 
songs, danced, and seemed genuinely 
popular at Henderson's. His new act 
in setting represents "Robert Lee's 
Home, Lee's Landing, Va." According- 
ly Lee's Landing was seeing a glitter- 
ing Neapolitan sunset. It was near sup- 
per time. General Lee himself with a 
small time beard was dozing, Mr. Mack 
was at the piano, another young man 
fingered a banjo and a boy called for 
"Dandy Dan" to come in the parlor. 
Enter Dandy Dan, otherwise known as 
Eddie Leonard, in blackface, and al- 
though Mr. Leonard retained the cork, 
he changed his clothes three times dur- 
ing the act. While Mr. Leonard was 
changing, his companions either played 
musical instruments or sang or did 
both, always medleys of Leonard's 
songs. For by this time Gen. Lee had 
awakened and become a banjo player 
himself. The boy was given a solo 
opportunity, also singing with Eddie 
from the front balcony. After the dis? 
figured Abe Lincoln exhibit, Mr. Leon- 
ard returned to the footlights while the 
orchestra was dwelling upon another of 
his old melodies, and with his well- 
known accustomed expertness, remain- 
ed in front of the cloth for four min- 
utes, finally exiting with a cute speech 
that called upon the audience not to 
hold up the show any longer. Mr. 
Leonard has gone in for the modern 
idea of variety, songs and rag-string 
music, but the most dependence has 
been placed upon the patriotic finale. 
The turn is too choppy. Leonard seems 
off the stage too much, and although a 
logical ending is attempted by Gen. 
Lee awakening to find it is a dream, 
Mr. Leonard may find that of the 28 
minutes, too many arc devoted to the 
company. These might be lessened if 
Eddie would forego the conventional 
black clothes for his third change, and 
contrive to remain in sight: after the 
first exit. If necessary he could watch 
Mr. Austin play that red fire finish. 
I » ii t still Eddie Leonard is pretty well 
established in vaudeville, and with the 
little building up the turn will get, it 
ought to carry him along. Slme. 



Dorothy Jardon. 

Songs. 

19 Mins.; Full Stage (Parlor). 

Bushwick. 

As a singer of class songs and with 
a voice, what Dorothy Jardon may 
select for vaudeville isn't nearly so im- 
portant in a Dorothy Jardon act as 
Dorothy Jardon. Other than the voice, 
Miss Jardon has looks, gowns and 
class in herself, besides a personality 
that gets over the footlights, along 
with her voice, and is as much liked. 
Miss Jardon is not the customary high 
grade songstress, who sings and sings 
and fades away. This girl has a cer- 
tain dash and carriage that protrude 
beyond the mere mechanical "singing 
act" and this is what makes of her. 
not forgetting her fame or reputation 
gained through musical productions, a 
vaudeville number of merit, on the bill- 
ing and on the stage. This week at 
the Bushwick Miss Jardon with an op- 
eratic selection from "Madame But- 
terfly," characterizing it in dress and 
adornment as nearly Japanesy as may 
be necessary, rapidly changing to a 
silvered gown for a ballad, after which 
comes ' an Irish mixture in another 
gown, and a Spanish number to finish, 
appropriately costumed, with a light, 
airy encore song. George Harris is the 
grand piano accompanist, with one solo 
on the instrument. Miss Jardon was as 
much in favor with the Bushwick audi- 
ence as anyone of her caliber could be 
over there. She's a desirable turn, and 
more classy the vaudeville audience 
she plays before, the better she will be 
accepted. Dorothy Jardon has every- 
thing, excepting a route probably, and 
she should have that. Mime. 



Arthur Havel and Co. (3). 

Comedy Sketch. 

19 Mins.; Three (Interior). 

Fifth Avenue. 

Arthur Havel and Co. offered what 
might best be termed as a "mildly 
amusing" act at the Fifth Avenue Mon- 
day night. The skit opens with a wo- 
man giving Reggie his piano lesson 
and physical exercise of very light pro- 
portions and telling "mama's boy" she 
has sent to the Jerry MacCauley Mis- 
sion, New York, for a "little playmate.'" 
His name is Tommy Tucker. The Mis- 
sion boy is Arthur Havel. Of slender 
build and in long pants, Tommy ap- 
pears with a run of slang and a per- 
emptory query "Where's this calf I 
gotta wean" to the butler. Reggie is 
not the namby pamby mama's boy 
Tommy and Reggie's mother think he 
is. He shows Tommy a thing or two 
about boxing, chews tobacco and says 
he learned to be a regular kid while 
being with the boy scouts. Then 
Tommy plays the piano and sings with 
Reggie joining in on the chorus. The 
boys acquire sleepiness before Tommy 
quits playing. Tommy on piano stool 
and Reggie on chair placed near stool 
place an arm about each other and fall 
asleep as Reggie's mama appears in 
time for a quiet "curtain." Sketch quiet 
.ith dialog half diverting and finale not 
strong enough to make desired impres- 
sion. Act will get the most attention 
on the small time. Mark. 



NEW SHOWS NEXT WEEI 

"The Duke of KUlicrankie" (Marie 

Tempest), Lyceum (Sept. 6.) 
"Delinquents," Comedy (Sept 6). 
"My Lady's Garter," Booth (Sept. 9.) 
"Our Children," Elliott (Sept. 10). 



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Seven Original "Honey Boys/ 

Minstrel Act 

28 Mins,; Two. 

Prospect. 

The Seven Original "Honey Boys," 
all members of the late Geo. Evans' 
minstrel organization, are offering a 
first part entertainment in vaudeville 
that was one of the hits of the bill at 
the Prospect Monday night. The in- 
terlocutor and four other members are 
clad in white evening clothes with black 
facings, while the two end men are in 
red. There is the usual minstrel open- 
ing, followed by "gags," solos, an octet, 
some dancing and chorus numbers. At 
the close of the turn is a pretty silent 
tribute to George Evans in the pulling 
back of a drop that discloses his pic- 
ture. It is a touch of sentiment and 
a bid for applause that will be unfail- 
ing in getting results. After the three 
opening numbers the interlocutor sang 
"If It Takes 1000 Years," accompanied 
by a nice arrangement in harmony by 
his associates. The hit is Master Paul 
Van Dyke, who yodles. He is lO far 
above any usually heard in vaudeville 
one might say he stands alone 2a this 
line. The closing number was an en- 
semble. Fna\ 



Four Halsey Sisters. 

Songs. 

10 Mins.; One. 

Fifth Avenue. 

The Four Halsey Sisters, in pinkish 
outfits, strive to attain their vaudeville 
score upon the blending of the four 
voices and a little comedy on the part 
of the tallest girl who handles the low 
tones. The soprano sang one selec- 
tion with sisters in on the chorus. The 
opening number by the four was "When 
I Get Back Home in Tennessee." 
After the solo came "Midnight Cake- 
walk Ball" with another for the wind- 
up. Girls are of rather prepossessing 
appearance. Their voices at times 
harmonize sweetly but at others the ef- 
fect was not so certain. The sisters 
should not take too much for granted, 
keep sawing wood and changing pro- 
gram until the best routine imaginable 
is procured and ihe results will be 
more pronounced. The act has an 
abundance of girlish youthfulness that 
is a valuable asset. Mark. 



Three Manning Sisters. 

Songs. 

12 Mins.; One. 

Jefferson. 

Three girls who harmonize. They 
open with an old song, forgotten some 
years ago. Two of the girls handle 
solos, which should not be attempted. 
"Down in Bom-Bombay" by the trio is 
about the best of the turn. When the 
girls decide to use more popular 
numbers and omit individual singing 
their chance will be better for the pop 
houses. 



S H OW REVIE W_S 



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Beth Stone and Frank Hughes. 

"The Hypnotic Kite" (Dancee). 

10 Mint.; Full Stage (Palace). 

Henderson's. 

Beth Stone and Frank Hughes ap- 
pear to have attempted to frame a danc- 
ing turn somewhat after the style of 
Adelaide and Hughes (J. J. J.) when 
the latter played in "The Barnyard 
Romeo" on the American Roof. Miss 
Stone tries a little toe dancing, and 
Mr. Hughes has apparently tried to 
follow his brother in dancing as well. 
The Stone-Hughes act is labeled "The 
Hypnotic Kiss." That must have been 
something of the past, since it did not 
come out at the Henderson showing 
Monday evening, nor did much else, 
excepting wasted time in the couple 
talking explanatory rhyme before the 
final dance, a simple little affair not 
strong enough to draw an encore, if 
the couple had such a thing prepared. 
The entire act seems unfinished and 
amateurish, but the two persons through 
their youth and with a routine laid 
out for them might accomplish some- 
thing in time if they will agree not to 
talk on the public rostrum. Opening 
the Henderson show they did nothing 
and at present are only lined up for 
the small time. Sime. 



Frear, Baggett and Frear. 
"Baseball Idiosyncrasies'* (Juggling). 
8 Mins.; One (Special Drop); Full 

Stage (7); (Special Set). 
Henderson's. 

The sub-billing should be a riot in 
vaudeville before the act opens. Vaude- 
ville easily falls for "$2 stuff" and cer- 
tainly "Idiosyncrasies" is in the $2 
class. It's some swell relative of "nut 
stuff," and maybe means in this con- 
nection that Frear, Baggett and Frear 
do as they please without any ground 
rules on the baseball diamond (an ex- 
cellent way to stage this style of turn). 
So they do, truly do, in juggling clubs 
and throwing hats. A story opens in 
"one" before a ball park drop, when a 
rube is looking for someone, entering 
the full stage in a ball lot set, to find 
a couple of ball players doing the swift- 
est passing of golden dipped "base- 
ball clubs" ever seen on the vaudeville 
stage. One of the boys just hurls the 
clubs on overhand throws to the other. 
In the boomerang hat work they are 
very neat likewise. There is a tinge of 
comedy, the boys and act look well, 
and the turn is easily an early number 
for a big time show. Henderson's had 
the act closing an entertaining bill, and 
tfie trio held everybody in at eleven 
o'clock, but they should ask for an 
earlier position themselves if not as- 
signed in advance, for it would mean 
more to them in the future. Sime. 



Jules and Frances. 

Songs and Talk. 

15 Mins.; Two (Special Set). 

Harlem Opera House. 

Rather pretty set representing the in- 
terior of a drug store with soda foun- 
tain and cashier's booth. Cross fire talk. 
The young woman, a contralto, warbles 
a number. The jokes such as the 1000 
Islands one are all wrong. A dancing 
finish closes up. If the big time is 
expected for this turn it needs some 
bracing. 



"Matrimony By Mail" (4). 
Comedy Sketch, 

20 Min.; Full Stage (Special Set). 
Harlem Opera House. 

The truly rural comedy in this 
playlet will keep any audience in 
the pop houses laughing from start 
to finish. It is not a big time 
sketch and was never framed for 
such. There are four people, two 
men and two women. Three play hick 
roles with the other a "hash slinger" 
from Boston who has come to a jay 
town to clinch a husband who has writ- 
ten to her. The comedy hinges around 
.i p oto^raph sent by the hick to the 
woman, it being one of an actor, he 
not having one of himself, she 
is infatuated with the picture and hur- 
ries to the town, to be met by an out- 
'andish rube. The town lawyer who 
lives in the same house loses his roll to 
the deft fingers of the girl from Boston 
and she is willing to leave town after 
getting it, letting the other fellow mar- 
ry the housekeeper. The rube lawyer 
has a sense of humor well suited to the 
part which is aided by clever lines. The 
"hash slinging dame" is also well played 
by a young woman capable of handling 
volumes of slang which she uses 
smoothly and tellingly. The suitor is 
satisfactorily filled but it is not heavy, 
nor is the landlady role. The setting, 
a dining room in a country home, fits 
its purpose. 



Harry Sykes. 

Songs. 

14 Mins.; One. 

Brighton. 

Harry Sykes is a youngster with an 
especially good voice, a rather neat 
style of delivery and a passable ap- 
pearance, working in what might bfe 
termed a "street suit," his specialty be- 
ing composed of numbers with a lew 
stories. Opening with "Midnight Cake- 
walk Ball" which started him splen- 
didly, he proceeded to an imita- 
tion of Bert Williams and then to the 
stories. He told three, the first two 
sounding familiar, but the closer is ap- 
parently new and accumulated the best 
returns. A descriptive melodramatic 
song was followed by two others, in- 
cluding a good comedy number. At 
the Brighton Sykes not only pleased, 
but walked off with an early hit. As 
present-day singers go, Sykes should 
qualify, but with a good partner, par- 
ticularly if accompanied by a piano, 
Sykes should develop into a standard 
attraction. Wpnn. 



Golet, Harris and Morey. 
Music and Songs. 
15 Mins.; Three, One. 
Harlem Opera House. 

Three boys in evening dress play 
various instruments with songs sprin- 
kled here and there. A Hawaiian song 
with the three accompanying them- 
selves upon ukuleles opened. After 
they use a grand piano and other in- 
struments, "Kentucky Home" starts 
them off in the new stage position, 
after which a comic keeps things going 
smoothly. Banjos and harp guitars are 
in the music. A complete synopsis of 
the popular number field is given with 
"Down in Bom-Bom Bay" the topper 
off. A trio with class and ability that 
should fit nicely into any bill. 



COUSIN LUCY. 

Julian Eltlnge's return to Broadway was 
celebrated last Friday night at Cohan's The- 
ater when he appeared In the title role of 
"Cousin Lucy," said to be the last completed 
work of the late Charles Klein. It's a comedy 
in three acts, carrying a total of five aong 
numbers. The story deals with the experiences 
of Jerry Jackson (Eltinge), whose financial 
difficulties prompt him to masquerade as his 
own cousin, at the same time create the im- 
pression he had been killed in the west. He 
returns to astonish his mournful butler (Dal- 
las Wei ford) by his masculine actions and 
eventually succeeds in gathering a rather 
pointed but nevertheless true idea of his 
close associates. 

The opening shows Jerry's apartments be- 
sieged by creditors, lawyers and relations, 
Jerry finally appearing as "Lucy" to assume 
charge of the estate. After a aeries of Inci- 
dents, Including the Introduction of one 
Queenie (Jane Oaker), who claims to be the 
legal wife of Jerry, he brlnga the opener to a 
finale with a disrobing scene, the climax ac- 
quainting hla butler with hla Identity while 
that Individual la undergoing a period of 
^embarrassment seriously threatening his Im- 
mediate death. 

The second period shows the dresamaklng 
establishment of Madam Lucette, Jerry having 
agreed to assist the Hillary Bransons In their 
chosen profession. This act gives Eltinge bis 
opportunity to display some Melville Ellis cre- 
ations and backed by a number of ehow girls 
who also exhibit some costumes, Eltinge made 
the best looking "girl" In the aggregation. 
This act concludes with the arrival of a de- 
tective who baa determined to arrest Lucy for 
accepting Jerry 'a Insurance money. Lucy (who 
is now Lucette) retires to a dressing room 
and makes a grand exit in male garb to the 
bewilderment of every one present. 

The third act brings the actions back to 
Jerry's apartments, where a farewell dinner Is 
being given Lucette by a pompous society 
woman (Mrs. Stuart Robinson). At the height 
of the excitement Lucette again disappears and 
Jerry returns with the announcement he has 
Just arrived from the west. 

The opening act ran somewhst slow, but the 
second and third picked up and at the finale 
of the performance the house seemed thor- 
oughly convinced Eltinge had another hit, 
but first night audiences are aomewhat decep- 
tive. 

While Eltinge acored In Individual triumph, 
as was to be expected, a genuine surprise was 
contributed by Jane Oaker, who practically 
stopped proceedings at her final exit, holding 
up the show for an unusual long period. Her 
characterisation of the slangy adventuress 
was excellent and she held down the chief 
comedy role without opposition. Mrs. Robson 
was also nicely accepted aa the stout Mrs. 
Walllngford, while Leo Donnelly as a schem- 
ing lawyer created a part that stood out con- 
spicuous with the best. Mark Smith and 
Marie Chambers aa Mr. and Mrs. Hillary 
Bronson filled their sections nicely, but J. w. 
Ashley was hardly the proper type for the 
detective. Dallas Welford shared the comedy 
huuors with Miss Oaker, and was welcome at 
all times as Jerry's butler. Ned Burton 
handled an Important part without any trouble 
and Olive Tell, who eventually fell In love 
with Jerry, bolstered up the cast, but an 
occasional smile from Miss Tell would have 
helped some more. 

"Cousin Lucy" will make a great road ahow, 
but whatever credit la forthcoming for Its 
success can be handed the cast proper with 
Eltinge, Welford and Miss Oaker taking the 
big share, for as a company It doesn't meas- 
ure up to Broadway qualifications. Wynn. 



YOUNG AMERICA. 



Jack Doray . 
Edith Doray 
Benny King 
Billy Coombs 
Romney Burgess 
Fanny King 
Marjorle Tlmlns 
Art Simpson 

The Dog 

Jim Reuter .... 
Nels Larson . . . 
Mrs. McOulre . 
Nutty Beemer . 
Judge Palmer . 



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Otto Kruger 
Peggy Wood 

Bam Colt 

William Sampson 
. . Edgar Sampson 

Dorla Kelley 

Ethel May Davis 

Percy Helton 

Jasper 

Charles Dow Clark 

Dlxey Taylor 

Adella Barker 

. . . . Benny Sweeney 
. . Forrest Robinson 



Like a bolt from the blue came "Young 
America." by Fred Ballard, to the Astor Sat- 
urday night. It wan "Me and My Dog," which 
Cohan A Harris had announced as forth- 
coming this season. An enthusiastic "first 
night" audience gave the play, staged by 
Sam Forrest, re-entltled "Young America," a 
rousing reception. It bristles with kids of all 
description and there has been no attempt 
to draw the color-line, for in the second 
act there are two colored persons who have 
an Important scene effectively done, especially 
on the part of a barefooted, nondescript pick- 
aninny, who showed not the least sign of 
nervousness when called upon to speak lines. 
And with the kids come several dogs. Upon 
one of these canine principals hangs the suc- 
cess of the play. This dog Is "Jasper," from 
vaudeville, with his trainer, Dlxey Taylor, 
who has a minor role. 

"Jasper" had the stage alone at the close 
of the first act and he barked his lines so 
effectively It took the limine by storm. The 
dog had Just been torn from the arms of his 
crying, boyish owner. Art Simpson, drsgged 
away to Jail for stealing chickens. "Young 
America." to all appearances, In a success 
that should run for Home time at the Astor. 
It has some precocious youngsters, the 
ubiquitous kind undeniably there with the 
devlllah, mischievous bent. Art Simpson Is 
sn orphsn of the friendless type, blamed for 
everything "wrong" In the village. Just when 
the reformatory walls loomed up, stark and 



cold, a young married woman, Mr*. Doray, 
stood sponsor for him and took him home, 
much to the rank and utter disgust of her 
hubby. The third act tamea down consider- 
ably, although there's a marathon of Ins and 
outs for all the cast Something new for a 
New York stage la the Juvenile court aosne 
wherein the negro boy Is tried Just before 
Art's case. Incidentally New York may have 
a good doae of Juvenile court scenes this win- 
ter. Of the "humans," three characters stood 
out the best. They are Art Simpson, played 
by the alender, light-haired Percy Helton; 
Billy Coombs, capitally done by William 
Sampaon, and Officer Jim Reuter, naturally 
played by Charles Dow Clark. Sampson and 
Clark handle moat of the comedy and It's 
well handled. Reuter'a Rube type of town 
minion Is refreshing and wholeaome. Benny 
Sweeney waa a big favorite for bis delinea- 
tion of a tough kid who lied In an effort to 
aave hla pal. Miss Wood was sweetly de- 
mure aa Mrs. Doray, while Otto Kruger waa 
fairly effective as her husband. Forrest Rob- 
inson waa excellent as the Judge. Joseph 
Berger was Ai aa the peddler, while Master 
Norman Allen (colored) deeervee praise for 
his role. "Young America" la not a great 
play, but Its kid atmosphere, with amusing 
lines and situations, tend to make it a play 
worth while. Mark. 

MOLLYAND I. 

Chicago, Sept 1. 

A new comedy, by Frank R. Adams, waa 
selected for the seaaon'a opening at the La 
Salle. "Molly and I" waa originally written 
as a straight light comedy, hut the manage- 
ment added elx cboruo glrla and some songs, 
the music of which Is by Lou Hlrsch. The 
numbers (other than they did not belong) 
were pretty In their own way. From what 
aucoeea the La Salle la going to have with 
Its new show the credit will rest with the 
oaat, apparently selected with the utmost care 
with a result there were no bad spots In the 
playing. The piece has a clever theme, hut 
time-worn. It telle of a girl who muat marry 
on a certain day • to retain her fortune. She 
marrlee a man about to become blind and 
leavea him aa it were at the altar, \fter 
posing aa hla aervant girl for aome months 
she falls In love with her husband and ho 
In love with her. Then he doesn't become 
blind. 

Funny situations are not humorous, but 
they are there. In fact. Just about enough 
to fill a vaudeville sketch. What happens 
In between the situations will be the reason 
for the show not classing with the admission, 
00-12. Too much could not be said In praise 
of the star, Llna Abarbansll. Summed up, 
there la not enough In the ahow for the 
money, but there can be bad a real pleasant 
two hours. 



BRIGHTON. 

With* "city" weather prevailing and many 
nearby beach resorts permanently olosed down 
for the season, Eva Tanguay stepped Into the 
head liners spot at the new Brighton theatre 
and cracked a three-year matinee record 
Monday afternoon, coming back at the night 

Krformance with an attendance that laded 
m than two rows of capacity. The ahow 
waa slightly rearranged after the Initial mat- 
inee, but Tanguay's spot remained un- 
changed. Eight numbers completed her spe- 
cialty with the Inevitable "I Don't Care" 
closing. The beat Illustration of Miss Tan- 
guay's professional sagacity lies In her un- 
canny ability to reconstruct her repertoire 
to favorably fit any kind of circumstance or 
condition. Thla week ahe has eliminated a 
few of her most popular numbers and twist- 
ed the regular routine completely around, 
but the reaaon la obvious In the result Her 
list was evenly balanced and Increased In re- 
turns as It went along until the finale, when 
ahe rendered a "nut song about a grass- 
hopper, with the audience assisting In the 
chorus. Her general appearance suggests a ' 
well-spent summer, for her figure waa never 
prettier. She cleaned up the evenlng'a hit 
without competition. 

Arriving at the other extreme one comes 
to the Gilbert and Sullivan Revue, one of 
thoee top-heavy affairs with % ton of acenery 
and an ounce of class. Selections from sev- 
eral of the favorite O. and 8. operas were 
staged with bits of dialog here and there, 
but no one In the aggregation seemed to take 
the required Interest In their work (barring 
Frederick Schwartz, the musical director), 
and the affair gradually became monotonous 
until it suffered a very painful finale. The 

8 reduction seems to have been built for 
ash and quantity with quality In the minor- 
ity. Robert Dore, E. Percy Parsons and 
Francesca Marnl exhibited what little vocal 
class the production carried, but otherwise 
one can find little to favorably comment upon 
throughout the cast. 

Harry Sykes (New Acts) held the second 
notch, after Inza and Lovella had opened the 
show, with Hallcn and Fuller next, they com- 
ing up from the second section to alleviate 
the stage work and running order. This 
popular couple gave the show some needed 
strength for In "The Corridor of Time" they 
combine a series of sentimental reminiscences 
with original comedy lines thst can hardly 
fall, regardless of circumstances. Such a 
popular pair as Hallen and Fuller, with their 
record behind them, are a welcome addition 
to any program and when accompanied with 
a specialty that stands on Its own merits, 
their welcome Is doubly sure. Fred Hallen'a 
pedal activity belles his sge, and Mollis Ful- 
ler's figure In a tlghted costume brought the 
elders back to their youth. They took second 
honors snd for awhile threatened to stop pro- 
ceedings temporarily. 

After Intermission Fred and Adele Astslre 
captured a hit with a neatly constructed series 
of songs and dances, working throughout be- 



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SHOW REVIEWS 



fore the •apron" which didn't neem to Inter- 
fere with the footwork. 'Don t lilume Me u»r 
What Happened in the Moonlight," with un 
accompanying dunce, was the hit of their turn 
and bolstered up the latter hull considerably. 
McDevitt, Kelly und Lucy, with their com- 
edy specialty, followed to a series of laughs, 
preceding the unconquerable Kva. while 
Burdclla Patterson and her excellent posing 
turn nicely closed the show. Wynn. 



HENDERSON'S. 



If Carleton Hoagland has been placing bills 
all summer at Hendersons. Coney Island, 
equal to the one of this week. Mr. HouglaiPi 
has been giving the Islanders some regular 
shows, and It likely accounts for the bU 
attendance Monday evening when the rest 
of the Island was very dull. The night could 
not by any measure of reckoning have been 
called a good one for the seaside, yet the 
house management complained because a few 
empty seats were not tilled. They thought 
the empties were duo to the Prospect, Brook- 
lyn, opening its season the same evening. 

The show started after the tlrst act like a 
wild motor boat with Its helm anchored but 
toward the centre the program drooped, to 
be again picked up at the ilnleh. The show 
proper ran until 11, with pictures to follow 
and the crowd stuck as though waiting for 
Tuesday's matinee. . 

The bit of the bill and probably the record 
for vaudeville In that position came with 
Ed Morton. No. 2." Morton held up the 
performance three times during bis turn, and 
had to sing eight songs. One would Im- 
mediately conclude this killed the rest of 
the bill, but it did not. and It merely re- 
mains a matter of opinion whether Mr. Mor- 
ton was too strong for the spot. He was 
Disced there to be far enough away from 
Eddie Leonard and Co. (New Acts), next to 
closing, but Morton could have stepped Into 
any position on the program and duplicated 
his tremendous hit. 

••No 3" held Klass and Bernle. with their 
musical instruments, also playing rags, which 
Morton sang mostly. The two boys are doing 
ouite well. They Invite the audience to sug- 
gest numbers, fake it a little and during this 
Sortlon rag the 'Humpresque" so > well, they 
kre fixed at once. The boys should devise a 
better encore than they did Monday evening 
and try more extended comedy. The little they 
do. In the way of kidding, gets over easily. 
For a violin and accordion team. Klass and 
Bernlo seem to be alone by themselves. They 
Sere another big hit. and they also could 
have stood a later position. 

In 'No 4" came the Stan-Stanley Trio, 
with a new "straight" who holds In his voice, 
though this counts but little. Stanley is the 
act His work from the audience Is provoca- 
tive of laughter in strong doses two or three 
times, but he Is overdoing that section, as 
always, also the portion In "one " and now. 
tor the sake of a laugh, he walks down the 
aisle as the preceding turn finishes, throwing 
a bunch of roses on the stage. Just why an 
usher could not do this Is Stanleys secret, 
but It certainly take* the edge off his open- 
tna In an orchestra seat. 

Dorothy Toye with her two well trained 
voices was next on the program. This > girl 
has the same fault with her as when her voices 
weren't so well trained. It Is a production 
for vaudeville she needs -a sort of Frego I 
affair where she could legitimately exploit 
both voices In character. Hut she does well 
and will do well. In the same way she has 
and Is now. The other thing, however. Is 
apt to elevate her In all ways. - 

Oautler's Toy Shop was sixth. Its an Al 
act for the children. The opening Is Prettily 
arranged within the special set. and the 
finale Is swift, full of action. Clay and Lenn, 
"No. 7" (New Acts), were too far down en 
the bill, and couldn't keep the pace, fcddlo 
Leonard and Co. (New Acts) were next to 
closing, with Frear. Raggett and Frear (New 
Acts) the finishing turn, doing real well, but 
could have been farther up. The opening ^ act 
was Stone and Hughes (New Acts), and *hey 
did nothing In that spot. » s »'"^ 

BUSHWICK. 

Some people live In Brooklyn and never 
leave there. K's unexplalnable, especially If 
you don't know Brooklyn, but Its odds on 
that many who attend the Bushwlck theatre 
performances have never been In New York. 
There's as much difference between New York 
and Brooklyn as there Is between Long Island 
City and Yonkers, giving Yonkers much the 
better of thut. of course. 

Wherefore why should anyone be surprised 
that when the taller mun of Webb and Burns 
hit his smaller partner on the head, or other- . 
wise slapstlcked him, the audience almost 
shrieked with delight. Or the same house 
should nearly howl at the little hokum of the 
Emerson and Baldwin comedy Juggling turn, 
or muff some of Nat Will*' best be-ause they 
weren't spread over an acre of explanation? 
It's Brooklyn, Bushwlck Brooklyn, and that 
lets It out. , „, 

The Bushwlck had a fair attendance Tues- 
day evening, for a fair show that got a wallop 
In Its centre It couldn't recover from. The 
setback came In the form of a sketch played 
by Eleanor iTonlon and Co., called "The Dis- 
covery." It's plotted about a candle, held by 
a woman who 1^ a somnambulist ond walks In 
her sleep, to rob a frail wooden cabinet con- 
taining many Jewels owned by the wealthy 
lady who could not afford n midget safe, after 
having been robbed continuously for a month, 
as she said. That had ns much sense to it as 
when the slocp-wnlker with the eandle entered 
the pnrlor one of the men cautioned the 
otherB not to awaken her as it mlKht prove 
fatal, although everybody present then com- 
menced to «pcak In loud asides that the woman . 
perforce had to sleep through until her son 
)lghtly called "Mother." when she awoke. 



Etlgur Allan Woolf wrote the piece. It's also 
culled A Comedy of Mystery'' on the pro- 
gram, but its one of those things an author 
wiio wriu-s us much us Mr. Woolf might turn 
out once in u while, and an uciresa like Miss 
lf.)i'duu might icusonubly be expected to play 
an long as it receives bookings, but the only 
mystery about it Is why It Is on the big time. 
Even at tiie Bushwlck where a Gus Sun 
opening turn might become a riot the sketch 
couiun t druw anything to spcuk of, and the 
show just sug*ed uiter tiie intermission, 
though Dooley and Sales made a gallant effort 
to breast thy tide. They did it successfully, 
t.)O t ulthough nut the position for them, par- 
ticularly beurlng in mind the earlier turns 
hud a clear Held. But J. Francis Dooley went 
ufter them and got 'em. He has revised much 
or the uct, holding down the entire turn to 
meat,'' and Corrinne Sales hus leashed her 
laugh until It is now wholly in order. Dooley 
got uway big with his "Snow ' song, they both 
did well with the 'Mosquito" number, and 
Mr. Dooley closed very strong after an en- 
core with a travestied verse on "The Fool 
There Was." Had Dooley and Sales been next 
to closing the first part, they would have torn 
the show apart. If that had happened, though, 
the Watson Sisters would have had to open 
the second part, which would have placed 
them Immediately before Dorothy Jardon 
(New Act). What might have been therefore 
could not be. 

The Watson Sisters are doing a nice "sis- 
ter" singing turn, barring poor judgment in 
their closing number. It's a song done to 
death the same way the girls are doing It, so 
they could not have looked for more than the 
Bushwlck people gave It. If used at all It 
should not be further on than the second song, 
although the Watsons put over the number 
quite effectively. They do well with all their 
team work, much better than In the solos. 
One Fannie handles, giving Kitty a chance to 
change. Kitty then starts "Soothing Sym- 
phony" In which Fanny, also now changed as 
well, gets In for the first chorus. They did 
that new song well and did as much with 
"Back Home In Tennessee." a rag by the way 
that will give "Kentucky Home" a close race 
if not beating It. They have a "husband" 
song, a sort of comic that opened well for 
them. With a better closing number the Wat- 
son Sisters will be right In line. This Is a 
return date for them at the Bushwlck, with 
but a short time intervening. Geo. Harris In 
the Jordan act exposed the "Soothing Sym- 
phony" melody later on by playing ' riumor- 
esque" as a piano solo. 

After Miss Jordan, Nat Wills did his sing- 
ing monolog, telling a couple of Hebrew Jokes 
as a new departure for Wills, reading "war 
bulletins" and singing a couple of parodies. 
Wills did passably and seemed to cut his 
turn somewhat short. The Five Belmonts, a 
neat hoop and dlablo number (New Acts) 
closed the show In very nice shape. 

Opening the bill were the Aerial Budds, 
who cram a whole circus aerial performance 
Into a few moments. They never heard of 
"stall" and what this young couple do on the 
swinging bar In a few moments was a revela- 
tion to the Bushwlckites (If that's what they 
are called, regardless of what Borne acts may 
call them). The Budds could have easily 
closed the Bushwlck bill. They could do that 
for any show wanting an acrobatic finisher. 
If the Budds are not placed elsewhere where 
they could often be tried to get full value. 

Webb and Burns were "No. 2." One of the 
Italian Impersonators is nlaylnsr "Alexander's 
Rag Time Band" on his little Instrument, but 
the turn is not as old as that. The house 
liked their rough stuff. Emerson and Baldwin 
were next, doing about the Fame they have 
always done, Inclusive of the little prop box 
and the bunch of flowers on a string. They 
are probably Inseparable parts of the turn. The 
black-face comedian gets some laughs from the 
bounding balls. sime 



PROSPECT. 



A good comedy bill with only one weak 
spot on at the Prospect. Brooklyn, this week. 
Monday night was the official opening of the 
season at the house and although the front of 
the house was profusely decorated with flags 
and the management tried in every way to 
make the event a gala one, there was hardly 
more than half a house present. 

After a news weekly was flashed the show 
opened with Blnns and Bert, a comedy ring 
act which served nicely In the spot. Capltola 
and Cathleen, In the second position, are a 
"sister act" of ordinary calibre and seemed 
to slow up the show. The girls, however, got 
away nicely on their closing double number. 

Charles Mack and Co.. In "A Friendly Call " 
followed. The "tad" characterizations In this 
turn are worthy of a performance on the 
legitimate stage. Charles B. Nelson, as Mike 
Donovan, an elderly and feeble Irishman who 
feels he ts about to pass out. Is so delight- 
fully done as to win entirely the sympathy 
of the audience Charles Mack, as Con Con- 
nelly, a vigorous type, makes a splendid foil 
and the dialog Is crisp and snappy. The 
act Is a pleasant Innovation and has Improved 
In the playln? since first shown. 

Mary Melville has cut some of the talk 
Included In her act when she tried out her 
present single. Incidentally, one of her early 
numbers has also been discarded and "Float- 
ing Down the Old Green River" substituted. 
She pets It over. The talk Is still a little 
dragev. Next to cloning the first part. Miss 
Melville was exceedingly well liked. The 
Seven Orlglnnl "Honey Boys" (New Acts) 
closed the flrBt part and scored the hit of 
the first half of the bill. 

Charles B. Mlddleton and Leon a Spellmeyer 
opened the second part and placed a clean 
comedy hit over the footlights. The act is 
their "Ocean Wooing." liked to a great degree 
by Mondnv night's audience. Odlva and her 
seals followed. 



Next to closing, Hayden, Borden and Hay- 
den Bcored very big. The three men had 
the audience with them after a minute or 
two. 'Ihe stepping at the unlsh of the act 
went over with a bang and the boys could 
huve gone for ten minutes longer. 

The Ceclle Trio closed the bill, holding 
the audience in until the last bit of comedy 
was over. The member doing the Chaplin 
Imitation In kilts muBt at least be given 
credit for dressing the film comedian dif- 
ferent from the usual. Fred. 



HARLEM OPERA HOUSE. 

The more the opposition the better they 
like it at the Harlem opera house. From 
outward appearances Monday night that was 
the case. The Harlem had Loew's 7th 
avenue against It during the summer, but now 
has Hurtlg & Seamons with burlesque. Mon- 
day night the house was packed to the doors 
and they were even standing In the balcony 
aisles. 

Not so much to the show the first half. It 
got down to about two acta with the others 
just coming and going. Besides were pic- 
tures In the middle of the bill, a two-reel 
Keystone. 

The vaudeville started with Dearie and 
Coveney (New Acta), who jabbered and sang 
a bit. Jules and Frances (New Acta), who 
came next, did the same thing. The girl 
tried very hard to steal a bow at the finish. 
Sol Levoy sang his HI. song and then the 
Farrell-Taylor Trio Injected some real comedy 
with their seemingly untiring work. This 
trio which uses string Instruments and songs 
was followed by one along the same lines. 
It being Golet, Harris and Morey (New Acts). 
The two-reel picture came between and there 
was no connection noticeable. "Matrimony by 
Mail" (New Acts) scored many laughs and 
"The Aurora of Light," which closed, pleased 
Inrlts artistic way. Dunlay and Merrill were 
next to closing. 

NATIONAL. 

Although the National held a good sized 
attendance Monday night, it was not capacity. 
The crowd was a good one, figuring the close 
opposition on all sides. 

The bill was nothing out of the ordinary 
for a Loew house. It ran splendidly In spots, 
only to drop after hitting the high-wafer 
mark. That the show was enjoyed by all 
those present could be seen by the applause 
each turn received. 

The Holdsworths held down the opening posi- 
tion after a two-reel comedy. They could 
have been placed to better advantage with 
the banjo playing and singing, but gave the 
show a fine start. Ray Snow was "No. 2," 
and pleased with his partly humorous talk. 
Mr. Snow has appearance and knows how to 
deliver his lines, something in his favor and 
which makes him an acceptable small time 
single. 

An old two-reel release split the bill, fol- 
lowed by Goldlng and Keating, who scored 
a tremendous hit with their comedy. That 
sort of comedy with the small girl and tall 
fellow cannot help but gain its purpose, but 
the act could do much better If rearranged 
somewhat, bringing on a few new numbers 
and a little change In the final dance. The 
girl works hard and It was due mostly to her 
the turn was well received. 

Andy Lewis and Co. kept the comedy going 
with a sketch that received Immediate recog- 
nition, due mostly to Mr. Lewis. The audience 
was all attention,, and the company had no 
trouble making every one of their comedy 
"bits" register. Scamp and Scamp also ap- 
peared. Adair and Adelphla (New Acts). 



FIFTH AVENUE. 

With the weather more to the liking of 
theatregoers the Fifth Avenue had 'em flock- 
ing In right up to the hour of the vaudeville 
getaway and about the only place showing a 
few empties were the boxes. Many stood 
during the show as the auditorium filled up 
by 8.30, much to the personal satisfaction or 
Manager Billy Quald. 

The show the first half In comparison with 
others given there of late did not stack up 
so well, but the audience was entertained and 
applauded some of the acts most vigorously. 
The Fifth Avenue patrons seem to be strong 
for comedy. 

The show opens with pictures, with a 
Chaplin two-reeled subject. "The Woman." 
In the middle, the weekly being shown at the 
close. 

The first of the vaudeville section was an 
111. song, rendered by Mabel Burke. It was 
sweetly sung by Miss Burke, who Is an ex- 
ception among 111. vocalists for the simple 
reason that she has a pleasing voice. 

Fred Gerner and his jumping turn opened 
the show proper. The high school horse, with 
a woman rider, as well as a leading grey- 
hound, did their usual barrier Jumping while 
Gerner ably demonstrated he has not gone 
back as a high Jumper. Corner's horse ap- 
peared handicapped by the short stage turn, 
yet no accident occurred and there was only 
one slip. Gerner's Jumping was cl<*an and 
the Fifth Avenooers applauded. 

Lillian Leonhard made no costume chur.ges. 
She sang three songs, twisted her hands 
nervously, and dln't move an Inch from the 
spot where she began singing. Miss Leonard 
sang mechanically, her voice Monday night 
Bounding harsh and metallic, although at 
times she reached her high register with ease. 
Miss Leonhord's song routine is all wrong for 
vaudeville. The sameness of the serious num- 
bers doesn't help her and there's not suf- 
ficient animation In her vocal pyrotivhnlca 
to help her climb. Miss Leonhard's nervous- 
ness was conspicuous In each number. 

Arthur Havel and Co. (New Acts) were fol- 
lowed by Parrlllo and Frablto. who made the 
best Impression with the musical medley. The 
guitar man sang "I Gotta Da Proof," which 



seems to be new words to the old "I Gotta 
Da Rock" number. The team harmonlxed 
on "The Song of Songs" effectively. They 
closed with "Alabama Jubilee," getting a 
hearty encore. A feature was the accordeoo 
medley. Act best for pop houses. 

After the Chaplin film appeared the Four 
Haley Sisters (New Acts), with the acrobatic 
comedy turn of Bowers, Walters and Crook- 
er next. The trio banged over an easy score. 
Conlln and Steele, with a new member in the 
trio, and a brand new drop, showing a club- 
house with a piano secreted in the entrance, 
worked very hard and hauled down aoout the 
biggest applause of the night. Instead of the 
college atmosphere, Jimmy Conlln packs a 
golfing outfit, with talk of teeing and the like 
for comedy play on the words. Never did 
Miss Steele work so hard and she never lags 
a minute, whether talking, singing or danc- 
ing. Conlln's funnisms in the air with the 
suspended wire . boosted their average Im- 
mensely. The pants' pulling is most amusing 
without becoming offensive. 

Sylvia Loyal and her French poodle, jug- 
gling hats and army of pigeons closed the 
show. Miss Loyal'a ambidexterity was well 
nigh perfect and only one miss was made In 
her clever hat Juggling, miss being caused 
when hat hit edge of scenery. Pleading act 
of Its kind, although opening pantomime 
seemed unnecessary. Mark. 



JEFFERSON. 

The Jefferson did no overwhelming busi- 
ness Monday evening. A couple of huge 
flags of America and Germany, presumably 
signifying neutrality, hang from the boxes 
and tiers down here. Noticeable changes In 
the orchestra exists. 

After the preliminary showing of a few 
minor films. Slegal and Matthews, a musical 
mixed team, gave the show a fairly good 
start with banjo playing. The suggestion and 
playing of "burlesque" opera by the man la 
a little too long, and might be eliminated 
entirely. A fast overture though by this 
fellow was good and drew applause. The 
girl makes three changes, the last being nicst 
appropriate. 

Freddie Weber, a ventriloquist, did well with 
talk and song numbers. His appearance here 
last season seemed to have left a remem- 
brance, for Freddie got over big with the 
combined "baby-crying"' bit and the yodel- 
Ing for a finish. Just at present an ordinary 
turn la being offered and he la overdoing the 
"baby-crying," the best of the act. 

May me Remington and Picks brought out 
the most noise and walked away with one of 
the hits. The turn got a tame start with a 
song medley by Miss Remington. The Picks 
were In fine fettle. The usual dancing and 
shouting rounded out the turn In satisfactory 
style. The Three Manning Sisters (New 
Act) did fairly well. 

The Kelos, three men, carded as Jons. 
Jimmy and Jack, came In for applause. The 
boys opened with "Back to Dixieland," hand- 
led nicely, after which they proceeded with 
the acrobatics. The fellow handling the 
comedy Is a much better tumbler than com- 
edian. 

"The Girls from the Waldorf," last season 
known as "The Parisian Flirts," a miniature 
musical comedy, did fairly well. Six girls, 
a constable, and a Juvenile bellboy, comprise 
the company. The wardrobe consists of a 
number of pretty gowns, for a turn of this 
sort, while the girls have fairly good voices. 
But the turn Isn't doing the Waldorf any 
favors by using such a title. 

Harry Sauber with a "dress" suit, a cane 
and a good dialect pleased next to closing. 
Laughs came from a Hebrew character num- 
ber, well handled, but far too long. Hanlon 
and Clifton, a nifty equlllbrlstlc act, com- 
pleted a fairly good show. The men work de- 
liberately all the time, with a number of good 
lifts. 



DELMAR'S OWN EXCHANGE 

Jule Delmar has taken possession of 
the National Theatrical Exchange at 
209 West 45th street, from which vantr 
age place he will act as a clearing house 
for the legitimate and vaudeville, also 
exclusively direct some vaudeville 
turns. ! ^| 

Mr. Delmar, it is said, will do about 
all the engaging for the musical attrac- 
tions of the Shuberts, and it is also re- 
ported he may place the contracts for 
members of the dramatic productions 
of the same firm. Delmar has been act- 
ing as general vaudeville booking rep- 
resentative of the Shuberts for some 
time. In connection with his duties 
for them, Delmar acted as a booker in 
the Loew Circuit offices, where he in- 
terviewed mostly the big time acts call- 
ing at the agency. 

The vaudeville Sunday concerts at 
the Winter Garden which resume short- 
ly will be programed as in past seasons 
by Mr. Delmar, whose assistant in the 
45th street office will be George Mc- 
Dermitt. 



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AS TRIANGLE PLANS MATURE 
25 HOUSES SIGN FOR SERVICE 



New Film Corporation Mapping Out Extensive Opening Cam- 
paign. More Than ZOO Exhibitors Apply for Programs. 
"Model Theatres" Plan Big Start. Minimum Ad- 
mission in Triangle Houses 25c. New Phases. 



In less than a fortnight since the* 
Triangle announced its prospective 
plans and mode of operating certain 
"model theatres" offering Triangle pro- 
grams with some information as to the 
production construction General Man- 
ager J. N. Naulty has signed up a chain 
of 25 theatres outside of New York 
which will use the Triangle films the 
moment released. This list does not 
include what the Triangle terms its 
"model theatres." 

Mr. Naulty has received applications 
for service from more than 200 exhib- 
ors and is making exhibition grants 
where investigation warrants the Tri- 
angle program going per its provisions. 

It's now both a written and unwritten 
law any exhibitor using the Triangle 
service must charge at no house less 
than 25 cents. In many instances there 
are exhibitors who do not and will not 
offer a three or three and one half 
hours of pictures such as will run at the 
Knickerbocker, New York, but instead 
will present a show of one and one- 
half or one and three-quarter hours' 
length wherein they cannot use the en- 
tire Knickerbocker show program. To 
meet such an emergency the Triangle 
"split biir will be offered. One exhibi- 
bitor can use a Griffith feature and a 
Keystone two-reeler while the fellow 
across the street will get Ince multiple- 
reeled subject and a Keystone with each 
guaranteed "protection" upon playing 
the Griffith-Ince vice versa. 

If the exhibitors so desire they can 
have the "model theatre" program in 
its entirety. The Triangle avers the 
price charged the exhibitors will be in 
proportion to the service taken whether 
it be the 14-reeled "model" length or 
the half-service. 

The Triangle model houses are the 
Knickerbocker, New York; Studebaker, 
Chicago; Chestnut Street, Philadelphia; 
Olympic, St. Louis; and a house yet to 
be named in Boston. Prices in these 
houses operated under Triangle leases 
will range from 25 cents to $2. 

The cities next in size will play the 
split week policy and of those already 
heading the list are Milwaukee, St. 
Paul, Duluth and Minneapolis, with 
other cities of similar population nego- 
tiating for the T program. 

The suburban theatres will play a 
Triangle attraction one week, taking a 
five-reeler either a Griffith or an Ince 
subject with a Keystone two-reeler as a 
comedy augmentation. 

The Knickerbocker will start its New 
York Triangle policy Sept. 21. The 
Chicago Studebaker will follow aboui 
Sept. 27 or 28th with Philadelphia open- 
ing about Oct. 1. The other houses will 
have about a week apart in the open-. 



ing period as the Triangle executives 
plan to attend each opening in person. 

George W. Sammis will manage the 
Knickerbocker where the lowest mati- 
nee price will be 25c. Mason Peters 
will handle the Chicago house, while 
William McSween will manage the 
Philadelphia theatre. 

The Triangle plans are maturing rap- 
idly and the mail since last week has 
been unusually heavy with demands for 
the T service. The Triangle has ap- 
pointed Henry MacMahon general pub- 
licity representative with Campbell 
MacCullough as National Publicity 
Manager. William M. Powers, former- 
ly assistant dramatic editor of the New 
York Tribune, will be associate press 
representative. 

The first week's combination will be 
ready about Oct. 18 or 20. By that time 
the exhibitors will be thoroughly cog- 
nizant of the rental plan as starting 
with the service that is first shown in 
the "model theatres." 

The Triangle has made a change in. 
its announced Knickerbocker opening 
program. The Frank Keenan feature, 
"The Coward," has been set back and 
instead the first Thomas Ince produc- 
tion will be Dustin Farnum in "The 
Iron Strain." The reason ascribed by 
the T press department is that the Far- 
num photoplay is "a bigger and more 
forceful production." 

William Furst, who is the T's musical 
director, was due in New York this 
week from the Coast. Furst personally 
is supervising the musical program for 
the Knickerbocker opening. 



BATTLING FOR BUSINESS. 

For the first time in the history of 
New York theatricals, a Broadway 
theatre housing a hit is inviting com- 
parison with a film. 

The play is "Common Clay," at the 

Republic, and the film is "The Birth 

of a Nation." at the Liberty. 

In reviewing the piece one of the 
critics used the following: "For dra- 
matic intensity the third act of 'Com- 
mon Clay' outdoes any of the scenes 
of The Birth of a Nation.'" This has 
been reproduced by paint and oilcloth 
in sign form and is placed at the cor- 
ner of 42nd street and Seventh avenue, 
so as to catch the eye of almost every 
one who passes. 



Exhibitors' League Club House. 

The Motion Picture Exhibitors' 
League of New York is negotiating 
for the purchase of the club now being 
used as the home of the Friars. The 
deal is well under way and if consum- 
mated the Exhibitors* League, Local 
No. 1, will take possession. 



FROHMAN-PATHE RELEASES. 

Following a conference this week 
between L. J. Gasnier, general man- 
ager of the Pathe Exchanges, and Wil- 
liam L. Sherrill, president of the Froh- 
man Amusement Corporation, arrange- 
ments were consummated for a long 
term contract for the film feature pro- 
ductions of Frohman to be distributed 
to the exhibitors by Pathe. 

Pathe's first step toward the deal 
was the accepting of the Frohman fea- 
ture, "John Glade's Honor," featur- 
ing C. Aubrey Smith, which Pathe 
marks for the first Frohman release 
under the new regime Oct. 15. 
• President Sherrill confirmed the new 
arrangement in an enthusiastic man- 
ner. He said all booking connections 
with the World had been severed and 
that hereafter Frohman will release 
one five-reeled feature a month with 
Pathe. The second feature will be 
"Body and Soul," with Florence Rock- 
well, for the November release. Work 
on the Rockwell picture started 
Wednesday at the Frohman Corp. 
studio, 514 West 54th street, where 
George I. Irving is general director 
and Ralph Dean, technical director. 

Mr. Sherrill said the agreement with 
Pathe was for a permanent booking 
connection. 

The Pathe agreement with the Froh- 
man Corp. following its recent book- 
ing affiliation with the Balboa and 
Whartons, Inc., means that Pathe is 
going to put forth every effort to build 
up a big feature service without rely- 
ing entirely upon its own brands. 



GUARDING "PAPER" PAYMENT. 

The various picture exchanges oper- 
ating in and around New York have 
combined to establish a new system for 
the distribution of paper and litho- 
graphs. 

Heretofore the exhibitor was allowed 
credit on his paper and lithos and in- 
variably allowed the bills to accumu- 
late until he finally decided to change 
his service, figuring such a move auto- 
matically liquidated his paper debt. 

The exchange men, realizing the tre- 
mendous loss this eventually meant, got 
together and inaugurated a card sys- 
tem, selling each exhibitor a "paper 
card" for $5 cash in advance. As he 
drew his paper supply, the card was 
punched until the value was exhausted. 
The new idea, while as yet in its in- 
fancy, is found decidedly practical and 
is destined to continue. 



ESSANAY'S N. Y. STUDIO. 

It is almost a foregone conclusion 
that around the first of January, 1916, 
will find Gilbert M. (Broncho Billy) 
Anderson, half owner of the Essanay. 
ensconsed in New York with his own 
producing company as well as that of 
the comedy film players headed by 
Charles Chaplin. 

Anderson on the Coast recently inti- 
mated to several close friends he would 
take the Chaplin company east before 
another year and he's expected to be 
in New York after the holidays. 

The eastern establishment would be 
in line with the reported Oliver Mo- 
rosco contract with Chaplin to appear 
in a Broadway production. 



PROGRAM FEUD. 

The picture patrons of Washington 
Heights are enjoying the benefits of a 
"program feud" waged by several ex- 
hibitors around 175th street and St. 
Nicholas avenue, several high class the- 
atres being located in that district 
which are finding considerable trouble 
in acquiring proper service. Until re- 
cently the high grade programs have 
been exhibited at the Washington 
Heights' theatre, the Empress ami the 
Sol Sapphire house, the three being lo- 
cated within a distance of seven blocks. 

The Palace and Palace Airdrome, in 
the center of the franchised territory, 
have been forced to get along as best 
they could until this week when the 
management took a flying trip south- 
ward and signed up the exclusive rights 
for one year for the Paramount, Metro 
and Fox programs, leaving the balance 
of his neighborhood competitors with- 
out any immediate feature service. 

A few blocks farther north a new 
house with a seating capacity of 1,600 
is being erected scheduled to open next 
month with a straight picture policy. 
Just where the invader proposes to se- 
cure its supply is problematical. 



GARDEN, FILM POSSIBILITY. 

Mary Garden may appear in pictures. 
The famous diva is to return to this 
country late in October and it it pos- 
sible that prior to that time she will 

have affixed her signature to a con- 
tract calling for her appearance in a 
picture, to be finished inside of three 
weeks, and for which Miss Garden is 
to receive $17,000. 

She is to come to this country for a 
concert tour under the management of 
a Boston impresario, incidentally, it is 
mentioned, that the prima donna is 
partially financing the tour herself. 
The film company desirous of obtain- 
ing Miss Garden's service before the 
camera is considering sending a repre- 
sentative abroad to confer with the 
prima donna and submit a contract to 
her. 

There has been a rumor the Metro 
and the Triangle offered the prima 
donna certain big contracts. Miss 
Garden is in London and will remain 
there for some weeks. A man in New 
York representing himself as her agent 
has been offering her for pictures, but 
according to an intimate friend of Miss 
Garden's, it has been without au- 
thority. 

If she does finally consent to appear 
before the camera it will be either in 
"Thais" or "Sappho." 



HOLDING TO CONTRACT. 

There is a likelihood of several 
changes in the ranks of the producers 
of the World being announced soon. 
Two producing firms are leaving the 
World, but the latter may take legal 
means to prevent it and to hold them 
to the contracts that they have with 
the corporation. 

Lewis J. Selznick, general manager 
of the World, refused to name the 
companies, and said he would only do 
so after consulting with the corpora- 
tion's lawyers regarding the possibility 
of legal action. 



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HISTORICAL SERIAL MAY HAVE 
BOARD OF EDUCATION SANCTION 



Plan Under Way to Obtain Co-operation of All Educational 

Bodies Throughout the Country for a Serial Bated on 

the History of the Nation. Members of New 

York's Board Are Said to Like the Idea. 



The history of the United States in 
film for educational purposes is the 
purpose of a new corporation in the 
course of formation. The company 
has been working for several weeks to 
obtain the sanction of the heads of the 
Board of Education of New York City 
and has practically obtained an assur- 
ance several members of the board 
will act in the capacity of censors to 
pass on the installments of the film to 
be issued in serial form. 

It is the plan at present to adapt a 
scenario from the books of history at 
present in use in the public schools of 
the city. The arrangement which the 
company's heads eventually hope to ef- 
fect is the issue of students' tickets in 
the public schools which will be re- 
deemable at the houses showing the 
pictures with an added admission fee 
at special school children's perform- 
ances. 

The installments of the film will 
have as the initial picture a brief 
resume of the history of the country. 
This will be followed with the starting 
of the expedition of Columbus to find a 
way around the world, and the landing 
of the discoverers of America on the 
island of Cuba. Following this the 
events leading up to the early settle- 
ments at St. Augustine, Fla., and 
Jamestown by the Spanish and English 
will be shown. 

The landing of the Pilgrims at Ply- 
mouth Rock and the events leading to 
the Revolutionary War will follow, and 
finally the story will in its film form be 
brought down to the present day. The 
present history of the country em- 
ployed in the public schools are all too 
brief in their setting forth of the 
events responsible for the formation 
of the United States of America and the 
events which have followed since the 
constitution was first formed. 

The new company, which may adapt 
the name of The Nation's Historical 
Film Corporation, hopes to evolve a 
feature picturesque and educational at 
the same time. The possibility bein^ 
that the basis of the film scenario will 
be woven around the romance of Miss 
America, wlio will review her past glo- 
ries as a child and bringing her down 
to her present full development. 

If the scheme of interesting the pub- 
lic schools throughout the country is 
fully developed by the time the serial 
makes its first appearance on the mar 
ke.t, and the company's heads obtain the 
sanction of the various educational 
boards, the film is expected to become 
a big winner. 



last week when two gentry of the free 
and easy specie applied it to a Brook- 
lyn exhibitor. 

The game was worked by the "ad- 
vance man" visiting the house with the 
information he had a purchaser pro- 
vided the tenant was willing to sell. 
The answer was generally in the af- 
firmative. 

The following day the "buyer" was 
introduced and after agreeing on price 
and terms, he requested an option for 
30 days. This was granted, whereupon 
the couple began canvassing the neigh- 
borhood, selling stock as low as $1 per 
share. On one occasion the purchase 
was actually settled and carried 
through, but the second case proved 
quite the opposite. After accumulating 
considerable money through the sale 
of stock the "brokers" disappeared, 
leaving nothing but a small army of 
buncoed stockholders and the possibil- 
ity of a police complaint. 



CANT LOCATE THIEF. 

The Mutual New York office is con- 
siderably worried over the continual 
thefts of Keystone and Chaplin films, 

apparently taken from the shipping 
room. 

The thefts have been going on for 
some time without any trace of the 
principal until finally the management 
decided to dispense with the services 
of the entire shipping room crew. 

This apparently brought no relief and 
as a last resort the Mutual has placed 
signs offering $100 reward for informa- 
tion that will lead to the apprehension 
of the thief. As yet nothing has been 
heard of the films nor has anyone ar- 
rived with sufficient knowledge of their 
whereabouts to claim the reward. 



STOCK SELLING TRICK. 

A new stock selling sccheme apply- 
ing directly to pictures was uncovered 



NEW FRANK PICTURE. 

While a fight is being waged in the 
courts with the Leo Frank film of the 
Rolands' make the bone of contention, 
the Gaumont, now making a new week- 
ly for the Mutual, places a number of 

camera scenes upon its latest issue. 

They show the lynching ground, the 
crowds there and the judge who asked 
the gathered onlookers to let the body 
be taken home in peace and also subse- 
quent scenes around the undertaker's 
establishment in Atlanta. Another 
picture shows Mrs. Frank, widow of 
the lynched man, at close range, pick- 
ing flowers from a garden bed near her 
home. 

When shown before the censorship 
committee, no comment was made and 
the Mutual expects to show the picture 
everywhere the M program is shown. 



UNIVERSAL PEOPLE. 

William Garwood, who has been one 
of the principal directors with the uni- 
versal forces, was last week engaged 
under a new contract for the ensuing 

year at a substantial increase of salary. 

The U is also negotiating with Nat 
Goodwin relative to doing another big 
feature. 

It's been decided Hobart Bosworth 
will appear in a feature release once a 
month. Bosworth is under contract to 
the U for a year for feature work. 
Bosworth has just finished a feature, 
"A Little Brother of the Rich" (five 
reels), produced by Otis Turner. Jane 
Novak and Hobart Henley are in Bos- 
worth's support. Bosworth's next pic- 
ture will be "Fatherhood." 

Frank Keenan has concluded his fea- 
ture, "The Long Chance." He is ar- 
ranging to return to the legitimate 
stage. 

Keenan's picture was directed by 
Harry LeSaint, late of Selig. This is 
LeSaint's first film for the U. His 
wife, Stella Razeto, plays the lead 
opposite Keenan. 

The U has changed the title of the 
Julia Dean feature from "Renuncia- 
tion" to "Judge Not." 

The Universal arranged with the 
Sun Photoplay Co. to take over the 
big feature, "Uncle Sam At Work" 
(seven reels) for eastern territory and 
for certain sections of the middle west 
not covered by previous bookings. 
A number of road outfits, with an ac- 
companying lecturer, will take to the 
road. 



DENVER'S NEW CONCERN. 

Denver, Sept. 1. 

The Hoffman Film Co., newly organ- 
ized, has purchased 23 acres in the 
suburbs. A "film city" is in course of 
construction. 

The company has a paid-up capital 
of $250,000, and will produce fea- 
ture pictures. Arthur E. Hoffman is 
president; Henry P. Dickinson, vice- 
president, and Joseph E. Guinn, secre- 
tary. Edward J. Mullen and H. H. 
Buckwalter are substantially in- 
terested. 



SOUTH LOOKS GOOD. 

William Oldknow, considered one of 
the biggest film men in the south, and 
who is general manager of the Con- 
solidated Film & Supply Co., with 
headquarters in Atlanta, has been in 
New York conferring with local film 
men. 

Oldknow predicts the south will show 
i* wonderful increase in feature de- 
mands over any previous season. 



BURKE WITH NO. AMERICAN. 

Edgar O. Burke has been appointed 
Greater New York representative for 
the North American, with headquarters 
in the Mutual offices. He succeeded 
L. L. Beaudry as the representative for 
his territory, considered the most im- 
portant in the country in film circles. 

Mr. Burke was formerly with the 
Gaumont as publicity and sales man- 
ager and later with Allen Film Corp.. 
the Blinkhorn Photoplay Corp. and the 
Cosmofotofilm Company. 



WORLD'S COMING PRODUCTIONS. 

Activities around the World's pro- 
ducing plants in the east and particu- 
larly at the Fort Lee studios show the 
feature-making end is fast assuming 
gigantic proportions for the winter's 
program. 

Director Capellani (who directed 
"Les Miserables") is well advanced 
vith the Robert Warwick feature, "The 
I^ash of an Emerald." In this film 
Capellani works in some realistic 
views of the proverbial pilgrimage to 
the Canadian shrine where cripples and 
sick persons from all parts of the 
world go annually in the hope of being 
permanently cured. 

Joe Smiley has made progress with 
"The Ballet Girl," the film adaptation 
of Compton MacKenzie's "Carnival" 
which the William A. Brady Co. is 
r. aking with Alice Brady as the fea- 
tured player. 

Holbrook Blinn is putting the fin- 
ishing touches to "The Irish Snuff 
Box" which Director Tournier is stag- 
ing. This feature, to be released Sept. 
L\ tells a peculiarly woven story of 
the travels of a snuff box, containing 
French army secrets and which an 
American secret service man, working 
for France, recaptures from the Ger- 
mans. Blinn's subsequent film work 
will be in "The Family Cupboard," 
vhich will also have Johnny Hines and 
Frances Nelson in the cast 

Oscar Eagle, who recently finished 
the direction of "The Cotton King," 
hos started a portion of the new Vivian 
Martin feature, "The Little Mademoi- 
selle." Eagle, at the Picture Exhibit- 
ors' carnival at Brighton Beach had 
1,000 half-sheets, offering $1,000 reward 
for information of the whereabouts of 
Lili Breval (the Little Mademoiselle) 
posted all over the Beach. These were 
cameraed and will be used in the pic- 
ture. "The Ambition of Mark Truitt" 
will be Eagle's next feature. It will 
bear upon the development of the steel 
industry, but will not be a Labor play 
in any sense. 

Director James Young has been at 
Bat Cave, N. G, for some days, where 
a company (headed by Clara Kimball 
Young) is finishing "The Heart of the 
Blue Ridge." 

Emilie Polini is to be featured as a 
star by the World and will handle the 
lead in "The Little Church Around the 
Corner" which M. Chautard is direct- 
ing. 

Director Tournier has been commis- 
sioned to make a screen version of "A 
Butterfly on the Wheel," the story to 
follow in many respects the stage play. 



CUT DOWN WAR FILM. 

Chicago, Sept. 1. 

The Chicago Tribune war pictures, 
"With Russia At The Front," taken by 
the Tribune's camera man under the 
supervision of R. R. McCormick, were 
exhibited at the Studebaker last week 
with McCormick lecturing on the side. 

While the films pulled capacity houses 
throughout the week, the local censor 
board used the shears on the negative 
to such an extent little interest re- 
mained after the cutting process. 

This week "The German Side Of 
The War" is the Studebaker attrac- 
tion. 



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PfULLY'S MET TO PLAY FILMS 
UNDER SHUBERTS' MANAGEMENT 



H 



of Grand Opera in Habitat of William Penn to Reopen 
Sept. 27 With Feature Picture Policy. Three 
Shows a Day. Jos. Engel to Manage. 



Philadelphia, Sept. 1. 

The Metropolitan Opera House here, 
which has passed to the direction of 
the Shuberts, will open Sept. 27, with 
a feature film policy, probably pat- 
terned after that at the Strand, New 
York. 

Jos. Engel, a manager from the Loew 
Circuit, will be in charge of the Met 
for the Shuberts. 

The policy will be three perform- 
ances a day with likely a weekly change 
cf bill. There will be a vocal chorus 
c ( 70 and a large orchestra. 



"NO DEPOSITS" EXHIBITORS. 

The exhibitors controlling the larger 
and better grade of theatres in Greater 
New York have called a general meet- 
ing among themselves to be held at the 
Masonic Building Sept. 7 to protest 
against the practice of the manufac- 
turers in demanding large deposits for 
rented films. 

The exhibitors heretofore have been 
forced to place a deposit on all film 
taken from the exchanges, this deposit 
generally standing while the service was 
accepted. 

Inasmuch as exhibitors playing a 
feature program are compelled to have 
several deposits outstanding, they feel 
this an imposition and the meeting is 
for the purpose of abolishing this prac- 
tice if possible, at least among those 
exhibitors who consider themselves 
financially responsible. 



DOUBLING IN FILM. 

A certain publicity agent, or some 
one who claims he is a publicity agent, 
has been flooding many of the picture 
directors with letters offering to 
double. His offer is to make the di- 
rector famous providing the latter will 
give the P. A. a job as an actor. In 
part his letter reads: 

"I have lately been successful in 
combining publicity with acting. This 
is usually done by arrangement with 
the director to look after his publicity. 

"I figure to make $15 a day on this 
plan. If the publicity is for you alone 
that could be divided $10 for the part 
and $5 for the publicity, by splitting it 
with the leading man or woman." 

The directors in the majority regard 
the letter as well as the sender as more 
or less of a "joke" and are passing the 
news along. 



"NATION" WANTS TO STAY. 

"The Birth of a Nation" wants to 
stay at the Liberty. Its contract under 
the present terms (flat rental) expires 
this week. A new agreement is being 
negotiated for, which will give the 
house management (Klaw &. Erlanger) 
a guaranteeed amount weekly, to be 
considered as rental, with a percentage 
of the receipts over a certain figure. 



"The Nation" film is still doing 
around between $11,000 and $12,000 
weekly at the Liberty. A condition of 
the renewal of the "Nation's" agree- 
ment for that house is said to be an 
arrangement with "The Moloch" to 
postpone its booking. "The Moloch" 
is a K. & E. production of last season 
that "flopped" on its road premiere. 
It was reported the firm had decided 
to shelve it, but now the "Nation" 
people have learned it is a Liberty 
booking, which may mean a bonus 
will have to be paid to cancel the 
show's time there. The Charles Dil- 
lingham production for Elsie Janis was 
also a possibility for the Liberty, if 
Griffith's film left there. 

Asbury Park, N. J., Sept. 1 
'The Birth of a Nation" at the Sa- 
voy last week did about $11,500 gross, 
miraculous receipts for this city, and 
more particularly so with a moving pic- 
ture. The Savoy gave three shows 
v/ith the film Friday and Saturday, giv- 
ii»g the first those days at 10.30 a. m. 

The "Nation" picture Will return to 
the Savoy Sept. 13. 



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'BATTLE CRY* AT VITA. 

As expected, the Vitagraph's big pic- 
ture, "The Battle Cry of Peace," will 
be exhibited at the Vitagraph theatre 
commencing Sept. 9, as a special show* 
with an admission scale of 25-$2. 

S. L. Rothapfel will stage the film, 
and there will be an orchestra of 25. 

The addition of the Vitagraph to the 
higher priced picture houses gives New 
York three theatres of the $2 grade 
showing pictures. The other two are 
the Liberty and Knickerbocker (to 
open). 



PICTURE AGENTS BARRED. 

Many of the picture agencies reach- 
ing the end of their present leases are 
unable to renew them. 

Several of the buildings have com- 
menced clearing out the picture agents 
from among their tenants through the 
crowds that fill these offices all day 
and a good part of the night, as it is 
the evening hours the agents do most 
of their placing (or the following day. 

The buildings with the dramatic of- 
fices ^nd agents arc the ones taking 
these steps, as they found other tenants 
complain over the crowded state of the 
elevators and loungers in the halls. 



"MACISTE'S" PRIZE TITLE. 

In the prize title competition conduct- 
ed by the Itala, to have its six-reeler, 
"Maciste" renamed, the Itala accepted 
"The Miracles of Maciste," submitted 
by Robert Grau. 



KLEINE'S BIO. PROGRAM. 

With the announcement this week 
that George Klcine would commence 
Sept. 22 releasing a six-reel Biograph 
reissue program (Griffith-Sennett), 
came the underlying information the 
several contributors to the General 
Film Co.'s service had divided into 
two factions with the quartet of manu- 
facturers composing the V-L-S-E on 
one side, the Kleine interests compris- 
ing the Edison and Biograph products 
on the other. 

Early in the film business, when the 
Edison and Biograph people controlled 
the basis patents of the mechanical 
,«nd of the industry, Kleine brought 
the two firms together, ending several 
interesting litigation cases in which the 
two were principals and incidentally 
went a long way in establishing the 
Motion Picture Patents Co. For this 
Kleine was rewarded with a franchise 
through it. Since then the Vita- 
graph, Lubin, Essanay, Selig, Biograph 
and Edison firms have been releasing 
their one and two-reel subjects through 
the General, but when features as- 
sumed gigantic proportions the Vita, 
Lubin, Essanay and Selig people com- 
bined to organize their own distribut- 
ing plant, now known as the V-L-S-E. 

With Kleine releasing a reissue pro- 
gram of the Biograph products and 
also the Edison features, it means the 
several contributors to the General have 
parted friendly ways, at least in- so far 
as business is concerned. The first 
program will consist of four films in 
six reels, two two-reelers and two sin- 
gle reelers. D. W. Griffith and Mack 
Sennett, whom the Bio is using to re- 
issue on a full program, are promi- 
nently connected at present with the 
Triangle, which, in starting its fea- 
ture program, will largely exploit the 
names of its principal directors, Grif- 
fith, Ince and Sennett in the advertis- 
ing. 



"THE EAGLE" CONDEMNED. 

Chicago, Sept. 1. 
"The Eagle," a Laemmle film fea- 
ture, was rejected by the Chicago Cen- 
sors this week on the grounds that the 
story had to do with a gang of crooks 
and white slavers. 




GENERAL ENGAGING AGENCY. 

Representatives of several of the large 
film concerns have been conferring of 
late with the idea of forming a general 
extra people agency through which 
each ot the concerns which subscribes 
for the up-keep of that agency will 
secure all of the necessary extra people 
without having to call upon the inde- 
pendent agencies which have been sup- 
plying them. Considerable grafting has 
been going on in the ranks of the in- 
dependent agents and it prompted the 
manufacturers to take this step in wip- 
ing it out. 

Among the candidates to take charge 
of the general agency is John Edwards, 
who, two years ago, had a plan for an 
agency such as is being considered at 
present. It was not considered neces- 
sary at the time. 

A number of the local picture agents 
who supply the manufacturers with 
their extra help, held a meeting at the 
offices of Jack Belford in the Knicker- 
bocker Theatre Building Monday night 
to discuss the proposed move of the 
manufacturers to establish a central 
agency of their own. Belford is one 
of the prominent "contractors" of New 
York. 

The agents attending denied the 
truthfulness of all the manufacturers' 
claims and stated the amount paid the 
supernumeraries was always fixed by 
the studio managers, the agents accept- 
ing but a small commission for their 
work. No move was proposed to com- 
bat the new agency, the meeting hav- 
ing been called merely to vindicate the 
agents, it is said. 



CHAPLINS WITHOUT DATES. 

The General Film Co., is not giving 
out any advance information on the fu- 
ture release of the Chaplin comedy 
films, nor is it certain of the exact re- 
lease dates. 

The last Chaplin, "The Bank/' was 
scheduled for a set date, but the Essa- 
ney notified the G. F. the date would 
have to be postponed one week for 
reasons of their own. 

The notification came after every ex- 
hibitor subscribing to the Chaplin 
service had generously advertised and 
announced the film several days in ad- 
vance. 

The first arrangement called for a 
Chaplin comedy in two reels every 
two weeks, but the Essanay apparently 
could not live up to this schedule and 
hereafter the Chaplins will be distrib- 
uted without advance billing, being sent 
out as fast as they arc delivered. 



MAY WARD 

Star of "THE CONTINENTAL CTRL," a 
five-reel featurr, the first product of the CON- 
TINENTAL FILM CO. 

It is being disposed of by state rights, the 
concern operating from Philadelphia. 



DIRECTORS' PROFIT-SHARING. 

The World via Lewis J. Selznick is 
to the fore again with a new arrange- 
ment. The World proposes to inaug- 
urate the profit-sharing plan whereby 
it* picture directors will share in fu- 
ture features. Mr. Selznick believes 
directors are the most valuable asset to 
a picture concern and realizing their 
importance in turning out pictures 
worth while, intends to make it more 
remunerative for his directors in the 
f:ture. 

The World will hereafter let 20 per 
cent, of its profits go to the directors 
who, while working on subjects, will 
be permitted to a drawing account 
equivalent to their salaries. 



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MOVING PICTURES 



FILM FLASHES 



Edna Payne Is with the U. 



Ruth Stonehouse (Essanay) has a machine. 

Don Meaney has assumed charge of the 
production department with the Quality Co. 

Franklyn Oale has signed for the coming 
season with the Equitable. 

John Emerson's next feature appearance will 
be in five-part picture, "The Scarlet Band." 



Arthur Earl has been engaged to manage 
the new Palace, Waverly, la. 

Eddie Lyons was once a member of a news- 
boys' quartet in vaudeville. 



"School Bells" is marked for release Oct. 
14 on the World program. 

Lee Moran was once a property boy. Now 
he's a funny man In pictures. 

The Bonlta, Tampa, Florida, has added a 
singing team to its usual picture program. 

Ivy Troutman has reported to the Rlalto 
as principal In "The House with Nobody in It." 

A new Orpheum is being constructed at 
Twelfth and P streets, Lincoln, Neb. 

This is the last week of the "Romance of 
Elaine" serial. 



W. S. Shannon has disposed of his interests 
In two picture houses in New Richmond, Wis. 

Charles Blse is organizing a new film com- 
pany that will operate at Harlowton, Mont. 

Maurice F. Tobias Is now managing the 
Mutual's Western film branch. 



The Charles Evans feature, "The Parlor 
Match," is announced for release Jan. 10. 



The Universal plans to make a comedy fea- 
ture out of "The Two Johns" this winter. 



William Stowell Is with the American pho- 
toplaylng forces. 

M. Albert Cappellani directed the Jose Col- 
lins feature, "The Imposters." The principal 
male role was enacted by Alec B. Francis. 

The Ward and Vokes comedy film creation 
of "A Run on the Bank" is expected in Sep- 
tember. 



William M. Kinsey has assumed the active 
management of the newly formed Kolb & Dill 
picture company. 

House Peters plays a strenuous role op- 
posite W. S. Hart In a western picture for 
the Nymph entitled "Between Men." 

Orrln Johnson has progressed favorably with 
h(4 latest John Ince feature, "Whither Ooest 
Thou?" on the Pacific Coast 



Luella Maxams and Walters Rogers, late 
of the Eclair Co., are the principals in Bison 
western, "In the Sunset Country." 

June Keith has passed up a production to 
do further feature work with one of the 
Essanay companies. 

King Baggot enacts the lead in "Crime's 
Triangle," which he also produced for the 
Imp. 



Lee Ochs has built up a classy patronage 
for his Costello theatre on upper Broadway. 
The night admission Is 26c. 



The Lyric, Yankton, S. D., has been pur- 
chased by Harry Fisk, who will play only 
pictures there. 

The first two-part comedy Max Under haB 
appeared in before American screen fans la 
entitled "A Ringer For Max." 

Director Webster is with the Universal. He 
has been assigned to the King Baggot pic- 
tures. 



D. W. Chamberlain, a Western exhibitor, 
after looking at Broadway, has returned to 
Minnesota. 



The Crescent is in course of construction on 
Grant street, Houston, Minn. A. E. Johnson 
is the owner. 



Veata and Bobby Hamilton have given up 
vaudeville for the present and bave signed 
for pictures with the Universal. 



Billy Garwood and Violet Mersereau enact 
the leads In "The Wolf of Debt," which Jack 
Harvey has been directing. 



B. S. Moss has secured the rights to pro- 
duce Eugene Walters' play, "Boots and Sad- 
dles," in film form. 



Late additions to the National forces are 
Lamar JobnBton, late of Sellg, and Jack C. 
O'Brien, formerly with the Universal. 



Henry E. Dlxey has started work at the 
Imp on "A Pickled Romance" (five reels), 
which T. Hayes Hunter Is directing. 

"Caught" is an Essanay three-part picture 
which has Bryant Washburn, Frederick Ward 
and Edna Mayo as Its principals. 

E. Oddy Freedman has gone back West with 
about fifteen new features which he corralled 
during his recent visit to New York. 



The Premier has a new feature, "Ambition," 
which David O. Fisher wrote for the screen. 
Fisher is the author of "Lavender and Old 
Lace." 



The Colonial Amusement Co. of Lexington, 
Ky., recently filed suit to foreclose a mort- 
gage on the Pastime (pictures) theatre at 
Maysvllle, same state. 



After a short visit in San Francisco, Wil- 
liam Parsons, president of the National, Is 
en route to Chicago and New York to attend 
the first release of his firm. 



Tom North, the Seattle manager of the 
V-L-S-E, has added another film organ to the 
market called "V-L-S-E Pals," dealing solely 
with the firm's activity in the northwest. 



Campbell McCulloch has been appointed na- 
tional publicity promoter of the Triangle, and 
will headquarter with Henry MacMahon, at 
the Long Acre Building, New York. 



"The Man Trail," with Richard Travers. 
June Keith, Arthur W. Bates, is a six-act 
photoplay which the V-L-S-E releases in Sep- 
tember (Essanay). 

Paul Bourgeois directed the new animal 
film. "When Joe Martin Turns 'Em Loose," 
which Is reported as something "unusual" 
for the "wild animal" stuff. 



Charles Olblyn, long with the Universale 

directing forces, has enlisted under the 

Nymph's banner. He will be attached to the 
Ince corps. 

The Universal has decided to extend the 
"Broken Coin" series to twenty-two reels In- 
stead of fifteen as originally Intended. The 
fifteenth installment has been filmed. 



Orandln Films, Inc., of 378 Central Park 
West, have assigned to Martin Llppman. This 
company was formerly one of the producing 
firms for the former United program. 

Single reeled comedy subjects are to be made 
at the Wizard studios, on Fifty-seventh street, 
and will be tacked onto the World's program 
service this fall. 



H. O. Stechhan, a Western newspaper man, 
has 'been engaged as general publicity man 
for the Balboa, with headquarters on the 
Coast. 



Paul Gullck leaves to-day on a fortnight's 
vacation. During his absence the Motion 
Picture Weekly will be gotten out by Robert 
Doman. 



Edna Malson, Douglas Gerard and Rupert 
Julian will remain with the Smalleys until 
they have finished the present Pavlowa fea- 
ture. "The Dumb Girl of Portlcl." 

"Mrs. Blllle" will be the title of the Roszlka 
Dolly picture (five parts), In which Miss Dolly 
Is supported by Lillian Gish, Mary Alden and 
Wilfred Lucas. 



Elsie Greeson, who went West and was en- 
gaged for the Al Christie comedy company, 
appeared in one picture and was then forced 
to quit, owing to Illness. 



It's decided that when Henrietta Crosman 
makes her film feature appearance it will be 
In the screen adaptation of her former stage 
play, "Tongues of Men." Harvey Gates is 
fixing the scenario. 

George Fawcett will not be seen in a legiti- 
mate production for some time to come as 
he has signed a fresh contract with the 
I'niversal to do another feature. His next 
film subject will be entitled "Tainted Money." 



Harry Benham, who recently changed com- 
panies, Is quite a versatile chap. In a recent 
picture he Impersonated a young woman and 
did It so well that he may be called upon to 
do more of the work later. 



Rolfe will film "The Game of Hearts." an 
old meller, during the winter. The rights 
were Bold by John Pollock, who is also said 
to have disposed of "The Beauty Shop" for 
pictures. 

The scenario idea for "Farewell to Thee" 
(Reliance) was taken from a Hawaiian song, 
"Alaho-Oe." In the cast are Bert Hedley, 
Alberta Lee, Eric von Stroheim, Lucille 
Younge and Bessie Buskirk. 



"Captivating Mary Castalrs," from the novel 
by Sydnor Harrison, is the second feature 
to be made by the National Co. in the cast 
ore Norman Talmadve, Allan Forrest, Bruce 
Mitchell and Frank Brown. 



Joseph Adelman directed "The Continental 
Girl" with May Ward, in five reels, now 
finished. A feature of the picture is the in- 
troduction of "The Diving Horses," which 
were at the Hippodrome, New York. 

William Christie Cabanne baa been putting 
Douglas Fairbanks through picture stunts on 
the Coast. Fairbanks is the star in a fea- 
ture to be produced at the Knickerbocker by 
the Triangle during September, it's entitled 
"Blood Will Tell." 



The American obtained the picture rights 
to Opie Read's thrilling story, "Infatuation," 
and has turned it into a four-part feature 
with Harry Pollard and Margherita Fisher 
featured. A fight scene is staged in the regu- 
lation ring. 

The Balboa is making a feature out of the 
old H. M. Horkhelmer play, "A Message from 
Reno," in five reels, in which the leads will be 
played by Ruth Rowland and Andrew Arbuckle 
(Maclyn's brother). Sherwood MacDonald is 
the director. 

Stanley Dark, who played in the legitimate 
production of "Green Stockings," has been 
engaged by the Vltagraph to do his old role of 
Colonel Smith in the Vita's screen version of 
the Margaret Anglln play. Lillian Walker 
will be the principal feminine player. 

Sid Chaplin continues his film work with the 
Keystone and his consistent work has resulted 
in Mack Bennett deciding to feature him In a 
two-reeled comedy which will have the Ex- 
position groundB at San Francisco as the 
scenic environment. 



"The Blood Seedling," which ex- Secretary 
of State John Hay wrote and which appeared 
several times in Llppincott's Magazine, has 
been adapted for the screen by Emma Bell. 
The feature 1b being directed by Thomas 
Santchl. 

The six-reeled subject, "The Campbells are 
Coming," is »et for release by the Universal 
Oct. 25. Part of this feature when first cam- 
eraed, and which ran almost twelve reels, was 
cut out and used in another film released 
some time ago. 

There is no telling just when Marjorle 
Rambeau will be enabled to take up her pro- 
posed picture work with Morosco, as she is 
under contract to appear in the legitimate pro- 
duction of "King-Queen-Jack," expected to be 
brought out in New York before long. 

Late acquisitions to the Thanhouser forces 
are Grace De Carlton, Julia Blanc, William 
Morris and Reginald Barlow, who are making 
their first screen appearances. Morris is the 
best known, having been in some big Broad- 
way productions. His last was "The Family 
Cupboard." 

H. M. Hoffman, general manager of all the 
Universal exchanges, after an Inspection trip 
to Denver with stop-overs at Washington and 
Philadelphia, left this week for the South 
where he will call a conference of all the 
Southern U exchange men to be held in New 
Orleans. 

Beatrice Van is leading woman of the new- 
ly organized "Beauty" company No. 2 (Amer- 
ican), her initial bow to be made Sept. 11 
in "When Dough Was Cake." In the Van 
company will be Joseph Sheehan and Joseph 
Steppllng. the latter directing as well as 
acting In the Beauty films. 

The recent action of the National, moving 
back its release date from Sept. 1 to Sept. 
15, has supplied a number of short vacations 
for the employees of the firm. Those tem- 
porarily laid off were instructed to return 
Sept. 15, when the five companies formerly 
working will resume their duties. 

When the Mutual starts its paper cartoon 
series, "Keeping Up with the Joneses," the 
Joneses matter will be animated by Harry 
Palmer, cartoonist for Gaumont. 500 feet a 
week of this subject will be released on a 
split reel carrying an equal footage of "Seeing 
America First." 



Hale Hamilton, who has patched up his 
differences with Harry Frazee and may be 
seen in a new comedy before many moons, is 
to make his debut as a screen star in a forth- 
coming Triangle feature. Hamilton's picture 
feature will be shown at the Knickerbocker 
sometime during the winter. 

Francis Worcester Doughty, best known for 
his Hrady detective storieB (numbering about 
1. U.'tO), has been engaged to write special 
scenarios for David Horsley In which Hors- 
ley's collection of wild animals will be worked. 
Doughty Is now on the Coast and ready to 
work. 



Harry Chandler, a recent acquisition to the 
Kqultable's scenario staff, has adapted Paul 
Armstrong's story, "The Bludgeon/ 1 for the 
screen and It will be fllmlzed with Kathryn 
Onterraan as the star. The Equitable has 
shelved the proposed screening of Edmund 
James' political drama, "Madame Mystery," 
for the present. 

The Universal feature department has made 
a number of changes in Its release dates for 
September and October. The list as revised to 
date N as follows : "A Little Brother to the 
Rich" (Hobart Bosworth), Sept. 6; "Business 
Ih Business" (Nat C. Goodwin), Sept. 13; 
"Under Southern Skies" (Mary Fuller), Sept. 
20; "Judge Not" (Julia Dean), Sept. 27; 
Fatherhood" (I3oflworth). Oct. 4. and "His 
Double" (Wilton Lackaye), Oct. 11. 



George Kann, secretary of the L nlv feal. 
started last week for Universal City, «Ii 9re 
he will spend a fortnight in inspection &\nn 
is prominent in the Broadway Ualvvisul Fu a . 
tures department, buying plays and tut t<*» 
selling books for U screen-making at. i *l"ie 
West will arrange some of the details tor we 
coming film appearance of stage stu.s no* 
under U contract for feature work. 

Harry J. Cohen, who has recently returned 
from a trip to England in the Interests of 
the Metro, is enthusiastic over the high-class 
condition of the English film business. While 
abroad, Mr. Cohen made arrangemeuts through 
Ruffles Excluslves Ltd. for the handling of 
the entire Metro output in Great Britam, and 
Metro exchanges are now in operation ii* the 
British isles. Except for the soldiers Ii Hhe 
streets, Mr. Cohen says that no one >.»uld 
suspect England was at present engaged in 
war. 



COAST PICTURE NEWS. 

BY GUY PRlOm. 

Henrietta CrosBman is with the Universal, 
and will soon report at Universal City. 

Edna Aug and Lulu G laser have arrived on 
the Coast, where each will be starred in a 
Lnlversal comedy. 



Charles Murray, Keystone comedian, under 
the direction of Mack Sennett, received an 
offer to return to musical comedy for the com- 
ing season, but the answer was negative. 

Six hundred of the men from the ship 
bearing the Annapolis midshipmen to the Ban 
Francisco Exposition were visitors at Uni- 
versal City. 

Hobart Bosworth and his company of fea- 
ture players have left Universal City studio* 
for Bear Valley, where they will remain sev- 
eral weeks staging scenes. 



J. P. McGowan has joined the Universal 
at the Pacific Coast studios. 



Otis Turner is spending a week at Arrow- 
head Hot Springs, where he is taking a much 
needed rest. 



George Fawcett has signed for a feature 
with the Universal. 



William Parsons, president of the National, 
has gone east on business in connection with 
the first release of National productions. 

Bruce Mitchell, managing director of the 
National, Is having a brief rest at Arrow- 
head Hot Springs. 

Leila Carton, picture star and at one time a 
Morosco leading woman, is vacationing here 
after seeing the San Francisco Exposition. 

Norma Talmadge with her mother and sis- 
ters are vacationing, hunting and boating at 
Big Bear Lake region. 

Mary Boland has arrived at Incevllle and 
Is preparing to make her film debut under 
Thomas H. Ince. 



Bruce McRae has arrived in Los Angeles, 
and has signed to appear with the N. Y. M. P. 

Guy Woodward has joined the Keystone. 

Charles Avery Is back at the Keystone, af- 
ter spending two months in the hospital as 
a result of a fall which he sustained while 
directing a picture. 

Trowbridge Hall, president of the National 
Board of Censorship, was a visitor to Ince- 
vllle. 



Mack Swain has purchased a Jarge ranch 
in Riverside, Cal., where he makes weekly 
trips. 

NEW CORPORATIONS. 

Great Eastern Phot© Play Corpora- 
tion 110,000. R. D. Ireland. G. Richard 
Benda, S. Bergoflfen, Brooklyn. 

Hobokea Strand Co. $10,000. Amuse- 
ments. Morris S. Schleslnger, Henry M. 
Zleger, James M. Brennan, Hoboken. 



VERITAS CO. 

Cincinnati, Sept. \ 1. 

The Veritas Photo-Play Company, 
of this city, has been incorporated at 
Columbus with a capital of $250,000, of 
which $50,000 will be issued. 

The incorporators are John von 
Rittberg, Albert Kleybolte, David W. 
Rudisell, William E. Greyble, and At- 
torney John W. Peck. Von Rittberg, 
known to the screen stage as Jacques 
Jensen, will leave for New York at 
once to engage a cast. He says the 
first production will be a sociological 
drama entitled "The Prodigal Daugh- 
ter," or "The Double Standard of 
Morals," written by Winifred Jensen, 
of Chicago. 



FILM REVIEWS 



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MORTMAIN. 

Mortmain Robert Bdeson 

Pennlson Crisp J. Herbert Frank 

Gordon Russell Donald Hall 

Belle Forsythe Muriel Oatrlcbe 

Tom Foraythe James Morrison 

Simon Flag gs Edward Elkas 

In producing "Mortmain," the Vltagraph 
baa placed a nve-reeler on the market that 
is really worth while. As a feature picture 
it contains all of the necessary punches that 
go toward making a box office attraction and 
an entertainment as well. The story, though 
grewsome at times, has a gripping fasolnatlon 
that will hold any audience, and at the finish 
when the surprise comes all of the bits that 
might be considered repulsive are wiped out 
in the happy ending. The film story has been 
adapted for the screen by Marguerite Bertsch 
from the original by Arthur C. Train and was 

Broduced under the direction of Theodore 
[arston. The cast Is well balanced and has 
as its star Robert Edeson, who, although he is 
far past the period when one would expect 
him to play romantic juvenile leads, gives an 
exceedingly clever characterization of the title 
role. Others who are worthy of mention for 
their work are Muriel Ostrlche and J. Herbert 
Frank. The former is a little youthful to play 
opposite Mr. Edeson, both In the matter of 
years and experience, but she does quite well, 
all things considered. Mr. Frank's perform- 
ance as the surgeon was without fault. The 
story revolves about Mortmain, a wealthy 
connoisseur of art, who has borrowed rather 
heavily from Gordon Russell (Donald Hall). 
The latter is also the guardian of Belle and 
Tom Forsythe (Muriel Ostrlche and James 
Morrison). The notes which Mortmain has 
given Russell fall due, but the banker does not 
press his friend for payment until he discovers 
that his ward, Bell, Is In love with Mortmain 
and that the latter is equally as Infatuated 
with the girl. Russell himself has had his 
eyes on Belle and wished to wed her and when 
he finds that he will not be able to realise his 
ambition he plots to bring disgrace on the 
brother of the girl and to force Mortmain Into 
bankruptcy, thinking that he would be able to 
force the girl to listen to his demands. Rus- 
sell Is mysteriously murdered In his rooms a fid 
all of the events leading up to the point of the 
murder seem to point to Tom Forsythe as the 
one who committed the crime. After the body 
of Russell is discovered Belle immediately 
phones to Mortmain and the shock to him Is so 
great he swoons and In falling Injures his 
hand. The next day he Is visited by his 
friend Pennlson Crisp (J. Herbert Frank t, 
the surgeon, who tells him that It will be 
necessary to operate. Mortmain is put under 
the effects of ether, and although the story 
runs along from this point without interrup- 
tion, it is later disclosed that the entire action 
is nothing more or less than the imaginings 
of a disordered mind while under the influ- 
ence of the anaethesia. Mortmain believes 
that his hand has been amputated, that the 
surgeon has taken the brother of the girl and 
cut his right hand from him and grafted it in 
place of the amputated member ; that the 
brother has died during the operation and that 
he is being accused of the murder of Russell 
because of the fact that the finger prints of 
his right hand are the same as those found on 
the body of the dead man. Suddenly he begins 
to return to consciousness and discovers that 
It has all been more or less of a vision. The 
audience, however, does not realize that this 
is so until the end, when there is a happy 
reunion which discloses that Flaggs (Edward 
Elkas). a lawyer's clerk, really committed the 
crime. The picture possesses a host of thrills 
and Is intensely gripping. The production Is 
all that could be desired, but the photography 
is a little faulty at time, particularly so in 
the close-ups. Fred. 



THE LITTLE DUTCH GIRL. 

A Shubert (World) feature, after Oulda's 
novel, "Two Wooden Shoes," with Vivian 
Martin In the title role of the book's prin- 
cipal character, Beebe (accented). The 
strongest (and only) fault with this picture 
Is its selection for a feature. The vapid 
stories, from Oulda, the Castles, Laura Jean 
Llbbey and others of that ilk, are not for 
the present day when the nlmpy, panky, 
wishy-washy, silly sort of tale has seen its 
day, forever let us hope. Therefore the au- 
dience for "The Little Dutch Girl" must be 
only those that still like to see or hear a 
sweet and mushy wholly illogical story of 
bucolic innocence, love and worldly deceit, 
something that happens but seldom In the 

R resent age, and then mostly in books. The 
ealthy and most often "wise" American, 
young or old, want none of this. They want 
action with some sense. The girls in the coun- 
try are not as simple as their frocks, and 
never were as a matter of fact. No doubt 
many a girl who milked the cows dreamed of 
a guy from the city who was handsome and 
would take her away from there, but when 
the guy showed up, she wouldn't take a 
chance without a marriage certificate in ad- 
vance, and when she did the papers printed 
It. Rural delivery did the rest. That Is 
why "The Little Dutch Girl" won't gather 
many favorable comments. She was found 
on a bed of lilies, and this scene, where a 
double exposure Involving a flying ballet Is 
Invoked, makes the very best of the feature, 
although the scenic exteriors are attractive 
at all times. The Dutch girl grew up, uutll 
she was 10. and selling flowers, her benefactor 
having died and left her a home with nothing 
to eat In It. On her 16th birthday someone 
gave her a pair of wodden shoes, but forgot 
to furnish stockings to go with them, and 
then the city guy showed. He was an artist, 
with a mustache, looking for a model who 
did not bear the stamp of immorality. The 
artist usually discovered whether a prospec- 
tive model was pure or soiled through a halo 
he thought he saw around her. So he gave 



the girl at the flower stand a pair of stockings 
and told her the fairies had left them, but 
she was wise enough for that, and turned tne 
socks back to him. Then he made love to 
her, completed his sketch and went back to 
the city, leaving the most stocklngless love- 
sick maiden one ever saw, on the sheet or 
on the stneet. A newspaper reported the 
artist ill in the big town, bo the little Dutch 
girl started to go there, walking, she having 
been so broke she could not even purchase 
a pair of woolen feet coverings above her 
shoes. "She walked for days and days," and 
reached the artist's abode, just as he was 
pulling off a racket, and the girl from the 
flower stand looked through the curtains to 
see a fresh dame kissing her lovely man. 
That was enough. So she went back home and 
died. Touchlngly sad, to think of a girl 
walking for days and days. And she died In 
the same little bay of water she was found 
in, that is, she swam across the stream just 
out of range of the camera, and then the 
camera flashed back to show she wasn't there, 
so she must have perished in about six Inches 
of water. The players were all right, as far 
as playing this thing could be done, although 
Miss Martin did not look ltt, and John Bow-* 
era, with his mustache, was too much inclined 
to pose. Picture makers had better fight 
shy of this stufT for features. At most, the 
forlorn material is never worth over a single 
reel. Sime. 



THE COTTON KING. 

The screen version of Sutton Vane's drama, 
released from the Wm. A. Brady studio 
(World) could stand considerable improve- 
ment in spots, although on the whole it is 
quite acceptable. The Incidents pictured could 
hardly be clearly explained In the limited area 
consumed for the complications continually 
Increase until the grand climax, when every- 
thing is adjusted almost simultaneously. The 
opening shows a series of Wall Street scenes 
with the floor of the Stock Exchange vividly 
pictured during a cotton panic. A coterie 
of speculators have attempted to corner the 
market, but John Osborne (George Nash) 
through a liberal distribution of his stock 
foils the attempt and Is publicly crowned 
"cotton king." Through this section the reel 
Is consumed in introductions, any number 
of unimportant parts being introduced with 
their principals. Their Identity Is lost In the 
subsequent events where only a half dozen 
characters stand out until the finale. Os- 
borne next Is seen In Tennessee where he 
purchases a cotton mill. The various methods 
for developing the cotton Into a market prod- 
duct Is shown, carrying plenty of educational 
Interest while the curious are rewarded with 
a practical view of the cotton fields during the 
harvest season. The former proprietor of 
the mill Is accidentally killed and his son 
advised he can only Inherit the family fortune 
through a marriage with the daughter of his 
father's former partner. Osborne has already 
become engaged to this young woman, where- 
upon the son makes a series of attempts to 
ruin and kill the prospective bridegroom. 
He is first "crossed" in a code message to 
his New York headquarters, a trick that near- 
ly collapses his fortune and later he is 
"framed" in a manner that narrowly missed 
a lynching bee. The son has had an "af- 
fair" with a village girl and, wishing to 
escape, blames Osborne. The lynching party 
is about to become active when the girl 
Identifies the guilty one. Osborne saves his 
life with an appeal to the mob's reason. 
Later, at the instigation of the same vindictive 
gent, he Is abducted in New York and left 
to die. He escaped, however, and Just in 
time to return to Tennessee and rescue his 
sweetheart from a horrible ending, the same 
villain having thrown her down an elevator 
shaft and started the car on Its mission of 
death. He is finally imprisoned, which winds 
up affairs. Osborne was excellent In his role 
and was splendidly supported by Julia Hay 
and the several others. The scenes are all 
acceptable, but the story is rather congested 
and difficult to follow with the proper pitch 
of interest. For a Brady feature, it hardly 
measures up to the standard set by its 
predecessors. The Exchange views looked 
natural, but to one uninitiated In the code of 
"The Street" the accompanying details were 
hardly clear enough to explain the story. A 
short sub-title describing the fluctuation of 
the market would have solved much for the 
average auditor. This could replace a small 
section of the negative consumed in the un- 
necessary Introductions. Withal though, "The 
Cotton King" can hold up, for the personal 
experiences of Osborne help make It a fea- 
ture and will interest the majority. 

Wynn. 



THE SLAVEY STUDENT. 

Just what this three-reel Edison feature is 
all about no one will ever be able to tell 
by looking at the picture. The title Is "The 
Slavey Student." There Isn't very much of 
the slavey in it and had It not been for a 
Tloston bull terrier, seemingly incorporated 
In the story without reason, th>re wouldn't 
have been any picture at all. Lee Arthur is 
accredited with having written the screen play, 
and John H. Collins directed the film pro- 
duction. Viola Dana Is the starred player and 
Pat O'Malley, her principal support. The 
bulldog. "Jerry," isn't billed, but If full Jus- 
tice were done "Jerry" would have been the 
star of the feature. He is Just one of those 
little Boston bulls, cute and very frisky, and 
throughout the first two reels Is the centre 
of attraction. The Btory Mr. Arthur wrote 
for the picture play will never get him 
anywhere as an author, for about all 
that he docs Is to start the tale and then 
seems to have left the detail take care of 
Itself, which causes the feature to dose In a 
most nbrupt manner without any point being 
arrived at Miss Dana and Mr. O'Malley are 
supposed to be sister and brother, left on 



their own resources by the death of their 
parents. The boy goes to New York in an 
effort to make his way, while the girl becomes 
a student at a school for young women where 
she is to be educated in return for her serv- 
ices as a general house worker. Having made 
this much clear, the author next jumps to 
the big town and shows the boy in a board- 
ing house where his neighbor Is a second- 
story worker. The cops are after the latter 
and he hides his set of burglar tools in the 
boy's room. The police get the boy, and he 
is sentenced to two months. While brother 
is serving there are things happening at the 
school. The dog "Jerry" has caused all sorts 
of disturbances and finally the principal makes 
the girl choose between her pup and the edu- 
cation. Education wins, and Jerry fades out 
from the picture. After this there is a dance. 
The girls of the class have invited the slavey 
student to attend and one loans her an evening 
gown. The school principal, however, thinks 
she should be in the kitchen helping with the 
refreshments and her chum's brother decides 
to assist her, with the result he spills a tray 
of claret lemonades. Following the party there 
are twelve little curly heads In twelve little 
beds. The title preceding it Is "Sweet Dreams," 
and then suddenly twelve boys fade Into the 
picture and stand at the heads of the beds. 
They fade out after a moment's flash and the 
girls, who must have been very well drilled, 
all turn at a precise moment the same as a 
military company would obey a command. Of 
course if Anthony Comstock saw this picture 
be might take offense at this scene and make 
them cut It. At the dance the brother of the 
slavey's chum becomes very much attached to 
the little orphan, while his chum falls for 
the sister. The latter two plan to elope and 
later In a motor car with the slavey student 
as a bridesmaid they make their way to the 
home of a Justice of peace, it happens that 
the Justice has been the orphans' adviser and 
the brother who has been released from Jail 
goes to him for advice. He arrives in time 
to prevent the wedding for the bridegroom to 
be is no one else than the crook who had the 
next room. As a feature "The Slavey Student" 
doesn't seem to fit at all. Fred. 



JEWEL. 

A five-part feature (Universal) adapted from 
the Louise Burnham book, with scenario cred- 
ited to Lois Weber. The theme as constructed 
is somewhat new for picture dealing, as it does 
with a seml-rellgious subject cleverly Inter- 
woven in a story that carries considerable In- 
terest without any heavy dramatic portions. 
Jewel (Ella Hall) Is the grandchild of a 
wealthy old aristocrat who long since disowned 
his two sons for misbehavior. Jewel's father 
was a drunkard while the other son accumu- 
lates an equally bad record and eventually 
dies, leaving a widow and daughter. The 
widow moves into her father-in-law's home 
without invitation and prepares to arrange. 
If possible, a profitable marriage for her 
daughter. Jewel's father has since reformed 
and is about to leave for Europe on a business 
trip. He aBks his father if she may remain 
at his home during her parent's absence. This 
request is reluctantly granted and the child 
arrives. Her grandfather hates children and 
the early days are practically unbearable, but 
leaning on the teachings of Christ and her 
parent the child perseveres and eventually 
sows the seed of Science and Truth through- 
out the entire household, even winning over 
a drunken stableman and a cross old house- 
keeper. During her experiences Jewel becomes 
ill and the family doctor Is consulted. Jewel 
steadfastly refuses to take medicine, but the 
physician slips a dose in a glass of water. 
While reaching for the glass a while later 
Jewel accidentally turns it over, but recovers, 
nevertheless. Later her parents return home 
and the father's oath is withdrawn in order 
that all may live under his roof. Rupert 
Julian gave an excellent exhibition of char- 
acter work as the stern old grandfather, fit- 
ting the picture to perfection and never losing 
his grace and poise. For such a dignified 
character Julian was a great success. Lule 
Warrington carried the housekeeper's role 
through to success, which gave the director 
two-ply credit for picking perfect types. Hilda 
Hollls Sloman and Miss Browning as the moth- 
er and daughter hardly measured, the mother 
looking younger than her own child. Ella 
Hall as the child was excellent, but for the 
teachings displayed she looked rather young, 
although Science Is said to be mystifying in 
this respect. The story shows the delicate 
touch of the fair sex from curtain to curtain 
handled and charged with simplicity. The 
scenes measure up with the best ever Bhown 
in photographic views, one Interior showing 
a room In the father's home that carried a 
small fortune in furnishings. The dining room 
and grounds of the estate were especially at- 
tractive. "Jewel" makes a splendid picture 
and can feature anywhere. While it deals 
indirectly with Science, no attempt is made to 
identify the sect and those Ignorant of this 
particular faith can find as much enjoyment 
and entertainment as a devoted Scientist. It's 
a credit to the Universal In every respect. 

Wynn. 

THE SOUL OF A WOMAN. 

Full title, "Destiny, or the Soul of n Wom- 
an." For commercial reasons the "Destiny" 
will probably be dropped. It's a Kolfe 
(Metro) flve-reelcr with Emily Stevens fea- 
tured, although the large nnd well-balanced 
cast contains many well-known players. The 
photography, and the manner In which the 
camera was handled throughout is n striking 
part of the picture. Few "close ups" are 
shown, perhaps because Miss Stevens takes 
better at a longer range. Th«« picture goes 
through three periods ; the first of which is 
nally a prolog. In this Is told how Miss 
Stevens, as a wife and mother of a h'»y, w;is 
cast off by her husband, when he discovered 
she had been the victim of a mock marriage 



some five years before. Left to her own re- 
sources, the abandoned woman deposits her 
child, with a cross around his neck, on the 
doorstep of a cathedral, and thereafter 
plunges Into the underworld, to eventually 
become the proprietress of a famous cabaret- 
restaurant. Her sdn, grown Into manhood. 
Joins the church he was left with, but not 
until after taking one fling at "life," during 
which he visits the resort presided over by 
his mother, who rescues him from the sirens, 
and the mother renounces her mode of liveli- 
hood upon discovering (through the cross) 
ho is her son. She does not disclose herself 
to the boy, however, and he in time Is placed 
In charge of the same church, to which his 
mother some time later, when old and without 
means, takes refuge in a storm. From his 
study, the son goes to her and she dies, with- 
out telling the priest she is his mother, nor 
does his father (and her husband) reappear 
in the picture after the prolog ended. The 
main thread is not dissimilar From others of 
the wayward path type, but this Rolfs fea- 
ture runs along more on morality lines, has 
been splendidly directed by Edwin Carewe, 
who accepted all chances provided by the 
"scenario story," written by Edwin Power. 
The cabaret-restaurant scene Is the best of 
its kind ever put on the sheet. It was evi- 
dently taken on the entire floor of the Metro 
studios In the Tlchenor Orand building. Sev- 
eral double exposures are nicely worked out, 
and there are also a number of pretty exterior 
scenes. At the private showing a few more 
captions could have been employed in the 
earlier portion for proper explanation. It is 
questionable whether many of this sort of 
features would be of any permanent benefit 
to a service, but one onoe in awhile can do 
no harm. They have something In them that 
play stories seldom contain, that Is strength 
or force of a kind not anticipated, and where 
the feature as a feature passes, all of these 
greatly help. Which leaves "The Soul of a 
Woman" as a very good Metro release, It 
going out-tor the season's opening of tbst 
program, Sept. 0. Bimt. 

THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY. 

"The Dlsrlct Attorney" Is a five-part Lubln 
(V-L-S-E). It was directed by Barry O'Nell 
and features George Sou lie Spencer and Dor- 
othy Bernard. Spencer Is elected district At- 
torney with the help of a political machine, 
headed by his father-in-law. Miss Bernard Is 
the sweetheart of a young warrant clerk la the 
employ of the city who forges some vouchers 
and is given a long stretch of time for Bis 
misdeed. Any time one sees a title containing 
the words "District Attorney" used In picture, 
one immediately sits tight In the hope of see- 
ing some big thrills and situations of a tense 
dramatic order that sends the pulse beating. 
But Lubln's "District Attorney" Is as tame as 
a park squirrel. It's supposed to be meller, 
but on the screen showing It appeared very 
mellow Instoad. Some of the melodramatlo 
one and two-reelers of the present day make 
It look like the thinnest of scenario fabric. 
it lacks action. There Is no big moment that 
required 5,000 feet. Many "Interiors'' are 
ustd, grouped to make the characters do noth- 
ing but stand idly by and give each other looks 
that are meant to convey throbs of heart 
tempo wherein they only tend to draw out the 
picture. The story presents Itself In such a 
docile, twisted, commonplace sort of way It 
appeared to be a shsme to waste all that 
film stock. The cast Is large, but It does 
nothing of Importance. There's no speed and 
one sits expectsntly and vainly waiting for 
something to happen. Spencer looked like a 
city official and that was sll. For the tense, 
drawn moments when he's supposed to he 
grinding out truth that is to crush the very 
heed of his own fsmlly, Lubln's D. A. did It 
in an old lady-like way the average school 
boy could do mechanically and get away with 
it. Lubln bad better take another look at 
"The District Attorney," call it back for a 
retake and have the cast do something to make 
it seem like a feature. Mark. 



"SHADOWED INTO UNDERWORLD." 

Palpably thin and far-fetched Is this fea- 
ture of 4,000 or more feet, and even In the 
communities where they stand for anything 
In pictures it is bound to be compared with 
some of the American-made metiers and 
suffer thereby. "Shadowed into the Under- 
world" was made in Europe, but when there 
la no telling. It is being marketed hereabouts 
by the Lewis Pennant Features, and looks 
like a pickup by that concern. The story is 
bad and the attempted connections make It 
loom up like the thinnest of scenarios. A 
murder Is committed. Suspicion falls upon 
the wrong man. A detective, with glued-on 
whiskers, and a femsle sleuth take up the 
case. Anyone else could have gone out blind- 
folded and run down the guilty party. The 
woman visits the club where the real mur- 
derer nnd the supposed killer were mingling 
socially. Unobserved her male partner places 
a big portrait of the murdered man upon the 
wall. The novelist, Jarmolr, for some rea- 
son quaked and trembled when he gated upoi 
It. Jaromia goes down Into a cellar or sup- 
posed Apache underworld den to get some 
atmosphere for a story. He got the coloring 
for his stories by sitting well downstage, look- 
ing neither to the right or left, and making 
himself a camera target only. At a club 
scene, the men place their hands on s tsble 
and Whiskers, of sleuthing proclivities, gets 
their thumb prints. As the police are to be 
signaled, one Erich von Hartleben, who had 
been making love to the buxom woman de- 
tective, accuses her of giving him away. 
There's a fight but 'she fires a gun that brings 
in the police. Erich shoots himself. The cap- 
tions were all wrong and some so poor a 
sehoolboy would have refused to write 'em. 
The picture misses a mile. Mark. 

(Continued on Page 24.) 



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VARIETY 





Returned to Vaudeville Monday, August 3C 

The Biggest Business 

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has been prove 
tinuous record-1 
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"Morning Telegraph/ 9 September 1, 1915. 

EVA TANGVAY IS MAGNET 

FOR T HE NEW BRIGHTON 

Cyclonic Comedienne Begins Season With a Continuation of Her 

Record-Breaking Career. 

rU gradual, but aons the less certain, for at the 
bar act they ara laughing mora heartily and ap- 
r witb mora enthusiasm than tbalr nalgabere, to 



BY SAM 

This is Scptsmbsr 1. Tbs dosing period of a Summer 
season of none too propitious weather for the seashore. 
The B. R. T. has ceased to run Brighton Beach express 
trains dally. Vacation time is over. The children are re- 
turning to school. The adults are giving their attention 
to the acquisition of fresh bank-rolls. Yet the New Brigh- 
ton Theatre Is not affected by any of these distressing 
conditions. There's a reason. Eva Tanguay Is the star of 
the bill. 

Never did the cyclonic comedienne look or go better 
than now. Go Is the word that best describes this ever- 
on-the-move young woman. Moreover, her restless spirit is 
pervasive, extending throughout her surroundings. Not 
only is Eva Tanguay uniquely different in herself, she has 
a faculty of making others within the range of her 
spell different, too. 

Amazing as the statement must read, she even makes' 
different the average booking manager, with his smug, 
self-satisfied drooling* about "My audience and my policy." 
She eends this usually sluggish person scurrying to engage 
acts that won't look slow and cheap on the same programme 
with the volatile Eva Tanguay. Once engaged, the other 
acts step their liveliest, thus giving to the performance that 
primarily essential requisite for vaudeville success, speed. 

Likewise the individuals of an Eva Tanguay audience, al- 
ways a record-breaking assemblage, are different, with their 
care-free mood, a mood permeating them from this favorite 
star's famous "I Don't Cars" song. Present In every Eva 
Tanguay audience is always a percentage of persons seeing 
her for the first time. A few of these have come with a 
fixed determination, based solely on contrariness of dis- 
position, net to like her. The change in their demeanor 



M'KEE. 
natural! 
finish o 
plauding 

whom admiration of the buoyant, 
has become a habit. 

Miss Tanguay this wsek Is slngtn 
"1 Want Some One to Go Wild 
and "Outside of That, Eva, You 
conclusion of these four characteristic Eva Tanguay 
she tried to make her getaway. But the m 
have It. Then she tried a "Good-Bye" verse. But 



ignstlc Eva Tanguay 

sging "Egotistical Eva,** 

with MV* "Hurry Up," 

ii're AllRight." At the 



Bye" versa. But the msdj- 
eras by no means ready to bid farewell to Miss Tan- 
guay and her sons and bar life and her costumes of silver 
end gold, of pink and white, of corals and dlsmonds, that 
utterly baffled description. 

HER SPIRIT IS CONTAGIOUS. 

And now comes an Instance of how contagious Is the Eva 
Tanguay spirit of fun. Shs asked the audience to sing 
for her lines that shs would first recite for them. The 
lines were of the little grasshopper Jumping over the big 
grasshopper's back, repeated severs! times, preceding the 
announcement that the two were only playing leap frog. 
The audience actually eang of thie grasshopper game with 
joyoue glee, end a great volume of sound. t j 

"That," said Miss Tanguay, "is the most Intelligent song 
I ever had." 

Then she consented to let them once more heat 
and why she did not care, after shs had related hi 
what each letter In her name Indicated* Tho audience was 
so pleased with this alphabetical description that they de- 
manded several words Indicative of each letter. 











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VARIETY 



FAMILIAR CRITICISMS. 

"Best play in years." 

"Should run all season." 

"Rather lalky." 

"Lacks potency and charm." 

"An ideal characterization." 

"Seemed stilted at times." 

"Rises to great heights." 

"Truly great." 

"Pruning would help.'' 

"Strikes a responsive chord." 

"Held audience spellbound." 

"Sweetly sentimental." 

"Vigorously applauded." 

"Will prove universally popular." 

"Drear and tiresome." 

"Discloses little that is new." 

"Has remarkable future." 

"Very incoherent at times." 

"Superb delineation." 

"Should pack the house." 

"Wonderfully well staged." 

"Well balanced cast." 

"Sumptuous indeed." 

"Merely fair entertainment." 

"Combines grace and charm." 

"Received an ovation." 

"Applause was deserved." 

"Scored a triumph." 

" Distinctly clever." 

"Very, very ordinary." 

"Contains entrancing melodies." 

"She seemed nervous and insincere." 

"Earned many encores." 

"Could be singing yet." 

"Responded with a speech." 

"Exceptionally good." 

"Whole company worthy of praise." 

"Must be seen to be appreciated." 

"He has much to learn." 

"Contains familiar plot." 

"Should prove a winner." 

"Eclipses his former successes." 

"An artistic triumph." 

"Worth double the price of admis- 



sion. 
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Easily the hit of the evening." 
"Has a punch." 

"Kept everyone seated until the end." 
"Registered unmistakably." 
"She lives the part." 
"Trite and conventional." 
"Jokes are of ancient vintage." 
"Furnishes splendid entertainment." 
"Several effective ensembles." 
"Has an abrupt ending." 
"Wore several stunning gowns." 
"Points a moral." 
"A really excellent .portrayal." 
"Acting is better than the play." 

"Plot revolves around ," 

"Should be condensed." 
"Climaxes were very effective." 

O. M . Samuel. 



"HATTIE" REWRITTEN. 

"Hattie," produced in New ^ork a 
few seasons ago as a German musical 
piece will be put into English by its 
writer, Horst Bules, who played in the 
original production. The musical num- 
bers are being written by Leon De 
Costa. 

The piece will be renamed "That's 
the Limit" and will be a typical musical 
comedy. 



SIX "COMMON CLAYS." 

A. H. Woods is to have at least six 
companies on tour playing "Common 
Clay," next season. The Republic has 
been sold out continuously since the 
opening performance last Thursday. 



FILM REVIEWS. 

(Continued from Page 21.) 

CAPITAL PUNISHMENT. 

The Knickerbocker Features in this four- 
reeler, bringing Lenora Ulrlch to the front 
for the second time as a film star. The plot 
borders closely on the melodramatic The 
story Is of two sisters. A villainous poli- 
tician has one In his clutches but wishes to 
mary the other (Miss Ulrlch). He has several 
false charges which be Intends to press unless 
he gets the other girl for his wife. To keep 
the name of her sister good, she marries the 
man. They go to a hotel. A fight ensues In 
which she draws a revolver with which she 
shoots him in the arm. She falls as It dead 
upon the floor. Fearing he has killed her the 
man climbs out of the window and falls sev- 
eral floors to his death upon the pavement 
below. The girl tells the police she killed 
him with the pistol and is willing to meet 
her doom. Her true sweetheart, who was the 
first on the scene after the shooting claims 
he threw the man out of the window. A man 
who saw the climbing out of the window from 
across the alley Is In South America when the 
trial comes up, but had said nothing about the 
occurrence before leaving. The girl Is ex- 
onerated when the doctor who gave an autopsy 
over the body claimed it was the fall that 
killed the man and not the bullet. The sweet- 
heart Is convicted for throwing him out of 
the window. He Is sentenced to be hanged. The 
state had recently voted that capital punish- 
ment should not be abolished. The man who 
had seen the fall from the window reads of 
the trial In South America. He leaves im- 
mediately for the States and arrives just In 
time to save the other's life. At the close the 
people are shown burning the gallows with 
the idea that there would be no more capi- 
tal punishment In the state. A good bit of 
the film deals with a fake land company, but 
at the finish nothing is said about this and 
one is led to imagine that the company is 
still In existence. Miss Ulrlch scored first 
honors. Sydney Mason as the sweetheart also 
did nicely. The part of the sister was mis- 
cast. She was supposed to be ill on numer- 
ous occasions which may have led to the se- 
lection. A railroad wreck at first looked as If 
it might become realistic, but missed badly 
later. The production was satisfactory. This 
picture has a good chance In houses playing 
meloB. 



THE WOMAN HATER. 

"The Woman Hater" brings Henry Walthall 
forth In a new role and one who has been 
accustomed to seeing this young man in 
tragic characters and the deepest and keenest 
of emotion upon the screen can hardly recon- 
cile himself to seeing Walthall do a light 
comedy part. In "The Woman Hater" Wal- 
thall does the woman hater and his long as- 
sociation with the heavier stuff Isn't to be 
Bhaken off so easily. Therefore. Walthall Is 
not as good In this as he has been or may be 
In his more familiar types. "The Woman 
Hater" is an Ebb a nay 3,000- foot film, with 
Walthall supported by Edna Mayo and Bry- 
ant Washburn. Miss Mayo does acceptably as 
the woman-hater-tamer and injects much life 
into her work, yet In a close-up she spoiled 
a good score by having her eyebrows so 
heavily beaded they made her look positively 
"Inhuman." Washburn's role wasn't much, 
but he gets away with It satisfactorily. The 
picture has to do with a perfectly absurd and 
Insincere story that makes a good girl loom up 
as a namby pamby, undignified character when 
she 1b about to be wedded amid pomp and 
ceremony, only to have the woman hater flee 
the place In disgust. He's Jailed upon suspi- 
cion and Is caught up with by his old pal 
(Mr. Washburn), who tells the prospective 
bride and she goes to the barred coop and 
another wedding Is agreed upon as a balm 
for the humiliation of the ceremony that was 
not. The nuptials go through this time and 
there's the usual quiet curtain. Most of the 
action takes place on a yacht. As a feature, 
"The Woman Hater" falls away below. There's 
only one thrill, In the hunt where the men 
and women on horseback take some pretty 
even hurdles. The film has many shortcom- 
ings and there Is much play for comedy which 
is unproductive. The laughs are few and far 
between. The director did his best with a 
story unsuited for Walthall, although he 
worked hard to make the role stand out. 

Mark. 



DIPHTHERIA EPIDEMIC. 

Lexington, Ky., Sept. 1. 
The Board of Health has ordered all 
picture house managers to refuse ad- 
mission to children under 15 because 
of the prevalence of diphtheria. 



Lydia Titus Joins Morosco Co. 

Lydia Yeamans Titus, famed during 
the past several years for her child im- 
personations, has engaged to appear 
with the Morosco players, her first 
picture being "Jane," in support of 
Charlotte Greenwood and Sydney 
Grant. 



Me lies Has National Studio. 

George Melics has leased the Nation- 
al Studio for two months to produce a 
number of features. He took posses- 
sion Wednesday. 



BILLY ELMER NOT DEAD. 

Not long ago the Strand press de- 
partment sent out a story to the effect 
that Billy Elmer, of prize fighting 
fame, now appearing in prominent film 
roles on the Coast, had died. The re- 
port gained credence in New York, but 
has since given Elmer, who. is very 
much alive, much annoyance and em- 
barrassment, much to do in the way of 
making denials. Elmer says he is still 
very active in feature films in Holly- 
wood, Cat. 



COOK WITH THE VITA. 

Charles Emerson Cook, for years the 
general publicity representative with 
David Belasco, has signed with the 
Vitagraph to conduct the publicity 
campaign for "The Battle Cry of 
Peace." 



EQUITABLE FEATURES. 

Work is progressing at the Equitable 
studio at Flushing, L. I., on the five- 
reeled subjects to be marketed via the 
World. Of the regular stock company 
employed Robert Soulle Spencer, Clara 
Whipple and Roy Applegate have re- 
ported. 

Robert Haines and Bess Sankey have 
made excellent progress with the E 
feature, "Human Cargoes," which will 
b( one of the first finished at the Flush- 
ing plant. 

William Courtleigh has also done 
considerable work in his feature, "Life's 
Crucible," another E feature. 



Flood District Normal Again. 

New York film firms doing business 
with St. Louis exchanges received 
word last week the picture houses of 
tnat city and vicinity were hard hit by 
the floods in that section. Inability to 
make shipments caused the St. Louis 
exhibitors annoyance and inconven- 
ience and the floods made big inroads 
upon the generally good house busi- 
ness. 

In some of the territory autos and 
vehicles were used in getting films to 
exhibitors in the storm-ridden districts. 
Shipments are now being regularly 
made as the flooded area has been prac- 
tically completely drained. 



FILM CARRYING COS. 

The passing of the city ordinance for- 
bidding the carrying of films in the 
subway has prompted the formation of 
film carrying (by autos) concerns. 
Some are doing a flourishing business 
at the present time. Most all of the 
local exhibitors prefer paying to have 
their films delivered rather than go 
to the trouble of having reel boys sit 
in the surface cars for hours waiting 
to reach their destination. 



SHEER WITH EQUITABLE. 

William Sheer has been engaged by 
the Equitable for juvenile leads in sev- 
eral feature films. 



"Standard" Is New Program. 

A new program is called the Stand- 
ard and the nucleus starts with some of 
the old United Film brands. 






CORRESPONDENCE 

Unless otherwise noted, the following reports are for the current week. 



JACK JOSEPHS 
IN CHARGE 



CHICAGO 



VARIETY'S 
CHICAGO OFFICEt 

MAJESTIC 
THEATRE BUILDING 



John Curtis, the New York agent, was in 
town for a few days. 



The Planters' Hotel announces a new revue 
In Its Merrle Garden restaurant Sept. 15. 

Florence Sloane has announced her marri- 
age to Arnold Rltto, a non-professional, 
Aug. 8. 



Augusta Burman, secretary to Harry Fitz- 
gerald, the New York agent, arrived here 
late last week. Miss Burman motored here 
with Mr. and Mrs. Billy Swede Hall. 



Savoy and Brennan, who had a route booked 
with the Western Vaudeville Managers' Asso- 
ciation, called the same off last week on ac- 
count of their intention to produce a new act 
in the east. 



The Essanay Film Co. is planning to build 
an enlarged studio on the site of their pres- 
ent one here. 



George Wood, formerly manager of the 
Columbia, is now writing a column of fflm 
news in the Evening Post 



The Thlelan Circuit's principal houses open- 
ed this week. The Orpheum, Jollet, Orand, 
Elgin, and Orpheum, Peoria, opened last Sun- 
day. The Gayety, Galesburg, opened Monday. 



Lalt A Rafftrey entered a petition in volun- 
tary bankruptcy last week in this city. The 
meeting of creditors is set for Sept 7. 



"While the City Sleeps," now in rehearsal, 
will open at the National Sept 12. The show 
will travel through Illinois and other states 
in the middle west after playing in town 
three weeks. 



Mel Levey, brother of Bert Levey of San 
Francisco, passed through here Saturday on 
his way to New York. 

The Virginia theatre, the former burlesque 
house, is now playing vaudeville booked by 
Sam Du Vrles. 



Joke Sernard is in charge of affairs for the 
big Tinker Day which will be beld 8ept 11. 



The Imperial, playing vaudeville Saturdays 
and Sundays, with pictures during the week, 
is being booked Independently. 

A rumor around says that the Orpheum Cir- 
cuit Is about to establish a Tabloid Deport- 
ment whose headquarters will be In this city. 



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Frank Q. Doyle was elected president of the 
Oak Park Automobile Club on Monday. This 
corporation was formed also on Monday. 



There will be vaudeville acts in addition to* 
the baseball game on that day at the Federal 
League Ball Park. 



Henry F. Lehman, stage manager of "Maid 
In America," sued his wifo. Margaret, for 
divorce on the grounds of desertion last 
week. 



While "Joseph and His Brethren" was be- 
ing shown at camp meeting last week around 
here a bull dog in the audience espied a 
dog in the picture and In trying to get at 
the picture dog he succeeded in tearing a big 
hole in the canvas. 



Owing to labor disputes concerning the pic- 
ture operators at the Kimbark theatre here, 
there was much window breaking in front of 
the house one night last week. 



Prof. Armond's "Fall of Antwerp" closed 
its season as one of the concession shows ot 
White City on Saturday, the production going 
into vaudeville. 



A story says the Empress, Kansas City, 
was forced to vacate its lobby Aug. 31, due to 
a realty deal which involved the property. 
This leaves the theatre with only one Instead 
of two entrances as before. 



Jack Manion. who Is with Val Harris, has 
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Coogan and Cox decided at the last moment 
to remain with "Maid in America." There 
was a money argument between the boys and 
the management of the show which evidently 
was adjusted. Sam Adams also received a 
raise in salary with the troupe. 

William Wolfenden of the New York Lasky 
office was in town last week fixing up the 
Lasky act, "Eloping," which waa cancelled 
while playing the Avenue last week. If the 
act gets in shape it may have its Western 
Vaudeville Managers' Association route re- 
instated. 



dents. Thursday a booker with mostly Chi- 
cago house* complained he needed about 10 
acts for the following Monday. New material 
Insisted upon by managements Is thought by 
many to be the cause of the shortage of at- 
traction. 



Boyle Wolfolk's "Sunnyslde of Broadway," 
a tabloid, has been enlarged so as to make If 
a two-hour show when It opens for a week 
at the Victoria Sept. 7. The "Tab/" which 
features Max Bloom, will only be away from 
vaudeville this one week, as it opens for the 
Association the week following. 



The Affiliated Booking Co. announce it has 
secured bookings for theatres In the following : 
Orand Forks, N. D. ; Crooks ton, Minn. ; Fargo, 
N. D., nismark, N. D. ; Miles City, Neb. ; 
Billings, Mont. ; LIvinKRton, Mont ; Helena, 
Mont. ; Fall* City, Mont. ; Great Falls, Mont. ; 
Bozeman, Mont. ; Butte, Mont. ; Missoula, 
Mont. ; Anaconda, Mont., and Spokane. 



The Rentmlaer Catholic College has com- 
pleted a *<K>,000 theatre In which It Intends 
playing picture attractions from the outer 
world from time to time. It Is thought that 
vaudeville will be played at the house for 
two day* at a time. Enrl Reynolds Is prom- 
ising to furnlnh a big time vaudeville show 
In the RenHulaer house Just for once, at least. 



The first cry of "no acts to be had" went 
up late last week when the bookers around 
here found their immediate programs with 



BLACKSTONE (Edwin Wappler, mgr..— 
"Pollyanna." Opened Monday. 

COHAN'S ORAND (Harry Ridings, mgr.). 
—"It Pays to Advertise." Opened Thursday. 

COLONIAL (George L. Bowles, mgr.).— 
"The Birth of a Nation." Film (second 
week). Capacity all the time. 

COLUMBIA (William Roche, mgr.).— Bur- 
lesque. 

CORT (U. J. Hermann, mgr.).— "Tho Lis," 
with Margaret Illlngton (fourth week). Still 
drawing well. 

CROWN (Edward Rowland, mgr. ) .—"Lovers 
and Lunatics." 

FINE ARTS (Albert Psrry, mgr.).— Pic- 
tures. 

OAYETT (R. C. Bchoenecker, mgr.).— 
Burlesque. 

OARRICK {John J. Garrlty, mgr.).— "The 
Only Girl." Opened Sunday. 

HAYM ARRET (A. H. Moellsr, mgr.).— 
Burlesque. 

ILLINOIS (Augustus Pltou, mgr.).— "flarl," 
with Mlizl Hajos (second week). Hers for 
short run. 

IMPERIAL (William Newklrk, mgr.).— 
Pictures. 

LA SALLE (Harry Earl mgr.).— "Molly 
and I" (first week). Opened last Friday. 

NATIONAL (John Barrett, mgr.).— "The 
Littlest Rebel." 

OLYMPIC (George L. Warren, mgr.).— 
"Kick In," with Richard Bennett (third 
week). Doing good business with almost dol- 
lar prlres throughout. 

ORCHESTRA HALL (Strand Theatre Co., 
mgr.). — Pictures. 

STAR A GARTER (Chas. Walters, mgr.). 
— Burlesque. 

STUDEBAKER (Alfred Hamburger, mgr.). 

Pictures. 

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afternoon. Bessie Wynn headlines a meritori- 
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ways a fatorite here, displayed her usual good 
taste in gowns, scored nicely with some of 
her former son* successes, also two new num- 
bers, one of which was sung earlier on the 
bill. James and Bonnie Thornton were the 
applause hit. Julia Ring and Co. had a 
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ties, which also contain stories and song. The 
quick change idea by the woman is effectively 
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Their "wooden soldier" dance at the finish is 
a decided novelty. The "Apache" dance could 
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quiet and effective manner, putting over their 
duets to good results. Their original style 
and good routine made them well liked. White 
Hussars' singing won favor and their band 
selections got applause. Charlie Howard and 
Co., In the fourth position, furnished the first 
real laughs, and while the sketch is about 
nothing in particular, it serves as an excel- 
lent vehicle for Howard's comedy. He has an 
excellent straight with a splendid appearance 
In Kernan Cripps. Margaret Taylor offers a 
ballad in good voice during the action of the 
turn. The act gets plenty of laughs through- 
out, but the finish is rather weak. The thrill 
of the bill was furnished by Haveman's Ani- 
mals, In "No. 6" spot. The Four Janleys were 
successful In holding them In. These "rlsley" 
exponents show some thrilling tricks heartily 
applauded. 

GREAT NORTHERN HIPPODROME (A. H. 
Talbot, mgr.; agent, W. V. M. A.). — A sudden 
cold wave Monday helped at the Hippodrome 
where business was capacity before noon. 
The show was quite lively and ran along 
smoothly. Opening were the Reed St. John 
Trio, musical. There Is nothing startling In 
the music the three play. The act got little 
at the finish. Ralph Edwards was "No. 2," 
with character songs. He has a good voice 
along with a pleasing style, and should be 
able to keep busy in the popular priced houses 
around here. Gertrude Van Dyke and Co. 
had their very familiar act. Norton and 
Earl In a singing and dancing turn away 
from others in that line succeeded. Miss 
Earl's voice does not seem strong enough for 
a solo she selected to sing. The numbers 
which are all done In different costumes are 
pretty In most cases and the act got over 
nicely. Jarvls and Harrison depend mostly 
on talk, and this mostly is very funny. The 




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man, though, spoils a corking act when he 
does and says things that outside of being 
old are not nice for matinee audiences in any 
house. He can get laughs without resorting to 
such tactics. Skipper, Kennedy and Reeves 
got the hit of the bill. Outside of the sing- 
ing the three do, the comedy obtained through 
the efforts of the "cissy" fellow and the 
black-face boy made the audience laugh all 
the way. "Mary Ellen," an elephant, closed 
the show. The big beast shows wonderful in- 
telligence. 

McVICKERS (J. G. Burch, mgr.; agent, 
Loew).— Some pleasing acts at McVlcker's, 
and business started with a boom Monday. 
Robert O 'Conner and Co., the featured at- 
traction, are playing "The Stick Up Man." 
The theme, while not new, holds Interest and 
with Mr. O'Conner's splendid work, It Is a 
popular vaudeville offering. Power's Ele- 
phants proved an Interesting attraction. The 
big animals are a well trained lot and per- 
form in perfect style. The act was a hit. The 
American Four is a quartet on the ancient 
order, but with the usual antics the four men 
made themselves the laughing hit of the 
bill. Nevlns and Gordon do a lot of useless 
talk and some singing and dancing before 
they get down to the main part which con- 
sists of the girl's work while she is dressed 
as a dummy, well done by her. Richard 
Wally and Co. Is the billing used by a Jug- 
gler assisted by a woman. Wally does jug- 
gling after Clnquevalli and does it well. He 
was much aplauded. Frank Terry Is an Eng- 
lish comedian who sings a song that Is Im- 
ported as to melody. He also does some cork- 
ing eccentric stepping. Mr. Terry finishes 
with an English character song, "Mr. Booze." 
For an encore he recites an Ella Wheeler 
Wilcox poem. Terry is clever and would go 
better If he would ease up In his work a lit- 
tle, be a little more gentle. Kalahuhl's Haw- 
ailns have five men and one girl In the act. 
The men play and sing Hawalin melodies 
while the girl tries once to do the native 
dance, but does so without attempt at grace. 
She also tries to sing, her second mistake. 
The act, as these acts go, seems valueless to 
a vaudeville house. Francis Dyer Is a single 
girl who sings popular songs. She does noth- 
ing to become stamped beyond ordinary. 




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Emily Stevens 

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"The Soul of a Woman" 

B. A. Rolfe 

5 Acts Sept. 6 

Francis X. Bushman 

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Quality Pictures Corp. 

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Henry Kolker 

in 

The Bridge or the Bigger Man 

B. A. Rolfe 
5 Acts Sept. 20 

Hamilton Revelle 

Lois Meredith 

in 

"An Enemy to Society" 

Columbia Pictures Corp. 

5 Acts Sept. 27 

Edmund Breese 

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"Song of a Wage Slave" 

Popular Plays and Players 

5 Acts Oct. 4 

Mary Miles Minter 

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Columbia Pictures Corp. 

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Mme. Petrova 

William Faversham 

Francis X. Bushman 

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AMERICAN (Ned Alvord, mgr. ; agent, W 
V. M. A.).— With Menlo Moore's "Style Re- 
vue" (N'ew Acts) heading the second week's 
hill this season at the American the business 
started well the first show Monday night. Be- 
sides having a big attraction the theatre, of 
course, had the weather man on Its side. It 
seemed a mistake to place a dramatic sketch 
on the bill with the "Style Revue" after the 
bill had been gone through. The big act Is a 
quiet one and the turn before it should have 
been of a more livelier nature. Hugo B. 
Koch's sketch is the one In question. It is on 
the order of "On Trial," and while it holds 
interest, the kick at the finish seems to be 
missing. The sketch, called "After Ten 
Tears." was "No. 3." It was left to Clark 
and Verdi, who followed, to get the audi- 
ence in a good humor. The Italian pair never 
had a friendlier house, and their dialect pat- 
ter was a scream. Rozzella and Roiella, 
musical, opened the show. The girl plays a 
harp and the man wears a Chaplin make-up. 
Very little appreciation was shown. Fred 
Sosman, a local singer of mostly cabaret fame, 
was "No. 2." A rather poor selection of songs 
did not create much of a stir. The last two 
numbers helped a little after Sosman got away 
to a slow start. , 

KBDZIB (William Malcolm, mgr.; agent, 
W. V. M. A.). — Comedy the chief attraction 
the first half. The big ground floor at the 
Kedsle was well filled when the second show 
started Monday nlgnt It commenced with a 
laugh from an old Keystone Chaplin. Open- 
ing the show was the Cavana Duo and for 
laughs the two registered way up In that 
class. This fellow, who Is assisted by a girl, 
is one of the best when It comes to eccentric 
work on a slack wire. Instead of using a 
time worn routine Cavana does some excel- 
lent and difficult tricks along with getting 
big laughs from his talk at the same time. 
This Cavana Duo Is a two-act that can open 
any show on any kind of vaudeville time. 
Dlok Lynch is doing a monolog consisting of 
Irish stories, finishing with an oldtlme hard 
shoe dance. Lynch tells stories, some that 
are new and the rest very old, but he man- 
aged to keep the Kedzle laughing throughout 
Howard Chase and Co., In "Come Across," 
went well. Bobbe and Dale, next to closing, 
rewarded the one who placed them there by 
bringing down the big hit of the evening. 
The Pekin Zouaves with drilling and wall 
scaling wound up a good entertainment. 



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ORPHBtTM.^-Mrs. Leslie Carter, well re- 
Oeived. Harry and Eva Puck, went big. Wil- 
lie Solar, hit of bill. Eva Shirley, pleasing. 
J. C. Nugent (holdover) and sketch, "The 
Regular," repeated last week's success. Hang 
Ping Chlen (holdover), had closing position 
and held everybody in. Rex's Comedy Circus 
(holdover), opened splendidly. Thomas Egan 
(holdover), was again successful. 

EMPRESS.— The Six Abdullahs, whirlwind 
closer. Estelle Wordette in sketch, laughter. 
Bubbles, Trout and Mermaid, good. Florence, 
Lovett and Co., bully sketch. Howard Sis- 
ters, satisfactory. Slmonds and Piatt, fair 
entertainers. Mattle Lockett, good. Pero and 
Wilson, opening, gave satisfaction. The Cub 
Trio was replaced by a male single. 

CORT (Homer F. Curran, mgr.).— "Birth 
of Nation" film (last week). 

COLUMBIA (Oottlob, Marx ft Co., mgrs.).— 
"Potash ft Perlmutter." 

ALCAZAR (Belasco ft. Mayer, mgrs.). — 
Stock. Vaughan-Lytell Stock. 

WIOWAM (Jos. F. Bauer, mgr,).— Del. S. 
Lawrence Dramatic Players. 



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"Girls From North and South" 

LILLIAN GRAVES, Mgr. 



Moore-O'Brien-Cormack 

THE SPEED BOYS 

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"DOWN IN BOM-BOM-BAY" 



PRINCESS (Bert Levey, lessee and mgr. ; 
agent, Levey). — Vaudeville. 

HIPPRODROMB (Wm. Ely, mgr.; agent, 
W. S. V. A.).— Vaudeville. 



concern was a big loser and behind In meet- 
ing Its obligations. 



Stage Manager Charles Newby of the Hip Is 
on a vacation, with "Daldy" Sauers substi- 
tuting. 

James Kerr, formerly Constantino's mana- 
ger, has gone to San Diego to join the south- 
ern exposition. 



"The Pageant of Monterey" was given In 
Monterey, Cal., Aug. 27-28. The affair was 
notable because three troops of regular U. 8. 
cavalrymen stationed there appeared as 
actors. 



There seems to be little or no planning for 
the new season In this section, that Is as far 
as advanced announcements are concerned. 



The Margaret Anglln engagement at the 
Greek theatre, where she presented a cycle of 
Greek plays In English, attracted big audi- 
ences and earned Miss Anglln unstinted press 
praise. 



The sign across the front of the American 
theatre has been changed to make the open- 
ing date read Oct. 15. The entertainment Is 
as yet unannounced. 



At present the three dramatic stork com- 
panies all seem to be doing very well, which 
may indicate a wane In the picture business, 
but the feature picture houses all appear to 
be doing good business. 



To protect Its members sgsinst unjust 

legislation and restriction the National United 

Dancing Masters' Association filed articles of 
Incorporation here recently. 



There In movement on foot to have the citi- 
zens raise a fund to preserve that portion of 
the Expo which embraces the Avenue of 
Palms, the Fine Arts Lagoon and the Pine 
Arts building itself. 



The bull fight on* the "Zone" has cloned un- 
til more bulls arrive so the banner reads, 
but from another source It la said that the 



percentage of the' local merchants declare 
their business is so bad at the present a slump 
seems out of the question. It Is said that 
most of the visitors to the fair come with Jfcst 
enough money to get by on and are poor 
spenders. 

Supreme Court Justice Clarence J. Shearn 
Tuesday refused the application of George H. 
Davis of San Francisco for an Injunction re- 
straining the Epooh Producing Co. from grant- 
ing the western rights to Its production, 
"The Brlth of a Nation," to any other than 
himself. He offered the picture concern 1100.- 
000 for the lights for the feature for several 
western states but would not bind himself to 
exhibit It as a $2 admlslson scale. 

BALTIMORE. 

By PR A NCI » D. OTOOLE. 

MARYLAND.— Conroy and Le Malre were 
the hit of the bill In their first appearance 
here with "The New Physician." Howard and 
McCane also came In for a large share of the 
applause. Gene Hodgklns and Mile. Destrass, 
assisted by their Futurist orchestra, have a 
very entertaining turn. Kerr and Weston. 
clever; Odlva was accompanied by a pair of 
well trained sea lions. The Bogler Broe. play 
the banjos In a pleasing manner. Julie Ring 
and Co., did fairly well. The Mallla Bart 
Co. kept the house laughing after they got 
started. Marie Fenton, good. 

GARDEN.— An excellent bill is shown this 
week at the Garden and the house Is crowded 
at each performance. BUI Davis carries off 
the honors with his blackface comedy and 
parodies. Another act which Is also well .re- 
ceived Is "Springtime," a miniature musical 
review. Frank and Eldlre Fisher have an en- 
tertaining sketch which they handle well. 
The Magannl Family open the bill. Jermon 
and Walker, sing; Carlton and White, In 
fancy and strong-arm dancing ; ItoselH's 
Grand Opera Duo, good. 

AUDITORIUM.— Crowded houses turn out 
this week to see the farewell appearance of 
the Poll Players In this city. "What Hap- 
pened to Mary" Is presented and well re- 
ceived. These players have played here for 
two years every week and have averaged bet- 
ter audiences than any other stock company 
has yet been greeted with In this city. The 
Auditorium Players will replace them, open- 
ing up here on Sept. 6 with "The Climbers." 



Some of the financial experts predict there 
will be no after-expo' slump while a large 



BUFFALO. 

By CLYDB W. RBZ. 

STAR (P. C. Cornell, mgr.). — Hon** open- 
ing with "Prince of Pllsen." Though seen 
here before a number of times, did remark- 
able business first half of week. Sept 6, 7 
and 8, Nell O'Brien and American Minstrels. 
Sept. 0, 10 and 11. Elsie Janls in "Miss In- 
formation." 

TECK (John R. Olshel, mgr.).— "The Rag- 
ged Messenger." 

OAYETY (Charles T. Taylor, mgr.).— Wat- 
son and Wrothe In "Burlesque Carnival" play 
to capacity. Next — "Smiling Beauties." 

SHEA'S (Henry J. Carr, mgr.; agent, U. 
B. O.).— Bert La Mont and Cowboy Minstrels 
divide headlining honors with Mllo; both well 
received ; Robert L Dalley, In "Our Bob," 
scored big hit; Cartmell and Harris, favor- 
ites ; Florrle Mtllershlp, dainty ; Collins and 
Hart, feature; Musical Johnstons, please; The 
Seebacks, good ; pictures close. 

ACADEMY (Jules Michaels, mgr.).— Fred- 
erick De Sllva and capable company re- 
tained another week. Present "The Bell of 
Mexico," a musical comedy burletta of merit. 
Pictures conclude two-hour show. Winter 
policy to include three acts In addition to 
playlet and pictures. Big business. 

FAMILY (Paul Fennevessy. mgr.). — Ous 
Arnold's musical comedy held over, presenting 
nilly Mossey and company of 22, mostly girls, 
in <T 8hlp Ahoy." Business fair. 

OLYMPIC (Bruce Fowler, mgr.; Sun.). — 
Montgomery ft McClsin, headline, with great 
surcess ; Dlggs, Wbltefleld ft Madison, fea- 
ture ; Roy Harran ft Co., are deter ; Wilson ft 



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Vaughn, funny ; Young Bros., sensational ; 
feature movies close. 



Lyric to open under management of H. B. 
Franklin on Labor day. Will feature tabloid 
musical comedy, additional vaudeville acts 
and movies, at popular prices. 

Despite protests which previously interrupt- 
ed Sunday performances at the Velodrome, a 
racing program was staged on the 29th. Of- 
ficials of the law did not appear and It looks 
as though the amusement company will con- 
tinue the Sunday shows without further trou- 
ble. 



RUSSELL 



BLANCHE 



MACK and VINCENT 



ORPHEUM CIRCUIT 

Direction GENE HUGHES 

This Week (Aug. 3t), Majestic, Chicago 



CINCINNATI. 

By HARRY V. MARTIN. 

OLYMPIC (Harry Hart, mgr. ; Columbia).— 
"The Mischief Makers." 

PEOPLE'S (Fred Shafer. mgr.; repertoire) 
burlesque "Moonlight Maids." 

CHESTER PARK (I. M. Martin, mgr.). 
Carnival and Industrial Exposition. Tuesday, 
Charlie Chaplin convention. 

LAGOON. — Special motordrome races. 

CONEY ISLAND (Arthur Rlesenberger, 
mgr.).— Jupiter Trio; Howe and Barlow; 
Wuest and Schwartz ; Musical Trcmalns ; 
Frank La Rose ; Mclbly Bros. 

ZOO (William Whltlock. mgr.).--Coburn 
Players held over for another week ; Cincin- 
nati Symphony Orchestra. 

Amanda Blum, former Btar of the original 
Cincinnati German Theater stock company 
has gone to New York to Inquire Into several 
offers of engagements recently tendered her. 
Miss Blum Is thinking seriously of koIdr into, 
vaudeville. 



Carrie Lilie 

The Personality Comedienne 

At Loew's American, Starting Monday (Sept. 6) 



DENVER. 

ORPHEUM (Max Fablsh, mgr.).— Opening 
bill attracting good business, Headline honors 



AT LIBERTY 



JOHNNIE JESS 

Comedian for Burlesque or anything else. 

Permanent Address: Box. 224, Nolans Pt., Lake Hopatcong, N. J. 



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divided between Elisabeth Murray and Marlon 
Morgan's Classic Dancers. Others are Mr. 
Hymack, Doolev and Rugel, Norton and Lee, 
Brltt Wood and Lockhart and Laddie. 

EMPRESS (George H. Greaves, mgr.).— 
"Mazmlllan, the Great," feature. Business 
good. Mole and Dutton, Arllne, Hoey and 
Lowell, Sherman and Johnson. 

DENHAM (Woodward-Homan Co., mgrs.).— 
"Prince Otto" this week marks the return of 
Carl Anthony as leading man. Business fair. 
Next week, "The Big Idea." 

EUTCH'S GARDEN (Mrs. Mary Elltch- 
Long, mgr.). — 8eason here closes Labor day. 
Edith Taliaferro tn "Rebecca of Sunnybrook 
Farm" attracting very good business, con- 
sidering laat week of season. 

LAKESIDE (Colorado Amusement Co., 
mgr.).— "The Parish Priest," final attraction 
of the Arrington stock. 

The Tabor Grand will open the season Sept. 
12 with "Sinners." 



'On Trial," early In October, will be initial 
attraction at Broadway. 



The Strand, to be Denver's picture house de 
luxe, Is expected to open about Oct. 1. 

INBIANAPOLIS. 

BY C. J. CALLAHAN. 

SHUBERT MURAT.— "Maid in America," 
Sept. 6 to 11. 

KEITH'S (Ned Hastings, mgr.; agent, U. 
B. O.).— Kalma A Co., Bernard A Meyers, Bud 
Snyder ft Co., Cleone Pearl Fell ; pictures. 

LYRIC (H. K. Burton, mgr.; agent, U. B. 
O.).— Four Juvenile Kings, Two Lowes, El 
Cota, Laypo ft Benjamin, Henry B. Toomer 
ft Co. Last half— The Dares, Billy Doss, 
Howard Chase ft Co., Ed. Vinton A Buster, 
Dancing Kennedys. 

ENGLISH'S (H. K. Burton, mgr.; agent, U. 
B. 0.).— Five Satsudas, Williams A Rankin, 
Mr. A Mrs. Arthur Csppelln, Art Adair. 
Greenley ft Draper. Last half — Vandloff A 
Lewie, Billy Brown, Reed St. John Trio, 
Charles Kenna, Willie Hale A Bro. 

FAMILY (agent, J. L A 8.).— Kendal's 
Auto Doll, Sklllman A Coleman, Leo Per- 
santl, Will Hart. 

GAYETY (C. Cunningham, mgr. ; agent, C. 
T. B. A.). — Vaudeville and pictures. 

COLONIAL (Bingham, Crose A Cohen, 
mgrs. ) . — Pictures. 

LYCEUM (Phil. Brown, mgr.).— Pictures- 
Charley Chaplin Carnival. 

COLUMBIA (Sam Davis, mgr.).— "Dainty 
Pares" Co., with the Garrison Sisters. 

MAJESTIC (Glen Black, mgr. ; American 
Wheel).— "Girls from Joyland," with Rose- 
ad!, a dancer. 



The Lyric, which has been closed for sev- 
eral weeks, opened Monday and presents a 
handsome appearance. The Interior has been 
redecorated and a new sidewalk canopy added. 
The house will present five acts and pictures. 
Barton & Olson are the owners and H. K. 
Burton, manager. 



KANSAS CITY. 

Br R. A. DARROUGH. 

GAYETY (Geo. W. Gallagher, mgr.).— Ir- 
win's "Majesties," business good. 

GLOBE (Cyrus Jacobs, mgr.).— Vaudeville, 
business fair. 

GARDEN (Dubinskv Bros., mgrs.).— Stock. 
Opening business good. 

CENTURY (Joe Donegan, mgr.).— "Merry 
Burlesquers," good business. 

WILLIS WOOD.— Feature pictures. 

EMPRESS.— Pictures. 






LOS ANGELES 

VARIETY'S 

LOS ANGELES OFFICE 

30t MASON OPERA HOUSE BLDC 

GUY PRICE, Correspondent 



ORPHEUM (Clarence Drown, mgr. ; U. B. 
0.). — William Morris and Co., well received; 
Stelndell Brothers, entertaining ; Jackson and 
Wahl, very good ; James Teddy, cleverly done ; 
Gus Edwards and Co., repeated successfully J; 
Nan Halperln, big hit ; Allan Dlnehart and 
Co., well liked ; Volunteers, went well. 

HIPPODROME (Lester Fountain, mgr. 1 ; 
Western States). — Dr. snd Mr. Badolet 
Raceford, remarkably good ; Musical Fok 
passably pleasing; York and King, fair; 
Bensee and Balrd, pleasing ; Martini anil 
Trolse, amusing ; Seven Russells, enjoyablp 
turn. i 

REPUBLIC (Al. Watson, mgr.; Levey).-4- 
"Three Sisters Llllput." entertaining : Flor- 
ence Rayfleld, well liked ; Captain and Marie 
Lawrence, very good ; Hennlngs, cleverly 
done ; Le Barde, passably pleasing. 

BURBANK— "The Yelow Ticket." 

M0R0SC0.— "So Long, Letty." 

CENTURY.— Burlesque. 



Winchell Smith has arrived and Is rehears- 
ing "The New Henrietta." 



Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Melghan (Miss Fran- 
ces Ring) gave a party for Mahel Talllaferro, 
Amelia Bingham and Thomas Ross. 

Mrs. Bob Fltzslmmons has completed re- 
hearsals for her new sketch. She opens In 
the north shortly. 



Mme. Yorska Is en route east to open the 
Keith time In her new sketch, written by a 
local newspaper writer. C. de Vleal Hunt 
She has arranged to return to Los Angeles 
later In the season to appear In highbrow 
drama, Manager L. E. Behymer arranging 
a repertoire of Greek plays for her. 



VARIETY 



The fastest and neatest novelty act off the season. A big hit at the Bush wick Theatre this week (Aug. 30) 




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THIS IS THE 4 KOVERZ BROS. TURN, ENLARGED TO A FIVE-ACT, WITH SPECIAL SETTING 

Next Week (Sept. 6th), DAVIS THEATRE, PITTSBURGH Direction, MAX HART 



Guy Bates Post 



IN 



"Omar, the Tentmaker" 

Richard Walton Tully's 
Spectacular Persian Romance 



The above attraction has entered upon its third 
year of practically continuous presentation. Fol- 
lowing four big weeks at the Cort Theatre, San 
Francisco, in July, as the leading theatrical attrac- 
tion of the ExpositiornSummer, it opened the new 
$1,000,000 Civic Opera House in Oakland, Calif., 
following which it has entered upon an extensive 
tour of the Southern States. 

Management: 
TULLY & BUCKLAND, Inc. 

JAMES G. PEEDE, General Manager. 



Thomas Allan Rector gave a moonlight 
party for Mons. VUUnine and Mons. Clustlne 
at Ocean Park recently. 



William H. Clifford, the photplaywrlght. 
has accepted an offer to go east. 

A large delegation of screen players at- 
tended the funeral of Oscar Dempsey, who 
was killed In a movie battle scene. 



MONTREAL 

By ARTHUR SCHALBK. 

ORPHEUM (Fred. Crow, gen. mgr. ; C. H. 
Preston, res. mgr.; agent, U. B. 0.; rehear- 
sal Monday, 10 a. m.).— Bell Family, great; 
Minnie Allen, excellent; Big City Four, very 
good ; Harry Cutler, good ; Mr. and Mrs. Nor- 
man Phillips, In pleasing sketch ; Duffy and 
Lorenz, good; Ward, Bell. Ward and Co., 
held Interest; Flying Mayos, thrilling. 

HIS MAJESTY (H. Qulntus Brooks, mgr.). 
—His Majesty's Players under the direction 
of Geo. F. Drlscoll presented "The World and 
His Wife," and scored a hit. Next, "The Mas- 
queraders." 

OAYETY (Fred. Crow, gen, mgr. ; Tom 
Conway, res. mgr. ; rehearsal Monday, 10 a. 
ra.). — Season opened Monday with "The Girl 
Trust," well received by large audience. Next, 
"Roseland Girls." 

THEATRE FRANCAIS (W. H. Foster, 
mgr.). — The Sam Green and Eddie Collins 
Co., In "One Hour on the Hudson," gave a 
good show to good houses. Added attraction 
second and last week of Annie Morecroft and 
Her Diving Models. 

SOHMER PARK (D. La rose, mgr.; agent. 
U. B. O.). — Mareno 81stera, pleased; John 



DeLorls and Co., novelty ; John LeClalr, good'; 
Stlckney's CircuB, very good ; Welllng-Lever- 
lng Trio, laughs. This Is the last week of 
season. 

IMPERIAL (H. W. Conover, mgr.).— The 
Manetta Duo, John Georg Lang, very good. 
Pictures to good business. 

SCALA (W. H. Foster, mgr.).— Cliff Wat- 
son's "Peerless Maids" Co., opened an in- 
definite engagement to well pleased houses. 

KING EDWARD (E. Lavand, mgr.).— Jack 
Lyle's Burlesque Stock Co. and pictures. 



Miss Lillian Kemble and Charles Mackay 
Join His Majesty's Players Sept. 6. 



Dominion Park closes Its season Sept. 6. 



J. N. Gariepy, for the past 11 years treas- 
urer of the Theatre Francals, has been ap- 
pointed treasurer of all of W. H. Foster's en- 
terprises In Canada. 



The Princess theatre opens Sept. 13 with 
Trilby." 



The new St. enls theatre is expected to be 
ready early in December. It will be under 
the management of H. W. Conover. 

NEW ORLEANS. 

BY O. M. SAMUEL. 

GREENWALL (W. E. Tyler, mgr. ; agent, 
Oreenwnod).— Jack Mlley. Rhoades nnd Hard- 
cantle, New York Trio, Ton Karo & Co.. Les- 
ter Richards and the New York Musical Co. 
(tab). 

HIPPODROME (Jake Miller, mgr.).— 
Vaudeville. 



FRANK EVANS 



VAUDEVILLE 
REPRESENTATIVE FOR 



Noel Travers 



and 



Irene Dou 



IN A GREAT COMEDY SKE' 

"A NOVEL MARRIAGE" 

BY ' 

FRANKLYN SEABRIGHT 

"Scored a big hit at B. F. Keith's."— Boston "Herald." "Seabright has the goods In a 
comedy sketch. —VARIETY. "Screamingly funny situations follow upon one another's 
heel*."— Boston "American." "A snappy one-act comedy cleverly worked out by Franklyn 
Seabright."— Boston "Globe." "Proved a real head liner; the interest didn't lag a moment." 
—Boston "Traveler." 

THIS WEEK (Aug. 30), FORSYTHE, ATLANTA 



ALAMO 
vllle. 



(Will Guerlnger, mgr.).— Vaude- 



The Tim Murphy booking at the Tulane 
week Sept. 12 has been cancelled. The house 
will open with "The Girl of My Dreams" the 
following week. 



"Within the Law" will be the opening bill 
of the Baldwin Players at the Crescent. Nick 
Smith will be the house treasurer, with Abe 
Sellgman assisting Tom Campbell In the man- 
agement 



PANTAGES' (J: A. Johnson, mgr.).— Alex- 
ander Brothers, good ; Wealch and Carbasse, 
pleasing ; University Four, scored heavily ; 
Weber's Melody Phlends, hit ; May and Kll- 
duff, amusing : Henrietta De Serrls, artistic, 
beautiful headllner. 

LYRIC (Dan Flood, mgr.).— Vaudeville, 
pictures. 

MAJESTIC— Mme. Jeanne Jornelll, songs, 
motion pictures. 



Rudolph Ramelll will occupy the chair of 
literature at the Tulane the coming season. 
Harold Goldenberg will act ad treasurer. 



The Orpheum staff remains practlcallv the 
same as last season, except that Lester Coffey 
will assist Santos Shields in the box office. 



"Old Doc" niankenshlp, for many yean 
general manager of the large southern pic- 
ture interests of Joslah Pearee A Sons, has 
moved Into pictures on his own, sporting sev- 
eral reel houses with standard names. 



Herman Flehtenberg has acquired two pic- 
ture houses at Vlcksburg, Miss. 



Ernest Boerlnger has taken over the lease 
of the Audubon, and will change Its name to 
the Columbia. 



P01TLAND. ORE. 



(W. 



B. aJfftOW. 
Pangel, mgr.).— "Sari," 



HEILIG 
27-30. 

EMPRESS (T. R. Conlon, mgr.).— Darl- 
ing's Saxophone Quartet, entertaining ; Wer- 
den and Gearln. in Illustrated songs ; Hager 
and Goodwin, pleased ; "Too Many Burglars," 
laughs ; Kerr and Burton, good ; Yuma, bead- 
liner ; pictures. 



ST. PAUL 

BY C. 4. RBNHAN. 

ORPHEUM (E. C. Burroughs, res. mgr.). — 
Walter C. Kelly Is recipient of greatest ap- 
plause and is ejsjremely well liked ; Prim- 
rose Four, greatly appreciated ; John P. Wade 
A Co., pleased ; Kelso £ Lelghton, very pleas- 
ing ; Webber ft Elliott, please; Page, Hack 
& Mack, well received; "The Gliders," Ruth 
Kilbourne and Adolph Blorae, also please ; 
Orpheum Travel Pictures complete bill. 

EMPRESS (Gus. S. Greening, mgr.). — Vlnas 
Models, very popular ; Orpheum Comedy Four, 
received cordially ; Eldon and Clifton, well 
liked ; Evelyn Dare, succeeded In pleasing ; 
Cabaret Dogs, entertain ; pictures good. 

PRINCESS (Bert Goldman, mgr.).— Willy 
Zimmerman ; Pank, Rouse and Francis ; Dol- 
ly and Maek ; Smlletta Sisters ; pictures. Sec- 
ond half — Mile. Rlalto and Co. ; Mable Harper ; 
Regal and Bender ; Carrlgan and Vivian ; pic- 
tures. 

STAR (John P. Kirk, mgr.).— A packed 
house greeted "The September Morning 
Glories" and were treated to a good all 
around show. Next week Is "Tango Queens" 
company. 

SHUBERT (Frank Priest, mgr.).— Ernest 
Fisher Stock Co.. players presenting "A 
Woman's Wsy," opening good. Next week, 
"In Old Kentueky." 

METROPOLITAN (L. N. Scott, mgr.).— 
Week 20 dnvoted to pictures. "Uncle 8am at 
Work." State Fair week, Flske O'Hara In 
"Kilkenny." 



ADDRESS DEPARTMENT 

Where Players May Be Located 
Next Week (September 6) 

Players may be listed in this department weekly, either at the theatres they are 
appearing in or at a permanent or temporary address (which will be inserted when route 
is not received) for $5 yearly, or if name is in bold type, $10 yearly. All are eligible to 
this department. 



Abeles Edward Variety N Y 

Ahram & Johns Variety San Francisco 

Adams Rex Variety Chicago 

Adler & Arline Keith's Columbus 

Allen & Francis Variety N Y 

Allen Minnie Dominion Ottawa 

Allman & Dody Orpheum Los Angeles 



AMETA 

Directum, H. B. MAMNELLI 



Armstrong Will H Variety N Y 
"Aurora of Light" Orpheum Winnipeg 



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Extended by the 

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Brand off "FIFTH AVENUE CLOTHES" 

An Opportunity for you 
to obtain at Wholesale 
Prices, the Swellest 
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the Manufacturer and 
Save 50%. For years 
we have sold to the 
Best Retail Stores only. 
We will now sell to 
you, the Consumer di- 
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Middleman and his 50% 
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From $12.50 Up. 

Booklet on Request. 

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The stage artiste should be perfectly dressed. Her costumes are 
almost as important to her success as her art; to please the 
public they must be chic, original, beautiful. 

In seeking this perfection of dress one usually goes to the great 
houses of fashion for Modes, they say, are created in Paris and sold 
on Fifth Avenue. True, you pay as much for the name as you 
do for the gown. 

Not every woman, however, is willing or able to pay the prices 
of these smart designers and importers, and to such MME. 
HAMMER appeals. Her own creations and importations of models 
of the master designers have given her a *>{«« with intelligent 
women of modest means. 

Her pretty little shop, but five minutes' walk from the Avenue, 
offers an unusual variety of street and evening gowns and 
dresses at one-third the prices of more pretentious establishments. 
Exclusive designs at reasonable prices are the touchstone of 
her success and members of the profession are daily learning this 
to their own advantage. A visit to her fall display means much 
to you. 

"To be gowuod by MME. HAMMER Is to be perfectly dressed." 



MME. HAMMER 

129 West 45th St. New York City 

Phone Bryant 2471 



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WARD, BILL, WARD AND COMPANY 
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Berzac Mmc Jean Variety Chicago 



6 BROWN BROS. 

2d Season with "Chin-Chin" 
Globe Theatre Indefinitely 

TOM BROWN. Ovaor sad Mgr. 



10 th Anniversary 

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Bimbos The Pantages Spokane 

Blondell Edward Variety N Y 

Bowers Walters & Crooker Variety N Y 

Bracks Seven care Tausig 104 E 14th St N Y C 

Brinkman & Steele Sis Variety San Francisco 

Briscoe Olive Princeton Hotel NYC 

Byal & Early Variety N Y 

Byron A. Langdon 174 E 71st St N Y C 



Cameron & Gaylord Orphcum Memphis 
Cantor Eddie & Lee Al Variety N Y 
Cartmell & Harris, Shea's Toronto 
Collins Milt 1J3 W 113th St N Y C 
Colvin William Burbank Los Angeles 
Conlin Ray Variety N Y 
Conroy A Lemalre Variety N Y 
Cook Joe Variety N Y 
Corcoran & Dinglt* Keith's Providence 
Crane Mr & Mrs Douglas Orpheum Circuit 
Cross A. Josephine 902 Palace Bldg NYC 
Curtis Julia Orpheum Kansas City 



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EARLE B. 
MOUNTAIN 

(Better known as "MONTY") 

WANTS 
A FANCY CHICKEN 

One that can "crow" and "scratch the dirt," 
to assist him in his new act, entitled 

"FOOLIN' THE PUBLIC" 

FACTS 

Played Keith Circuit the past season. 
"Cleaning up" at Magnetic Springs at pres- 
ent. 
Will return to New York Sept. 6th. 

Address all communications, care VARIETY, 

New York 
P. S.— Will sell or let on royalty last year's 
act. 



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VARIETY 31 



This communication is directed personally 
to the professional singer of songs 



During the past several years we have supplied the professional market with more 
actual hits than any other music publishing house in the world. We have repeatedly fol- 
lowed one gigantic success with another and the best proof of the real value of our popu- 
lar compositions is that they become hits instantaneously — not after a season's campaign. 

In addressing this personal letter to the profession, we propose to make a rather rare 
prediction, fully realizing the accompanying responsibility, but after a decade's experi- 
ence in the music publishing business, we feel satisfied of our position. 

Several weeks ago, that grand old master of lyric and melody, WILLIAM JEROME, 
submitted a new song, entitled "Just Try to Picture Me Back Home in Tennessee," offer- 
ing it with the suggestion. that it was positively his masterpiece, the best work he has 
ever accomplished. After a demonstration we realized this was no idle boast and accord- 
ingly entered it as a feature number of ou r new catalogue. 

In less than a fortnight "JUST TRY TO PICTURE ME BACK HOME IN TEN- 
NESSEE" has leaped forward to the very top of our list and we now realize that we 
have the best number on the market and undoubtedly the best song of its kind ever pub- 
lished, either by us or any other publishing house. 

It carries one of those catchy, irresistible melodies and, unlike the average composition, 
can be handled regardless of conditions or vocal ability. 

We feel thoroughly satisfied that "JUST TRY TO PICTURE ME BACK HOME 
IN TENNESSEE" will eventually establish a record in popular song history. 

Our professional department under the management of Max Winslow is now fully 
supplied with professional copies and orchestrations in all keys and we strongly advise 
the professional singer to add "JUST TRY TO PICTURE ME BACK HOME IN TEN- 
NESSEE" to his or her repertoire at the earliest possible moment, for it positively has 
no competitor in its own class. 

We also have one of the greatest double versions ever written for "JUST TRY TO 
PICTURE ME BACK HOME IN TENNESSEE" and one that can either be introduced 
in a comedy or straight manner. This double version easily surpasses the double ver- 
sion we published of "MICHIGAN" which in itself is sufficient recommendation. 

Don't wait until you hear someone else sing it. You will absolutely agree with us 
after the initial trial and once accepted, it is destined to become your feature song. It 
cannot fail to materially aid your offering for it compels applause and is without doubt 
the best encore winner we have ever carried. 

Write, w ire or call, but don't hesitate. Get it now. • 

Respectfully Yours, 

WATERSON, BERLIN & SNYDER 

per 



Strand Theatre Building, 
47th Street and Broadway, 
New York City, N. Y. 

(Offices in Chicago, Boston and Philadelphia) 




VARIETY 



OPENED SEASON THIS WEEK (Aug. 30) at B. F. KEITH'S PROSPECT 

7 Original Honey Boys 

Including 

Tommy Hyde, Paul Van Dyke, Jimmy Meehan, Wm. H. Thompson, Sam Lee, Carl Fletcher, Will Cawley 

Under direction, THOS. J. FITZPATRICK 






In A New Act 

"Around The 
Bulletin Boards" 



Direction, 



, Palace Theatre Bldg., New York A Novelty, In "One" Speeial Drop 



£EI 4 - X YLOPHIENDS - 




SPECIAL SCENERY i 

PETE MACK I 

Big Imp. I 




Dares Alec & Gina Variety Chicago 

D« Dlo Circus care Tausig 104 E 14th St N Y C 

De Lyons 3 care F M Barnes Chicago 

Demarest ft Collette Variety N Y 

Devine 4k Williams Orpheum Portland Ore 

DeVoie & Livingston Majestic Chicago ' 

Donovan ft Lee Temple Ft Wayne 

Doyle & Dixon Temple Rochester 

Dudley 3 Orpheum St Paul 

Duprvs Fred Variety London 



Eary Trio Variety San Francisco — 

Elinors Kate ft Williams Sam Northport L I 
Evans Chas E Co Orpheum San Francisco 
Everest's Monkeys Temple Detroit 



SOPHIE and 
HARVEY EVERETT 

-ADAM AND EVE UP-TO-DATE* 

ARTHUR KLEIN 



Fern Harry Maryland Baltimore 



Jack Lewis 

(Formerly of Fields and Lewis) 

In a new Irish monologue written by Aaron Hoffman 

First New York appearance next week (Sept. 6), 
81st St Theatre, New York City 

(Incidentally) 

35 years ago I was born and christened JACK LEWIS and have used my own name ever 
since. I have never been ashamed of my own name and propose to continue working under 
it. Somewhere in the middle west a "Jack Lewis" is in vaudeville and trespassing on my 
professional trade-mark, causing considerable annoyance through misdirected mail, etc. 
If this "Jack Lewis" will kindly rechristen himself I will duly appreciate it, OTHERWISE 
I will be forced to resort to the usual legal methods for self-protection. 



Fields ft Halliday Keith's Columbus 
Flemings The Orpheum Minneapolis 



JACK E. GARDNER 

la "CURSE YOU. JACK RALTON" 

Dtractkw, HARRY WERER 



Gardiner 3 Majestic Milwaukee 

Gaudsmidts The Orpheum Los Angeles 

Glenn Harriet Variety N Y 

Golden Claude Keith s Providence 

Gordon Jim ft Elgin Mary Variety San Francisco 

Gray Trio Variety N Y 

Gygi Ota Maryland Baltimore 

H 

Hart Billy Bob Manchester Co 
Hayward Stafford ft Co Variety N Y 
Heather Josie Variety N Y 
Hagans 4 Australia Variety N Y 
Hermann Adelaide Hotel Pierpont N Y 
Holman Harry Co Variety N Y 



Ideal Bushwick Brooklyn 

Imhoff Conn & Corenne Columbia St Louis 

Irwin Flo Co Keith's Cleveland 



BIG HIT AT PALACE THIS WEEK (AUG. 30) 



HERBERT WILLIAMS 
and HILDA WOLFUS 



This Week— Palace, New York 
Sept. •— Keith's, Washington 
Sept. 13— Bushwick, Brooklyn 
Sept. 20— Keith's, Boston 
Sept. 27— Colonial, N. Y. 
Oct. 4— Orpheum, Brooklyn 
Oct. 11— Maryland, Baltimore 
Oct. 18— Alhambra, New York 
Oct. 2S— Prospect, Brooklyn 
Nov. 1— Keith's, Providence 
Nov. S-Keith's, Philadelphia 



THEN 

INTO 

A 

PRODUCTION 



Late Hit of Joseph Santtey's "All Over Town" Co, 



Direction HARRY FITZGERALD 



Aug. 30— this week. Hippodrome, Youngstown, 
Ohio 

Sept. •— Alhambra, New York 

Sept 13— Colonial, New York 

Sept. 20— Orpheum, Brooklyn 

Sept. 27— Bushwick, Brooklyn 

Oct. 1— Prospect, Brooklyn 

Oct. 11— B. F. Keith, Boston 

And more time follows the above 



Reengaged for B. F. Keith Circuit 






DANCING WHIRLWINDS 



Direction, 



RICK 



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JEROME H. REMICK. president. 



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" theWEODING of the SUNSHINE^ the ROSE 

A New Ballad By STANLEY MURPHY Writer of 'DUBLIN BAY* and ALBERT GUMBLE 

IT'S TULIP TIME IN HOLLAND 



Beautiful March Ballad 



RADFORO-WHITING 



WHEN I WAS A DREAMER 



The Ballad Hit of the Yea 



LITTLE -VAN ALSTYNE 



THE SWEETEST GIRL IN MONTEREY 

ANew Ballad by the Writers of"NigKt Timein Burgandy"- ALFRED BRYAN -HEP MAN PALEY 



UNDERNEATH 



STARS 



Hi^h Class Ballad FLETA J BROWN - HEPBERT SPENCER 

OLD MADEIRA 



Spanish S 



BROCKMAN-OSBORNE& GRAFF 



'ALABAMA JUBILEE 

J\ J7s{ 1(%g Song. YELLEN - COBB 

"THE BARS ARE DOWN IN LOVERS LANE' 

Hi£h Class Ballad By CLARE KUMMER 

"LISTEN TO THAT DIXIE BAND" 

By YELLEN-COBB Elizabeth Murray's Great Song Hit 

HONOLULU" 

A Hawaiian Song By MURPHY and MARSHALL 

'CIRCUS DAY IN DIXIE 1 

Noveltj/ J?<5>3 S or >£ YELLEN - COBB 



l£ 



A $5,000 INSTRUMENTAL NUMBER we have it! 

Great for Dancer* - Great for Dumb Acty-Great for Overtures'. 

BLAME IT ON THE BLUES" Ca weary blue) 

This .Number was written by CHAS.L. COOKE, writer of those famous Rag5,"5nappin' Turtle Ra#"and "Heroes of ihMuns 



WALTZ HIT OF THE DAY 



GERALDINE WALTZES' 



HENRY LODGE 



DETROIT 
• 137 WEST TO&T ST 



2» £. 47st. JEROME H.REMICrX A. CO. wXiir™, 

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PRESENTS 
HIS 



WORLD OF 
ENTERTAINERS 

possibly one of the largest, best equipped, most original and novel entertainments ever seen in Columbia 
Amusement Co. houses, and one of the largest and highest salaried casts ever seen in burlesque 



Headed by MAUDE ROCKWELL; extra attraction, the MONARCH 
COMEDY FOUR (namely, Joe Lester, Al Green, Arthur Thornton, 
and Charles Roebles); RENE COOPER; MARGIE DEM ARE ST; 
RUTH WILSON; JOE SIMON; BURNS AND WALLACE; 
MARIE FISHER; GRACE HALL ADA Y; Extra Feature, INMAN 
AND WAKEFIELD AND YOUR OLD PAL, AL REEVES; 16 
principals. And 24 handsome chorus girls. 

Opened Aug. 23rd at Miner's Theatre, Newark, N. J., in hot weather 
and closed to the largest business I've done in Newark in twenty- 
four years. 



Your Old Pal 



The general criticisms and newspaper notices were most flattering; 
also opinions of many professional friends who came to Newark to 
see my show, including Zella Russell, Phill Ott, Bud Williamson, 
Harry K. Morton and Lucille Manion, who congratulated me after 
the performance and openly stated it was UNDOUBTEDLY ONE 
OF THE BEST AND MOST ORIGINAL ENTERTAINMENTS 
THEY HAD EVER SEEN IN BURLESQUE THEATRES. 

I also want to thank BILLY SHARP, FRANK WAKEFIELD and 
BILLY K. WELLS for their general assistance in helping me to 
put on the show of my life. 



Give Me Credit 



JOE JACKSON 

JENlt JACOBS 



Jefferson Joseph Palace Theatre Bldg N Y 

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M 

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World's fastest trapeze artists. 
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U. B. O. Time. 
THIS WEEK (Aug. 30) 
KEITH'S BUSHWICK, BROOKLYN. 




GERTRUDE VANDERBILT 






and GEORGE F. MOORE 

RETURNING TO VAUDEVILLE for a few weeks 
Opening at the Palace Music Hall, Chicago, Next Week {Sept. 6) 



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B. D. BERG PRESENTS 



"College Girl Frolics" "Five Beauties and a Spot" 

With Arthur West, Ubcrt Carlton, Myrtle Boland and With J * ck *»£*J }f** B * ker ™ d 

6— Real Beauties— 6 4— Dainty Maidt— 4 

Opened April 15 Opened June 14 

Both Acts Have Worked Continuously Since Opening Date and Are Booked Solid Until 1916 

THANKS TO UNITED BOOKING OFFICE 



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IN PREPARATION 

E GIRLS" 

IO PRODUCTIO 

Book Music and Lyrics by th. Writer of HiU JOI GOOD^VI N N ° W Wr,Un « Exclu * iTe, ' r for B - D Berg 

Gowns Designed by Berg. Executed by Behrens Costume Company. Dane* Numbers Staged by Raymond Paras. Ganaral Musical Conductor, Hal Dyson 



Musical Comedy Principals and Chorus Girls Wanted 

For New Productions 



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SISTERS 



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Address Car* VARIETY, New York 




If It's a Harold Selman Playlet It's a Success 

WATCH FOR 

"IT WORKS BOTH WAYS" 

The biggest novelty playlet vaudeville has ever known. 
Now playing "The Mysterious Will." 

■VIAIM 

with an All Star Cast. Booked Solid 



THE WrMStllNG WONDElR 

ANNETTE 

LOEWS AMERICAN NOW (Sept 2-5) 



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DELINEATORS OF SOUTHERN TYPES 

i, HARRY SHEA 



Countess Grazia Nardini 



Direction GENE HUGHES 



Nosses Musical New Brighton Pa 
Nugent J C Co Orpheum Oakland 



Olcott Chas Keith's Providence 






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Ramalo & Delano Palace Chicago 
Reilly Charlie Variety San Francisco 
Rochcs'a Monkey Muaic Hall 2 Maiden HiU 
Gardens Maiden Eng 




BERT 



LA MONT 




COWBOYS 

Not a singing act— A SINGING PRODUCTION Running 32 minutes full stage— special scenery 

HEADLINING THIS WEEK (Aug. 30), SHEA'S, BUFFALO, and BOOKED SOLID 

direction, THOS. FITZPATRI 




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Cabaret Girls Englewood rhlcago l.'I Gayety 

Milwaukee 
Charming Widows C Star Toronto 13 Savoy 

Hamilton Ont 
Cherry Blossoms Gayety Philadelphia l.'i- 13 

Star Scranton 10-18 Majestic Wllkes-Barrc 
City Sports 0-8 L O JM1 Academy Fall River 

la Howard Boston 
Craekerjacks 0-8 Park Man- hester f»-ll Wor- 
cester Worcester l.'i- 13 C-llmorc Springfield 

10-18 Park Bridgeport 
Darlings of Paris So Bethlehem 7 Easton 9-11 

Grand Trenton ia Olympic New York 
Follies of Day Columbia Chicago ia-15 

Uerchel Des Moines 
Follies of Pleasure, Columbia Grand Ruplds 

ia Englewood Chicago 
Frolics of 1015 6 L O 13 Gayety Brooklyn 



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NEW YORK CITY 

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Empire Hoboken 

Girls from Follies Penn Circuit 13 Gayety 
Baltimore 

Girls from Joyland Buckingham Louisville 
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Girl Trust Empire Albany 13 Gayety Bos- 
ton 

Globe Trotters Miner's Bronx New York 13 
Orpheum Paterson 

Golden Crook Empire Hoboken 13 Casino 
Philadelphia 

Gypsy Maids L O 13 New Hurtlg & Seamons 
New York 

Hastlng's Big Show Gayety Omaha 13 
Gayety Kansas City 

Hello Girls Savoy Hamilton 13 Cadillac De- 
troit 

Hello Paris «'. Howard Boston 13-13 Park 
Manchester 10-18 Worcester Worcester 

High Life Girls 0-8 Star Scranton J)-ll Ma- 
jestic Wllkes-Barre 13-13 Armory Blngham- 
ton 10-18 Van Culler O H Schenectady 

Howe's Sam Own Show Empire Toledo 13 
Columbia Chicago 

Lady Buccaneers Olympic New York 13 L O 
L'O Gayety Brooklyn 

Liberty Girls Casino Philadelphia 13 Palace 
Baltimore 

Maids of America Casino Brooklyn 13 Em- 
pire Newark 

Manchester's; Own Show Gayety Kansas City 
1.'! Gayety St Louis 

Majestic Gayety St Louis 13 Star & Garter 
Chicago 

Marlon's Dave Own Show Columbia New 
York 13 Casino Brooklyn 

Merry Burlesquers Standard St Louis 13 
Gayety Chicago 

Merry Rounders 6 Gayety Boston 13 Columbia 
New York 



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Attractive single rooms with bath, alto Suites of Parlor, Bedroom and 

Bath, overlooking Central Park. 

Restaurant A la Carte. Popular Prices 
Exceptional Table do Hote Dinner 

CABARET DANCING 



Hotel Bradley 



RUSH AND EAST GRAND AVE. 






_ Rooms — 

CHICAGO 

CATERING TO THE BETTER CLASS OF THE PROFESSION 
WALKING DISTANCE OF ALL THEATRES 

ROOMS WITH BATH, $7, $*, $9, $10.56 

u .™ „. *T WO RO °M SUITE, $14. THREE ROOM SUITE, $21. 
HIGH CLASS RESTAURANT MODERATE PRICES 

ROBT. H. BORLAND, Manager 
(Sams Managsmeat Alexandria Hotel) 



Where the Connoisseurs of Good Food Congregate 

Original Little Hungarian Restaurant 



alex. Schwartz AND DINING ROOM 



HI NORTH DEARBORN STREET 



Now In snlarged quarters 



OHI 



Proprietor 
(Next to Cort Theatre) 



Midnight Maidens 6 Colonial Providence 13 
Casino Boston 

Military Maids 6 Yorkvllls New York 13 
Academy Jersey City 

Million Dollar Dolls 6 Empire Newark 13 
L O 20 Empire Brooklyn 

Mischief Makers 6 Empire Cleveland 13 Penn 
Circuit 

Monte Carlo Girls 6 Majestic Indianapolis 13 
Buckingham Louisville 

Parisian Flrts 6 Academy Jersey City 13 
Gayety Philadelphia 

Puss Puss 6 Casino Boston 13 Grand Hart- 
ford 

Record Breakers Gayety Chicago 13 Ma- 
jestic Indianapolis 

Review of 1016 6-8 Armory Blnghamton 9-11 
Van Culler O H Schenectady 13 Corinthian 
Rochester 

Rose Sydell's Show 6 Star A Garter Chicago 
13 Gayety Detroit 

Roseland Girls 6 Gayety Montreal 13 Em- 
pire Albany 

Rosey Posey Girls 6 Gayety Washington 13 
Gayety Pittsburgh 

September Morning Glories 6 L O 13 Century 
Kansas City 



Smiling Beauties 6 Gayety Buffalo 13 L O 
20-22 Bastable Syracuse 23-25 Lumberg 
Utlca 

Social Maids 6 Gayety Toronto 13 Gayety 
Buffalo 

Sporting Widows 6 Gayety Detroit 13 Gayety 
Toronto 

Star ft Garter 6-8 Berchel Dee Moines 0-11 
L O 13 Gayety Omaha 

Strolling Players 6-8 Bastable Syracuse 0-11 
Lumberg Utlca 13 Gayety Montreal 

Tango Queens 6 Star St Paul 13 L O 20 Cen- 
tbry Kansas City 

The Tempters 6 Trocadero Philadelphia 13 
S O Bethlehem 14 Easton 16-18 Grand Tren- 
ton 

The Tourists 6 Gayety Pittsburgh 18 Star 
Cleveland 

Tip Top Girls 6-8 Gilmore Springfield 0-11 
Park Bridgeport 13 Star Brooklyn 

20th Century Maids 6 L O 13 Empire Brook- 
lyn 

U. S. Beauties 6 Gayety Baltimore 13 Troca- 
dero Philadelphia 

Watson- Wrothe Show 6 L O 13-15 Bastable 
Syracuse 16-18 Lumberg Utlca 

Yankee Doodle Girls 6 Century Kansas City 
13 Standard St Louis 



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tawa, 6 Wichita, 7 McPherson, 8 Pratt, 
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Claire Nell 
Clark Slim 
Claudius Mrs Dave 
Cleveland Ted 4 P 

(P) 
Clinton Walter 
Copeland Carl (C) 
Cough 1 In Vincent (C) 
Craig William 
Crclghton James (C) 
Curren John F 
Carleton Eleanor (P) 



(C) 



Adalns John 
Adamey Austin (C) 
Adams Eugene (C) 
Alfrech Julian 
Anderson Howard 



Angell Gertrude (C) 
Annette Miss 
Ardelle Pranklyn 
Ash ton Margaret 

B 
Barnard Lester 



Barton 4 Belle 
Beam Earl 
Bennett Everett 
Benson Bennle 
Bennett Sisters 
Berlin Dean 
Beyer Billy 
Blackmore Mrs W 
Bllkos Maud 
Bloom Edward L 
Biff A De Anno (C) 
Holand Rita (C) 
Bolger Bros 
Bosturck Fred R (C) 
Brandon Marie (P) 
Bromley Ben 
Brown Ada 
Brown A Simmons 
Burker Malda 
Burnett Rex 
Burns Miss K 



Dampbell Emma 
Carew Mabel 
Carter Lillian 
Carter A Carter (C) 



Dalbeane Ooorge 
Darling Daisy (C) 
Davis Tom 
Dealberg Raymond 
Dean Al 
Dean Wanda 
Deatlcy Frank 
DeFay A Moore (C) 
DePeron F R 
Dial Eugene 
Diamond ft Brennon 

(P) 
Donahue ft Stewart 
Dunlay Willis 



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The BMt Small Time in the Far West. Steady Consecutive Work lor Novelty Pent 
EXECUTIVE OFFICES, ALCAZAR THEATRE BLDG, SAN FRANCISCO 
Can arranga Arena three to fiva weeks between sailings of bootO for Auatrolla fur all IfOjt 

AMALGAMATED, Vaudeville Ageacy 

IKING 



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B. S. MOSS, President and General 

B. S. MOSS CIRCUIT PRUDENTIAL CIRCUIT 

PLIMMER CIRCUIT 

AftiotO and Acta of every description suitable for vaudeville cam obtain leas engajtniiaas he- 
BOOKING DIRECT with no. Sand la your ope. time at oooa or call. 

II Coiumbin Tbeatra Build ind*.-TIMES SQUARE. NEW YORJL-Talaah — Bryant 



95 % 



of all performers going: to Europe make their steamship arrangement* through 
The following have: 



us. 



Flying Wards, Maurice Wood, Cowboy Williams, Fred Ward, Williams and 
VNolfus, Weston and Young, Williams and V" 
Whyte, Pelzer and Whyto, Richard Wally, Willa Holt Wakefield, Williams and Siegal, Wallon and 



Wi.lfus, \K 
Lester, Willi Bros. 



iton and Young, Williams and Warner, Willis Family, Washer Bros., 



PAUL TAUSIG A SON, 104 E. 14th St., Now York City 
Gorman Savings Bank Bldg. Telephone Stuyveaant 13ft 

Fuller's Australasian Vaudeville Circuit 

Governing Director, Ban J. Foliar 

MR. BEN J. FULLER'S U. S. REPRESENTATIVE 

ROY D. MURPHY 

WILL BE IN NEW YORK FOR THE PURPOSE OF SEEING ACTS FROM SATURDAY, SEPT. 
4th UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. ADDRESS ALL LETTERS CARE VARIETY 
OFFICE, TIMES SQUARE, NEW YORK CITY 

CHICAGO OFFICE 
Suits 1311—2* E. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, III. Phone Wabash 7111 

ROY D. MURPHY. U. S. Representative. 



Harry Rickard's Tivoli Theatres 

And AFFILIATED CIRCUITS, INDIA and AFRICA 



LTD. 

AUSTRALIA 
Capital, 



And AFFILIATED CIRCUITS, INDIA 



HUGH McINTOSH, Governing Director 



Registered Cable Address: "HUGHMAC," Syd 
Head Offlcat TIVOLI THEATRE SYDNEY- AUSTRAL! A 
NEW YORK OFFICESi 311 Strand Tbeatra Bldg. 



E 
East Fred 
Elaine Rose (C) 
Elklns Alice O 
Elliott Clyde (C) 
Emerson James 
Erlckson Knuto 
Erwln Chris 
Evans Mr J 
Everhardt Will 

F 

Fielding Jane 
Fllller Leo (C) 
Florenze Helen (C) 
Flngleton Mrs J 
Flnneran Jean (P) 
Foo Lee Tong (C) 



Forrester Sid (C) 

Fowler Levert 

Frank leno Mrs H (C) 



Gallager & Carlln 
(iermulur Flo (C) 
Gladys Camllle 
(Jleason Lew (C) 
Goodrich Edna 
Goetz Geo (C) 
Gordon Georgo 
Graham Mr 
Grandy Mrs Lee (C) 
Gray Jack 
Green Milton 
Griffith Eula 
Guy Arthur L Co (C) 



Gwyme A Gossette (C) 

H 
Hagar Genelve 
Haney Marguerite 
Hanlon Bert 
Hansen Ed 
Hansen Lottie (P) 
Harland James 
Harvey Morton (C) 
Harrison Mildred 
Hayden Thomas 
Hays Jack 



Hodgklns Miss O 
Hoffman Al F (C) 
Holly G A (C) 
Holton Geo 
Howard Sam 
Howell J (C) 
Hunt Sally (C) 
Hunter Steve M 
Hursley Troupe 
Hyatt Sarah 



Jolson Al (C) 



(C) 



ALFREDO 



Touring Now Zealand 



H. D. Mcintosh 



Sam Barto 



BOBBY 



HELEN 



WoolseysMeher 

In "THE BLOWOUT" 



Welling 
Lever i ng 

Troupe 

Famous Cycling Comiques 

Next week (Aug. M), Sohmer Park, Montreal 



3 STEINDEL BROS 

ORPHEUM-UNITED TIME 






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SPRINGFIELD. O. 



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RAY LEASON. 




SPRINGFIELD, O. 

MANAGERS 



CHICAGO 
Majaotla Theatre 

TOM PO WELL Re 

NEW YORE 

Palaee Thantve Bid* 
PETE MACK. Re*. 



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city It will bo to 
munientn wltfc oa 



WIRE, WRITE or PHONE 
itative call. 



ARTISTS 



MAIN OFPICR 

NOW BOOKING 

SEASON OF 

1915-16 

WANTED 

VAUDEVILLE ACTS 

OF ALL KINDS 



608 Lyceum Theatre Bldg. 
A. W. JONES. Ran, 

BUFFALO 

711 Brisbane Bldg. 
W. J. TODD, Rop. 



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all Brat lottar, tivtag fuU unraV 
of net. Routes of from Si 



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wtth powerful affiliations in the oust and i 
vaudeville mart through our active brunch 



vaudeville cireuit. thoroughly ant 

and keening in constant touch with the 



Recognized Vaudeville Acts 



J. H. ALOZ 



B Spaing Agency 
»beum Than tro Bldg. 

MONTREAL, P. *. 



K 

Kalamo Princess 
K a in- 1 Ids Vas A (C) 
Kammen Jack 
Kelly Perry (C) 
Kelly-Plstel (C) 
Kennedy Jack (C) 
Kllcoyno Peggy 
King Henry (C) 



King Jack (C) 
Klifton Roberta 
Kobel Francis 



La Belle Ruby (P) 
Laird Lee 

La Malre Claire (C) 
Laurence Sisters 



Laurence Frankie 
Lawrence Lillian (C) 
Leaby Harry R 
Leslie Rozle 
Lester Mrs Bert (C) 
Lleberman Mr I E 
Livingston Miss B J 
Loftus Beatrice 
Loudon Janet (C) 
Lunette Sisters 
Lucas Jimmle (C) 

M 

Madden Lew (P) 
Mack Willard (C) 
Manchester Ed (C) 
Mankln Harley (C) 
Mann Billy (C) 
Martin George 
McBan Andy (P) 
McCag Nolter (C) 



Meaker & Ross (C) 
Melville Jere 
Mildred & Ruth 
Milton Frank (C) 
Montrose F $ J 
Mora Teas (C) 
Moore Irene (C) 
Morleno Frank (C) 
Morton Lew 
Morton Melville M 
Mullally Don (C) 
Murray Elizabeth 



N 
Nelson Eddie 
Newton Dan (C) 
Noonan Elsie 
Norton Fletcher 



(P) 



O 

Gtt Forrest 



MAX BLOOM 

(That's My Horse) 

In "THE SUNNY SIDE OF BROADWAY" 

With Alice Sher 

Direction, BOYLE WOOLFOLK 




HOT A I k^ A,LwW 
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U)eL.co/v\e iff ha) 



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THE "SIS PERKINS" GIRL 



ARTISTS DE LUXE 

KARLTON 



AND 



KLIFFORD 

PRESENTING 

A Revelation in Art 

Address care VARIETY. Now York 




TRANSFIELD SISTERS 

W. V. M. A. TIME 



WYATTS 



Scotch Lads and 




Direction, 

ROUTE CHANGED— It was necessary to cancel 4 weeks of the 57 booked as Mr. 
Carlton Hoagland insisted the act play HENDERSON'S for 4 weeks instead of one. 

NEXT WEEK (August 30) KEITH'S, LOWELL 

Management, FRANK EC VANS, Suite 204, Palace Theatre Bldg., New York 



VARIETY 



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"The Fastest Act in Vaudeville 



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AND 






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Comedy 
Skating 
Novelty 



Booked 
Solid 




Direction, PETE MACK 



HERMANN ™* 
SHIFJLE,Y 

"The Mysterious Masquerader" 

A SURPRISING COMEDY NOVELTY 

Just Returned from a Year's Tour of Australia 
Managing Director, JOHN C. PEEBLES, Palace Theatre Bldg., New York 



3 Marconi Brothers 3 



INTRODUCING 



"THE WIRELESS ORCHESTRA" 

We have added for the coming season three new accor- 
dions, costing $1,500.00, each giving six different tones, 
and imitating orchestral instruments. 




FRANZESCO 



(Jackie and Billy) 

JACKIE — The bird who talks so as to be understood by everyone. 
Representative— LLOYD SPENCER, Consumers Bldg., Chicago, 111. 



Leicester Harrison 

DANCING WITH BERNARD GRANVILLE 

in "HE COMES UP SMILING" 



Sensational 




ORIGINAL AERIAL NOVELTY 

LOEWS AMERICAN NOW (SEPT. 2-S). A BIG TIME OPENER. 

AGENT WANTED. 



HOWARD THURSTON 

THE WORLD FAMOUS MAGICIAN 

pr—.. "A MILE A MINUTE" 

With GEORGE F. HARRIS and a cast of seven people 
Carload of scenery. Featuring the Great Race Scene from "The Honeymoon Express," 
Winter Garden Direction, ALF. T. WILTON 



JOHNNY 
DOVE 

Scotch Minstrel 



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With- Ziegfeld "Follies of 1114" 
Personal direction 

JULE DELMAR 



ARTHUR 

VALLI 

SISTER 



VALLI 



IN TNEII NEW mi MTIfTIO NOVELTY. W.V.M.A. flat 



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CHAS. CROSSMAN, Mgr. A Owner. Representative H. B Marinelli 
This Week (August 30), Grand Opera House, Philadelphia 



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EDM1ND LOWE 

LEADING MAN 
Morocco's Burbank Theatre, Los Angeles 



JACOB P. ADLER, Jr. 

Engaged for 'TOWN TOPICS" 
Direction, NED WAYBURN 



Osborn Fred (C) 

P 
Packard Harry 
Parry Reg • 
Parry Reginald 



Poletorrc Pierre 
IVnga Charlotte (C) 
Petronella Mine 
Plerco Irene 
Preubis C Valentino 



Preaslar Dolly 

R 
Raymond Ed 
Really Wauer 
Reed Geo 



Reed Pearl 
Reese Brothers 
RensHeler Hal 
Rodgers Ed 
Roland Jack 



Roland Jack (C) 
Rose Harry 
Rose Lester 
Rose * Wells 
Robs & Lewis 



Rule Oeo E 
Russell Walter 



Sahaya 



TNE 



DANCING DALYS 

ACROBATIC WHIRLWIND DANCERS 



THE CRISPS 



Season 1915-1916 ORPHEUM CIRCUIT 

THIS WEEK (Aug. 30) MAJESTIC.CHICAGO 
NEXT WEEK (Sept. 6) COLUMBIA, ST. LOUIS 



BUD SNYDER 



and COMPANY 

SENSATIONAL COMEDY 
NOVELTY ACT 



Address VARIETY, New York 



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Buster 
Santos 



Jac 



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Hi 



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The Glrla with 
Funny Flgmrm 

In their new net. 

"The 
Health Hunters'* 

Touring 
Pantagea Circuit 




Satell Henry Troupe 
Saunders 4 YonkunU 
Schech Fred 
Schmidt H B (C) 
Scoble Ada (C) 
Seld Dare 
Seldon Oeorge 
Shrodes Chas W 
Blf ler R C 
Buyers Barney 
Smith Raymond (C) 
Snyder Francis (C) 
Spooner A Wells 
Starr Dsrld 
Stampe Carey E (C) 
Stephen Peter (C) 
8tewart Bessie 
Still Lulu E 
Stoddard Marie 
Stover Burt W 
Straight Chas T (C) 
Symonds Alfarrctte 



Taylor Mr S 
Tlmponl Florence 
Tohln Sylrla 
Tracey Claudia 
Tralnc A Helena 
Tra'. .ileld Sisters (C) 
T-evilla Bros 



Tyson Pearl 



Von Schlmeck Frltsi 
Van Billy 
Vert Haxel (C) 

W 

Waddell Lela (P) 
Wadele Leon 
Walley County A W 
Ward Prince 
Wayne Chas 
Weiss Matt 
Weston Happy 
Weston Mangle 
Weston Will 
Williams Mrs H S 
Wilson Dale 
Wilson Ollre 
Wilson Al O (C) 
Winter Mrs B 
Winkles The 
Worth Charlotte (C) 



Yates Francis 
Yeakle Walter 
York Alive 
Young Jacob 
Young Nat (C) 




SAFETY 



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BERTIE FORD 

The Tangoist on 
the Wire 



SAYBi 

"Have you read the story In the Red 
Book about *WUd Youth'? If not, see 
Bertie Ford." 

This week (Aug. Jt), Kelth'a Greenpoint, 
and Kelth'a Jeraey City. 



Ora-Ental 



The Tiny Physical Culture 

AND 

Eccentric Barefoot Dancer 



No other than formerly Mighty Mite Mooi 

The Miniature Trapes* Artist 
Working Steady— Vaudeville and Burlesque 
This Week (Aug. »), Trocadero, Philadelphia 
Permanent Address, Highland*. New Jersey 



Prii 



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KALAMA 



HnwnlTs Originator of the 

"WHIRLWIND HULA HULA" 

Assisted oy MR. KAO 



SIMON AGENCY 



INO CHIEN 



PEKIN MYSTERIES 



CHAO, VARIETY, NEW YORK 




NORWORTH 

Care Francis, Day A Hunter, 131 Charing Cross Road, London, W. C 
Cables t Norworth, Arpeggio, London 



DEAR FRIENDS:— 

Our sailing haa been postponed until Sept. 
Sth. We will play around Frisco for the 
next 3 weeks. Address care VARIETY, 
Pantagee Theatre Building, San Francisco, 
Cal. 

P. S.— Regards to Al Prince and Helen 

j7m"°marian 

HARKINS 




FRANCES CLARE 



AND 



GUY RAWSON 



Nan Halperin 

Direction, M. 8. 1ENTHAM 




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IN -HOME AGAIN" 



Produced by AL SHEAN 

Tbs most sensational success of lbs 
Direction HARRY WEBER Address VARIETY, N 



PETE MACK 



SUGGESTS 



FANTASIO 

PARISIENNE NOVELTY 

POSING SINGING 

Next Week (Sept. •), Royal and Fifth Ave. Theatres, New York City 





A MAN FELL 

ASLEEP IN A 

"MOVIE" SHOW 

BECAUSE HE WAS 

"REEL" TIRED 



BILLY 
_,„„. BEARD 

"The Party from 
the South" 

FWk»<l hv ALF. T. WILTON 




COMEDY SHADOWGRAPHIST 

The Originator of Colored Shadow 
Creations 



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BOOK 

NARTYN and FLORENCE 

(Vaudeville's best opening act) 
And you start your ahow rigbt. 



Howard Larford 



(Jnresdle Lifkt 
Lots fnatnre si tbo M ffbjkt 

Dtmste. WM. B. FRIEDLANDER 



PAUL RAHN 

Artistic Character Singsr and 

Lin ht Comedian 

"Merrle Garden Revue" 

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A New Ballad By STANLEY MURPHY Whter of "DUBLIN BAY' and ALBERT GimBLE 

IT'S TULIP TIME IN HOLLAND 



Beautiful March Ballad 



RADFORD -WHITING 



WHEN I WAS A DREAMER 



The Batlad Hit of the Year- 



LITTLE -VAN Ai STYNE 



THE SWEETEST GIRL IN MONTEREY 

A New Ballad by the Writers of 'Nigh*: Time in Burgundy"- ALFRED BRYAN-HERMAN PALEY 



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OLD MADEIRA 

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"I'M ON MY WAY TO DUBLIN BAY" 

The March Sorg Hit of the Year — By STd/NLEY MURPHY 

"LISTEN TO THAT DIXIE BAND" 

Bv YELLEN-COBB Elizabeth Murray's Greo.t Son-? Hit 

"DANCING THE JELLY ROLL" 

Wonderful Song 6 fence Plumber — V I NCEN T - PA L E Y 

CIRCUS DAY IN DIXIE" 

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Great lor Dancers - Great tor Dumb Acts'- Great for Overtures'. 

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TICKET DEAL NOW WORKING: 
NO "CUT-RATES" THIS WEEK 



Tyson Co. Passes from Possession of the Shuberts. Joe Le 

Blang's Headquarters Look Deserted With Few Tickets 

in Rack. Speculators Reported Taking Up "Trust" 

Matter at Washington and Albany. 



The new ticket deal through which 

Tyson Co. became the distributor of 

the New York theatres' tickets, and the 
''abolishment" of the cut-rate agencies, 
started Monday. 

On the same day the Tyson Co. 
passed from the possession of the Shu- 
berts to the control of C. A. Zabriskie; 
$100,000 is the reported consideration 
the Shuberts received. 

Theatre tickets have been distributed 
by the Tyson Co. since Monday to the 
various agencies handling the paste- 
boards. Settlements are being made by 
the outside agencies with Tyson daily. 

The new deal has hit some theatre 
treasurers a hard financial blow. It is 
said the Shuberts-Klaw & Erlanger 
ticket alliance will cost one box office 
on the K. & E. side $10,000 yearly, 
which was formerly made by the occu- 
pants of it through "standing in with 
the specs." 

The largest cut-rate office, Joe Le 
Blang's, looked deserted this week. 
Upstairs Le Blang had only listed the 
American and Daly's (neither a legit 
house), but downstairs several the- 
atres were on the board, with but a 
very few tickets for any house in the 
rack. 

The changed condition came about 
through the legitimate managers agree- 
ing not to place tickets for their the- 
atres in the cut-rate offices, and to 
distribute the hotel or speculating 
tickets through the Tyson Co., at an 
advance of 25 cents for the box office, 
with the ticket agency restricted to a 
50-cent advance over the price stamped 
upon the coupon. 

The sale of the Tyson Co. happened 
simultaneously with the deal made be- 
tween the Shuberts and Klaw & Er- 
langer. The wise show people along 
Broadway appear to believe the S"nu- 



berts got the better of K. & E. in this 
particular instance. The Tyson Co. sale 
negotiation is said to have been put in 
progress with the proviso that that 
company secure the exclusive dis- 
tributing privilege for the New York 
houses. 

The same show people profess to be 
unable to get the angle from which the 
Shuberts considered it more advan- 
tageous to sell a ticket agency con- 
trolling directly the stands in 20 of 
New York's best hotels rather than to 
retain control for the large amount 
that could be "pushed" into their 
houses through the hotels. 

One ticket handler stated this week 
that last season the Tyson Co. sold at 
least $1,500,000 worth of theatre tickets. 
Of the amount sold for the Shubert 
theatres, he said that it was safe to 
say 60 per cent, of the gross through 
the Tyson Co. was "plugged" into the 
Shubert theatres, through the hotel 
salesmen pushing the Shubert shows, 
doing so by reason of the Shubert con- 
trol of the Tyson Co. 

As the report is the Shuberts have 
wholly disconnected themselves from 
the Tyson Co. through the stock trans- 
fer to Zabriskie, this certain source of 
revenue appears to be lost, with the 
Shubert houses now taking their chanc- 
es in securing hotel business along with 
the other theatres. 

The Broadway opinion is that within 
a month will occur a break in the ticket 
combine, with Le Blang's or other 
agencies handling cut-rates, again put- 
ting the cheaper tickets on sale. Show 
people point to the present theatrical 
situation in the $2 houses of New 
York, where shows are being closed 
early in the season, while others are 
being filled in a haphazard manner, all 
Continued on page 6. 



BIG HIT PREDICTED. 

Long Branch, N. J., Sept. 8. 

It is freely predicted by show people 
who have seen the new Cohan & Harris 
play, "Hit the Trail, Holliday," written 
by George M. Cohan and with Fred 
Niblo starred, that it will be pro- 
nounced the biggest play success in 
years when opening at the Astor, New 
York, next Monday. i 

Two distinct hits are scored in the 
playing, one by Mr. Niblo, and the 
other by Frank Mandel (who was the 
fool-face boy of "Seven Keys to Bald- 
pate"). 

"Hit the Trail, Holliday" replaces an- 
other Cohan & Harris success, "Young 
America" at the Astor, "Young Amer- 
ica" moving to the Gaiety, where it 
will push out "Daddy Long Legs." The 
latter piece,with Ruth Chatterton, was 
called in to take the Gaiety stage after 
"Just Outside the Door" which opened 
the Gaiety's season, had played to an 
average of $150 a night /or five or six 
w« ckj . ^v^lv A ■ 

PERSONALLY PRODUCING. 

Chicago, Sept. 8. 

The management of the Crown, Vic- 
toria and National theatres seem to be 
up against it for attractions for the 
coming season and have finally determ- 
ined to produce a series of new plays 
exclusively for their own use and for 
the three Chicago weeks. 

The first wilfcbe staged Sept. 19 and 
is to be based on the Leo Frank case. 



"ELOPING" GUILTY. 

Chicago, Sept. 8. 

Lasky's "Eloping" has had a second 
trial in this neighborhood and has 
again been pronounced guilty of being 
in a poor state by the managers of the 
Western Vaudeville Managers' Asso- 
ciation. 

The Lasky act was the headliner at 
the Avenue when the management of 
that house recently canceled the entire 
bill on a Monday night. 



STARRING HOWARD AND HOWARD. 

Howard and Howard on Sept. 1 en- 
tered upon their new five years' con- 
tract with the Shuberts, by the terms 
of which they will be starred next year 
ir a piece to be specially written f« 
them. 



KANSAS CITY STAR'S STAND. 

Kansas City, Sept. 8* 

The Kansas City" Star has ordered its 
staff to purchase theatre tickets here- 
after and also notified managers of 
local houses the paper will not print 
any more advance notices. 

Each theatre got about 20 lines io 
the Star on their openings, but the 
largest advertisers received but two 
lines on the second week's shows. 

The Star is the biggest paper here. 
It carries thousands of dollars annually 
in theatrical advertisements. Some 
time ago the paper had a disagreement 
with O. D. Woodward over the space 
for the Willis Wood. It refused to 
carry the Willis Wood ad and did not 
mention the name of that theatre in its 
columns. 

The local managers are meeting to* 
day to discuss the situation. 



MAY LA VAR'S KNEELET. 

May La Var (Dancing La Vars) is 
the first to appear in vaudeville with a 
diamond kneelet which she wore Mon- 
day for the first time at the Alhambra. 

The diamond-landed strip encircling 
the limb contains., a small gold watch 
which keeps perfect time during Miss 
La Var's dancing and cakewalking. 

From the attention the kneelet got 
Miss La Var has started something. 



NEW ENGLAND GOOD. 

New England, particularly the Bos- 
ton section, is unusually good now for 
early show returns. Boston is the best 
it has been in years. ■ 

Producing managers are finding it 
pretty hard getting suitable Boston 
theatres for their attractions. From 
Stamford, New Haven, Springfield,. 
Providence, etc., come profitable re- 
turns for playing attractions at those 
stands. 



FROM FILM TO STAGE. 

The unnamed play by George Scar- 
borough in which Ethel Barrymore is 
to star for the Metro is so well liked 
by the actress she has o- 
tl.e author to make 
from the scenario 
will appear in the j 

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CABLES 



CONEY'S GLOOM SEASON OVER: 
BAD YEAR FOR BEACH BOYS 



Labor Day Finish Found Many Coney Islanders Enjoying Pas- 
time of Dodging Creditors. "Mardi Gras Week" 
no Enthusiasm. After-the-Season Benefit at 

Luna Not Promising. 



The requiem to Coney Island's 1915 
season was dirged an hour before 
Labor Day's midnight, in a drizzling 
rain, following a trio of close-in days, 
Saturday, Sunday and Monday, that 
broke all the resort's records for deep 
sea diving to escape bill collectors and 
sheriffs' attachments. Never before on 
Labor's holiday have so few people vis- 
ited the resort and never before did 
those same people get in and get out 
without loosening. 

Louis Stauch went to bed early, re- 
questing that he be not disturbed. The 
poorhouse wail quivered along Surf 
avenue. 

Just one smirk penetrated the gloom. 
This followed someone's proposal to 
give Fred Thompson, Coney's reju- 
venator, now financially embarrassed, 
a benefit Friday of the current week. 
The suggestion emanated from Luna 
Park. You've got to be a native to 
know that any attraction here can offer 
the profits of any Friday in the season 
without making you rich. Giving 
Thompson the gate receipts and con- 
cessions at Luna on the Friday follow- 
ing the season's close didn't sound 
genuine. 

The Mardi Gras begins next Monday, 
the money for which is only partially 
subscribed, and practically no publicity 
has been given the affair by the news- 
papers. 

Coney is cashing her bets of former 
years. In the heyday of the Island's 
prosperity her business men couldn't 
be jacked from a nickel with dynamite. 
The neglected counting rooms of the 
newspapers have turned on her. With- 
out publicity Coney withers and there 
never was a period in the resort's his- 
tory when she got less than this year. 

The promoters of the Thompson 
benefit predict he will get enough out 
ot it to buy himself a home, and per- 
haps they hope he will. 

Many of the practical business men 
of Coney Island deprecate any benefit 
of "Mardi Gras Week." They say the 
crowds come there but remain on the 
street, patronizing mostly (if anything, 
that calls tor money to be laid out) the 
cabarets. The absence of "spenders," 
even of small amounts, has been no- 
ticeable in all of the biggest crowds 
Coney lias drawn at any time this sum- 
mer. 



TEDDIE GERARD'S MARRIAGE. 

London, bept. 8. 

umstantially whispered 

that Teddie Gerard is 

: r to the English peer- 

* the front and that 

consummated im- 

young man re- 

r ife. The rumor 



is augmented by the information that 
Teddie has secured some sort of a 
divorce from Joe Raymond, of New 
York. Desertion is alleged to be the 
grounds on which her freedom was 
granted. 

Asked about it in New York, Joe 
Raymond says he knows nothing of 
the divorce and that he must first be 
"seen" before consenting to any such 
arrangement. He says he was once of- 
fered $10,000 not to oppose a legal dis- 
solution of his marriage bonds, and 
while that sum would be satisfactory, 
the deal wasn't consummated because 
ht refused to split the money three 
ways. 



ENDING MADE HAPPY. 

London, Sept. 8. 

Sir George Alexander presented at 
his St. James theatre, Sept. 1, Sir 
Arthur Pinero's play, "The Big Drum," 
which may be set down as only a quali- 
fied success. 

After the initial performance the 
story was changed to give it a happy 
ending. 

There is a great diversity of opinion 
among the critics, the majority regard- 
ing the piece as too talky and lacking 
action. The acting is splendid. 

Charles Frohman has the American 
rights to "The Big Drum" and will ad- 
here to the original unhappy finish, 
when it is produced in the United 
States. John Drew will have the piece 
when produced here. 



CHARLOT AND CURZON'S REVUE. 

London, Sept. 8. 
Andre Chariot and Frank Curzon will 
produce a new revue at the Playhouse 
in the autumn. 



CHAPLIN SERVES WRIT. 

London, Sept. 8. 
"Answers," a weekly magazine here, 
has been served with a writ restraining 
it from publishing the life story of 
Charles Chaplin in serial form. 

"Answers" probably secured the 
rights to the story from the Photoplay 
Magazine of Chicago, which obtained 
Chaplin's assent to that effect and 
which he later attempted to repudiate. 



BALLET, CURTAIN RAISER. 

London, Sept. 8. 

At the Empire, Monday evening, was 
presented a new pastoral ballet, preced- 
ing the regular performance of "Watch 
Your Step." 

It is a delightful little affair, the pre- 
miere dancers being Phyllis Bedells, 
Carlotta Mosetti and Flo Martell. 



BRIGHT FRENCH REVUE. 

London, Sept. 8. 

"Honi Soit," a new English-French 

revue, was produced at the Pavilion 

Monday evening. It is a bright little 

entertainment and looks like a success. 




SAILINGS. 

San Francisco, Sept. 8. 
Aug. 31 (for Australia), Mr. and Mrs. 
Mark Goulding, George Wheeler, Jim- 
my Clabby (Ventura). 



STRONG DRAMA. 

London, Sept. 8. 

Frank Curzon and Gerald Du Mau- 
rier produced at Wyndham's a drama- 
tization of that successful novel, "The 
Ware Case," under the same title. It 
is a huge success and proved to be a 
strong drama of thrilling interest with 
an entirely unsuspected finale. 

"The Ware Case" is a detective story 
based on the death by drowning of a 
young man, with several of the char- 
acters under suspicion of having mur- 
dered him. Gerald Du Maurier is in 
the principal male role, and is seen on 
trial charged with the crime. Marie 
Lohr has the leading female part, that 
of his over-wrought wife, while Nor- 
man McKinnell is the counsel for the 
defense, and Sydney Valentine the 
prosecutor. 



SAM BARTON SCORES. 

London, Sept. 8. 
Sam Barton, the tramp cyclist, 
opened a three weeks' engagement at 
the Coliseum, Monday afternoon, and 
scored, as usual. He has been touring 
the provinces since his engagement at 
the Empire some months ago. 



DIALOG NOT ENOUGH. 

London, Sept. 8. 
Oscar Asche produced Monday at 
the Wimbledon theatre a new play, 
called "The Spanish Main," replete 
with picturesque dialog, but not re- 
garded as a success. 



LIEUT. CARYL WILBUR. 

London, Sept. 8. 
Caryl Wilbur, who has joined the 
Eleventh Queen's Regiment, has been 
appointed a Lieutenant. 



Lee White Denies Marriage. 

London, Sept. 8. 

Lee White denies the report of her 
marriage to an Englishman. She is 
not divorced from George Perry. 

Miss White returns to the Alhambra 
when a new revue is produced there in 
October. 



"Hindle Wakes" Revived for Month. 

London, Sept. 8. 
"Hindle Wakes" was revived at the 
Duke of York's Monday by Ethel Hor- 
niman and her repertoire company for 
a run of a month. 



Laurette Taylor Again "Peg." 

London, Sep*. 8. 
After a month's vacation, Laurette 
Taylor is back in the cast of "Peg" at 
the Globe, and business has once more 
picked up. 



MURIEL WINDOW 



Who just returned from an auto tour across the continent and will shortly appear in a musical 

comedy production. 



"Peter Derwent" at the Aldwych. 

London, Sept. 8. 
Hall Caine's "Peter Derwent" was 
produced at the Aldwych, Sept. 6. A 
company has been organized to pre- 
sent the piece in America. 

H you don't advortiao In VARIETY, 
don't odwrtlM. 



VAUDEVILLE 



LOEW AGENCY TELLS AGENTS 
"DUMB ACTS" MUST BOOK DIRECT 



Jos. M. Schenck Displays Spirit of Irritation Over Submission 

of "Easy Acts" to Engage. May Be a Preliminary Step 

on the Agency Question. Loew Booking Office 

Adds Baltimore to Its List. 



An order was issued by Joseph M. 
Schenck in the Loew booking agency 
this week that will prohibit agents do- 
ing business with that office from 
placing "dumb acts" on the Loew 
books, Mr. Schenck making plain at 
the time that hereafter all "dumb acts" 
will be booked direct by the Loew 
booking men. ("Dumb acts" are those 
that do not speak while on the stage, 
and categorically mostly include acro- 
batic turns.) 

The ruling made by Mr. Schenck 
seems to have been issued in a spirit 
of irritation through agents, as he said, 
with but few turns to offer, having the 
majority "dumb acts" which they sub- 
mit. According to the Loew general 
booker these are easy acts to place by 
any one. 

There is a surmise that Mr. Scheock 
oi late has been giving the question of 
agents and their value to the booking 
office considerable thought, but wheth- 
er the "dumb act" order (the first of 
its kind ever sent out in a circuit's 
booking office) is a forerunner of some- 
thing else to follow that would affect 
the Loew agents along the same lines 
is a matter Mr. Schenck said he did 
not care to commit himself upon when 
asked. 

"You can draw your own conclu- 
sions, however," he remarked. "This 
is a booking office and agents come 
to us to book acts. We don't need 
agents to book acts we can book our- 
selves. We want 'material.' If I were 
an agent and knew I could place acts 
with a circuit if I got the kind of acts 
that circuit wanted, I would go out 
and get those acts, wouldn't you?" 

Mr. Schenck this week added the 
Hippodrome, Baltimore, to his route 
sheets, and will commence booking a 
Loew program there commencing 
Sept. 20. Harry Shea has placed the 
bills up to that time. Mr. Shea, who 
is on an extremely friendly footing 
with the Loew office (having charge 
of its Club Department) accepted the 
Baltimore Hip for booking pending the 
consummation of the arrangement be- 
tween that house and Mr. Schenck for 
permanent representation. 



TANGUAY FESTIVAL. 

A rather unique contract was signed 
last week between Miss Tanguay and 
the management of the Brighton the- 
atre whereby the cyclonic comedienne 
agrees to appear at the beach theatre 
as the headliner during the week of 
July 4 every year for the next five 
seasons. 

The house proposes to conduct a 
Tanguay Festival yearly in conjunc 
tion with the civic movement for a 



"Safe and Sane Fourth." George Rob- 
inson, manager of the Brighton the- 
atre, was the honored guest at a ban- j 
quet arranged by his employees last 
Sunday night in commemoration of his 
first season as the house manager of 
the Brighton. A gold smoking set was 
presented by the house staff, Eva Tan- 
guay making the presentation speech. 
The engagement of Miss Tanguay at 
the Brighton last week (when she broke 
the record of the house in gross re- 
ceipts for the next-to-last week of the 
season) left the singer's throat in a 
condition that almost persuaded her to 
call off the Buffalo engagement this 
week. Miss Tanguay is playing at 
Buffalo, however, but found she could 
not retain enough voice to take up 
next week's booking, and will try to 
recover from the ocean's winds during 
the resting spell. 



WAYBURN'S PRINCIPALS. 

The opening of the Century with Ned 
Wayburn's "Town Topics" has been 
set for Thursday night, Sept. 16. 

The complete cast has Trixie Frigan- 
za, Vera Michelena Blossom Seeley, 
Flanagan and Edwards, Will Rogers, 
Bert Leslie, Cross and Josephine, 
Eileen Molyneaux, Manna Zucca, Cam- 
eron Sisters, Lew Hearn, Ed Gal- 
lager, Moran and Wiser, Clifton Webb, 
Peter Page, Carbrey Brothers, Marie 
Lavarre, Mabel Elaine, Stafford Pem- 
berton, James Fox, Elsie Hahneman, 
Helen Greenhall, Bessie Calla, Gus Shy, 
Jacob P. Adler, Jr., Donald McAvoy, 
Potter's Arabian Stallions, Kurtis' 
Roosters, Adelaide and Hughes. 




VAN HOVEN 

•THE DIPPY MAD MAGICIAN," who ha* i 
cured on* of tho blgffoat hits of mny Amorta 
playing England. 

Month of August— -London Pavilion. 

Month of Soptambar— Provincaa. 

Month of Octobar— Oxford, London. 

Month of November— AUiambra, Parla. 

Returning to A m a rlc a for twalvo waahn, 



HAMMERSTEIN-U. B. 0. CASE. 

The argument on the application of 
the Hammerstcins for a mandamus 
against the United Booking Offices, 
which was to have come up Tuesday 
and was then adjourned until Thurs- 
day, has again been set over 
until Sept. 20. 

At that time it is said Judge McCall 
will represent the U. B. O., with John 
B: Stanchfield appearing for the Ham- 
mersteins. 

The application was the result of the 
U. B. O. refusing to recognize the 
Hammersteins' franchise from its 
agency, as covering the 44th Street 
theatre, which the Hammersteins ex- 
pected to reopen with vaudeville Oct. 
1. Owing to the adjournment until 
Sept. 20, with the opening date so 
close, it was rumored about this week 
that "Hammersteins and the U. B. O. 
must be talking business," although 
nothing in that connection was other- 
wise reported. 



MAUDE AT $200 HOURLY. 

A contract was signed last week be- 
tween Cyril Maude, the English actor, 
and the Premo Film Corp., which calls 
for the services of Mr. Maude in a new 
feature to be produced by that firm, the 
actor's remuneration to be figured by 
the number of hours he will be required 
at the studio. 

The price for each hour is $200. 

It is the first time a contract has 
been so made payable in the picture 
industry. 



EXPO. REACHES 12 MILLION. 

San Francisco, Sept. 8. 
The San Francisco Exposition is re- 
ported as having passed the 12,000,000 
mark in attendance since opening. 
Saturday, Sunday and Labor Day busi- 
ness helped greatly in boosting the at- 
tendance figures. 



ADVICE FOR ANNA. 

Chicago, Sept. 8. 

A local attorney has advised Anna 
Chandler that her three years' contract 
with the Shuberts is inequitable, and 
she is at liberty to play vaudeville, 
which Miss Chandler is now doinvT for 
the Western Vaudeville Managers' As- 
sociation. 

The advice sought by Miss Chandler 
followed the action of the Shub< rts last 
week in summarily releasing lier from 
an engagement with their "Dancing 
Round" production, the management 
reinstating Rita Gould into the cast, 
after having brought Miss Chandler 
here from New York to replace Miss 
Gould. 



LOUIS WESLYN'S FARCE. 

In the front rank as a writer of skits. 
words, and special son^s for vaude- 
ville, Louis Weslyn has turned out a 
three-act farce for Harvey I). Orr, of 
Chicago, Mr. Weslyn writing the book, 
lyrics and music. It is called "The 
Million Dollar Girl at the 'Frisco Fair" 
and opened last week in the north- 
west, where it will tour for the present. 

Mr. Weslyn will continue this sea- 
son to turn out his successful material 
for those vaudevillians he accepts 
commissions from. 



DEJELI IN GARDEN SHOW. 

One of the attractions for the new 
Winter Garden show the Shuberts are 
preparing will be Sahary Djeli, the 
French girl, who has been placed with 
the Garden production by Clifford C. 
Fischer. 

Aveling and Lloyd, a comedy team 
now on the Loew Circuit, have also 
been engaged for the new Garden pro- 
duction through Mr. Fischer. 

Bud Murry, Moon and Morris and 
Dan Healy will be among the dancers 
in the Garden show. 



BIG CAPACITY FOR FIGHT. 

The total capacity of the Brighton 
Beach Motordrome, where the Mc- 
Farland-Gibbons fight will be held in 
the open Saturday night, Sept. 11, is 
given by the promoters as 52,480. Of 
this number, 7,000 are box seats, sell- 
ing at from $3 to $5 each, 15,744 seats 
in a reserved section running from "B° 
to "Z," 15,000 seats in the bleachers at 
$1, and standing room for 14,400 more 
at the same price. 

The fighters have been guaranteed a 
purse of $32,500, with the Motordrome 
management expecting to take in over 
$60,000 at the gate. Ticket speculating 
people this week were saying the fight 
would not pull over $30,000. No call 
at any of the hotels for any advance 
tickets had been received up to the 
middle of this week. 



"DISAPPEARANCE," PRESS WORK. 

The best bit of press work put over 
this summer was the alleged sensational 
disappearance of Godowsky, the pian- 
ist. It received large quantities of 
front-page space in the dailies. 

The "disappearance" was engineered 
by the U. B. O. press department. 
Godowsky is to appear at the Palace, 
New York, shortly. 



ROUTE FOR McINTYRE AND HEATH. 

Mclntyre and Heath have postponed 
the opening of their "Trial by Mar- 
riage" production to accept a route 
over the Orpheum circuit, opening at 
Omaha this week. 

The vaudeville time was arranged by 
Frank Evans. 



AUTO ACCIDENT. 

Atlanta, Sept. 8. 

Milt Collins was a principal in an 
auto accident here last Friday while 
enroute to a "Dutch lunch" given in 
Collins' honor by Chas. Kuehle, book- 
ing manager of the Greenwood The- 
atrical Agency. 

While none was seriously injured 
the car was demolished. 



Shied on Foot and Mouth Diseaae. 
McComb, 111., Sept. 8. 

The Barnum & Bailey Circus did not 
play here Sept. 4, as the show manage- 
ment did not care to run the risk of 
playing where the foot and mouth dis- 
ease was prevalent. 

The circus hopped into Canton, 111., 
on short notice where the usual per- 
formances were given without interrup- 
tion. This is the first f. and m. can- 
cellation the circus has registered this 
season. 



VAUDEVILLE 



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"BOOKING NET" INNOVATION 

BY BYRNE & KIRBY AGENCY 



Young Firm Charges no Commission to Acts, Claiming to 
Managers Benefit of Lowest Salary Obtainable. 
Charges Weekly Fee Only to Houses Booked. 
Has Large List of Small Time Theatres. 



Acts engaged through the Byrne & 
Kirby office in the Putnam Building re- 
ceive contracts for a net salary, no 
cr mmission to be deducted. It is the 
first concern engaging for pop vaude- 
ville theatres to make a net price for 
acts, the small time agencies always in- 
sisting upon a five per cent. fee. 

Byrne & Kirby say they do not wish 
commission, and secure terms at the 
lowest prices for the benefit of the 
managers they represent. The man- 
agements are charged for representa- 
tion by the firm a weekly figure, which, 
Byrne & Kirby claim, is more than 
made up for them on every bill by the 
amount saved in framing bills. 

It is less than a year when Byrne & 
Kirby organized for booking purposes. 
Ir that time they have gathered an im- 
posing list of pop. vaudeville theatres, 
vvith several houses in negotiation for 
their services. Among the theatres 
now booked by them are the Casino, 
Washington; Garden, Baltimore; 
Frankfort Theatre, Frankfort, Pa.; 
Mew Broadway, Camden, N. J.; Park, 
Morristown, N. J.; Baker, Dover, N. J.; 
Maple, Richmond Hill, L. I.; Elsmere, 
Bronx, N. Y.; Opera House, New- 
burgh, N. Y.; Collingwood, Pough- 
kcepsie, N. Y.; Playhouse, Hudson, 
N Y.; Union Square, Pittsfield, Mass.; 
Holyoke Theatre, Holyoke, Mass.; 
Lawlor's, Greenfield, Mass.; Life, 
Meriden, Conn.; Palace, South Nor- 
walk, Conn.; Empress, Danbury, Conn.; 
Sterling Opera House, Derby, Conn. 
(The Washington and Baltimore 
houses are full week stands.) 

The now building $85,000 theatre at 
Torrington, Mass., which will be ready 
to open Oct. 1, has been placed with 
Byrne & Kirby for the vaudeville 
srpply. Jos. Quittner is building the 
house. 

Byrne & Kirby are using about 90 
acts weekly at present. The firm is 
composed of George J. Byrne and 
Thomas A. Kirby, both experienced 
vaudeville men in all branches. 



PROCTOR'S 20TH ANNIVERSARY. 

Next week at Proctor's 58th Street 
theatre will take place an event in the 
annals of vaudeville such as only the 
old-timers can appreciate the true sig- 
nificance of. Festival week will have 
a real meaning to those who recall the 
dedication 20 years ago of New York's 
first neighborhood theatre, then called 
Proctor's Pleasure Palace. 

Now with New York possessing 
scores of neighborhood houses, Mr. 
Proctor has decided to celebrate the 
20th anniversary of the first one in a 
manner fitting the occasion. 

Every star act playing in the Proctor 
theatres during the week will appear 



at least once in the big anniversary 
program, while the appearance of 
"surprise" numbers is expected to cre- 
ate added interest. 



SOUTHERN MANAGERS FORM. 

Lynchburg, Va., Sept. 8. 

Managers representing the majority 
of theatres in Virginia, West Virginia, 
North and South Carolina, now play- 
ing tabloid shows, held a meeting in 
Greensboro yesterday and organized 
the South Atlantic Theatrical Man- 
agers' Association, electing L. G. Scho- 
field of Greensboro as president and 
Sterling Smith of Winston Salem as 
secretary and treasurer. 

Sixteen managers were present with 
25 theaters represented. They agreed 
to gather aj ui in Charlotte, N. C, next 
January. 

The object is to provide better at- 
tractions. 



PANTAGES SLASHING. 

Chicago, Sept. 8. 

There seems to be no question in the 
minds of many here over the Pantages 
Circuit's method of cutting acts' salary 
on the way back east from Seattle. 

A turn reaching town immediately 
placed their case before the White 
Rats' representative and it has been 
forwarded to New York. This act got 
the knife in Seattle. 

It is also said the Pantagei contract, 
which only stipulates for five full 
weeks' salary, will be fought shortly. 



KEITH'S, DAYTON, OPENING. 

Dayton, O., Sept. 8. 

Keith's theatre (formerly the Strand) 
will open Sept. 30 under the resident 
management of Harry Brown. The 
house seats 2,000 and will be the first 
Dayton venture for the Keith interests. 

The house will be conducted on a 
policy similar to that of Keith's Col- 
umbus and Toledo theatres. 



FOX'S TWO-A-DAY. 

One of William Fox's New York 
vaudeville theatres, the Riverside, will 
play two performances a day when re- 
opening with a pop bill for the regular 
season. The policy there will not re- 
lieve acts, however, of the three daily 
performances, as they will be called 
upon to appear on the roof of the Fox's 
Rivcria. next door, for the third show. 



More Vaudeville in Worcester? 

Worcester, Mass., Sept. 8. 

Work on the Strand theatre is pro- 
gressing. It is rumored that the new 
Front street house may be devoted to 
vaudeville. 



IN AND OUT. 

Eva Tanguay, billed to headline the 
Keith bill at Boston this week, con- 
sented to do the same thing for Shea's, 
Buffalo, where she opened Monday. 
"The Fashion Shop" held over in Bos- 
ton as the top line. 

Conroy and Le Maire could not open 
at Henderson's Monday. While auto 
riding Sunday night George Le Maire 
suffered a dislocation of his shoulder 
through an accident, but will likely be 
able to resume next week. Sam Mann, 
who has revived "The New Leader" for 
this season, stepped into the Hender- 
son show. 

The Aerial Budds did not open at the 
Colonial Monday, replaced by the Arco 
Brothers. 

Weston and Symonds retired from 
the American bill the first half, owing 
to Miss Symonds suffering from la 
grippe. 



NEW ACTS. 

"Cavaleria Rusticana" with 16 people 
(Irving Cooper). 

Frank Doane & Co., in "Oh, Doctor," 
by J. Clarence Hyde. 

Adelaide Thurston in a new sketch 
with three people. 

Edward Clark and The Two Roses 
(Mrs. Clark and her sister). 

"A Persian Garden," revived by Solly 
Schwartz. 

Maley, of Maley and Woods, now of 
Dayton and Maley, two-act. 

James Leonard (formerly of the 
Leonard-Anderson Players)/ now with 
Countess Giraldi, two-act. 

J. Moy Bennett, from the legitimate, 
in a melodramatic skit. Act's name, 
Stephens, Borden and Bennett. 

Henrietta Crosman in new sketch 
by Maurice Campbell (Frank Evans). 
Dave Ferguson and Marie Fenton, in 
sketch (Frank Evans). 

Vincent Daily, who has been coach- 
ing amateur theatricals through New 
York state, is to return to the stage in 
vaudeville with a comedy sketch with 
songs. 

Ralph Delmore is seeking a woman 
of the Jane Cowl type to support him 
in a new dramatic sketch, "The Plain- 
clothes Man," by Eddie Corbett, which 
Alf. Wilton is booking. 

Holmes and 1 Wells, new act by Louis 
Weslyn. Charles Mason and Co. in 
a comedy sketch, "Who's Who" with 
six people. Anderson and Burt (in 
former sketch of Rice and Cohen), 
"Mary and John." A. S. Byron and 
Co. in a sketch, "B.B.B.'s." (Abe 
Feinberg.) 



CROWDING HOBOKEN. 

Hoboken is becoming crowded with 
pop vaudeville. Loew's Lyric, the first 
in the field over there, remains. The 
Gayety, booked by the United Booking 
Offices, opened with a similar program 
this week, while the United States, a 
picture house, intends playing a pop 
bill of five acts as part of the program. 
The U. S. is about two blocks from the 
Gayety. It is said Byrne ft Kirby may 
book the former house. 

Each Sunday during the season, the 
Empire, playing Columbia burlesque 
during the week, will give a vaudeville 
concert booked through Feiber & 
Shea's office, 



TYSON TICKET DEAL 

Continued from page 3. 

without being able to turn to the cut- 
rate ticket for the support it formerly 
brought to the half-hearted successes. 
The undenied feeling of animosity, 
distrust and jealousy between several 
members of the theatrical ticket com- 
bination, also through several managers 
connected with it running their the- 
atres strictly for the best benefit of 
their bank accounts, are other reasons 
advanced for an early break. 

There is an impression prevailing also 
among the ticket men that all the out- 
side ticket agencies will not patronize 
the Tyson Co. unless obliged to do so, 
first seeking the theatre box office in 
order to get "good seats," in the knowl- 
edge that a live treasurer would find 
no difficulty in holding out 20 or 30 
seats a night for a running hit. These 
could easily be ordered by 'phone or 
collected by messenger, the outside 
agencies aiming to reduce the power 
of the Tyson Co. by this method. 

"Daddy Long Legs" opened Mon- 
day afternoon at the Gaiety to a $600 
matinee and had the treasurer been 
allowed to "cut" his prices, as hereto- 
fore, to meet the demand for cheaper 
seats could have played to $1,100 for 
that performance. 

At the Cohan, Eltinge had a sell-out 
upstairs for Labor Day matinee and 
very poor orchestra takings, which 
might have been materially enhanced 
if the treasurer had been permitted to 
meet the call for cheaper high-priced 
seats. 

Charles Dillingham is one of the 
managers who evidently intends to live 
up to the spirit of the agreement ar- 
rived at between the Shuberts and 
Klaw & Erlanger with regard to the 
future sale of theatre tickets. 

When the understanding between the 
two syndicates was arrived at Mr. Dil- 
lingham sent for a combination of 
ticket speculators who held a block of 
seats for every performance of "Chin 
Chin" at the Globe until well in No- 
vember and requested them, as a favor 
to him, to turn back all the seats, giving 
them his check for same. 

The "specs" need not have complied 
but, according to the report, did not 
wish to embarrass the manager in any 
way, and acquiesced. 

Starting for Albany this morning, 
after a reconnoitering tour in Wash* 
ington, where he interviewed the heads 
of the Department of Justice, was a 
member of the deposed sidewalk gen- 
try, accompanied by his lawyer. He has 
been commissioned by a number of his 
fellows to start something that will 
make the new commission realize it is 
trespassing the Sherman Law against 
monopoly, a possibility the new ticket 
clearing house doesn't seem to have 
considered. The particular band of 
speculators after the scalps of the new 
unloading cohorts has called the at- 
tention of the Department of Justice 
to the advertising now current in the 
New York dailies over.the Tyson Co.'s 
signature offering "all the choicest lo- 
cations" "at a 50-cent rise per capita," 
and want -\to know what the Depart- 
ment is gding to do about it. 



B \J R. LLSQUE »y FREDERICK M. MoCLOY 



During the past week two incidents 
have occurred directly bearing upon op- 
erations in the burlesque field. One re- 
lates to the attitude of the Syracuse 
Journal toward this form of amusement 
and the other is the unfortunate cir- 
cumstance of the arrest in Brooklyn 
last Saturday of three players and a 
house manager charged with having 
taken part in an indecent show. 



The case of the Syracuse Journal 
would not call for comment if it were 
not for the fact that burlesque has been 
made the topic of editorial censure 
based upon absolutely nothing else than 
personal ill-feeling between that news- 
paper and the manager of the Bastable 
theatre (Syracuse), with lack of adver- 
tising patronage its sole cause. If the 
other Syracuse daily newspapers and 
the police officials and the public gen- 
erally of that city had not invariably 
exhibited an attitude of approbation of 
the performances of burlesque that 
have been given for the past three or 
four seasons at the Bastable, there 
might be some justification for the un- 
warranted and wholly malicious utter- 
ances of the Journal. But animus is 
so clearly established by the fact, well 
known to theatregoers of Syracuse, 
that the Journal is excluded from the 
advertising patronage of the theatre, 
the printed assaults are entirely with- 
out force or effect. An individual by 
the name of Frank Crane, who for 
some years has presided over the City 
Department of the publication in ques- 
tion, and whose supervision is largely, 
if not altogether, responsible for the 
tail-end position occupied by the Jour- 
nal among the dailies in that city, likely 
believes he is rendering great service 
to his employers by getting "even" 
with the Bastable management. The 
fact is, however, his vapid, false and 
unconvincing criticisms of burlesque 
performances have proven a boomer- 
ang and added one more evidence of 
anility to the long list of idiotic fustian 
that has characterized his contributions 
to the columns of the Journal. As long 
as the Bastable theatre and burlesque 
producers have the fair and impartial 
support of the progressive Evening 
Herald and the dignified and ably con- 
ducted morning Post-Standard, they 
need not fear the obviously venal at- 
tacks of the Journal. 

As to the arrest at the Star theatre, 
Brooklyn, last Saturday of Gladys 
Sears, Blanche Baird and Harry Lang 
of "The Military Maids" and Mike 
Joyce, manager of the theatre, it is to 
be hoped the police were over-zealous 
in the performance of the duty which 
calls for the suppression of objection- 
able public exhibitions. The trial of 
the case will be held this week. If it 
shall be determined by the evidence 
the arrests were justified, severe pun- 
ishment should be imposed. Follow- 
ing this, such widespread publicity 
should be given all the facts in the case 
that other evil minded people of the 
stage may be warned of the penalty 
that awaits them for similar transgres- 
sions of decency. And police offirials 
located through the country are re- 
minded that managers of theatres and 



companies in which unlawful exhibi- 
tions are given are more guilty of the 
crime than are the players, and should 
receive the greater punishment. 



DAVE MARION'S SHOW. 

Dave Marion is not employing a fig- 
ure of speech in announcing his present 
season's production as "The show that 
is making history in burlesque." As 
presented at the Columbia Monday the 
Marion show certainly is making his- 
tory not only in burlesque, but in the 
broader field of the American stage. 

And so will every other burlesque" 
show whose keynote is absolute clean- 
liness, as is this one's, and whose cast, 
equipment and tout-ensemble make 
manifest an aim so high burlesque's 
most enthusiastic advocate must find 
fresh inspiration in it. 

If this were merely an exhibition of 
the many superb scenes that are dis- 
closed and that represent a prodigious 
expenditure of money, commendation 
of Mr. Marion's achievement would be 
confined to praise of the "plunger" and 
could not possibly embrace felicitation 
for the accomplishment of the one thing 
more than anything else that is need- 
ful for the advancement of burlesque. 
But the producer has gone much far- 
ther than providing an unprecedented 
display of scenic splendor. He has 
worked out a performance that is con- 
sistently burlesque and has adroitly in- 
troduced those elements of variety that, 
while they do not come within the 
meaning of the distinguishing term, 
have by usage become an attractive 
adjunct of this style of entertainment. 

There has been no miscalculation in 
drawing the line. It is a burlesque 
show with vaudeville features so skil- 
fully interwoven they actually contrib- 
ute to its constantly cumulative in- 
terests. 

Entirely from the viewpoint of thor- 
oughly enjoyable and never-ceasing en- 
tertainment, there has not been a more 
satisfactory performance given on the 
stage of the Columbia theatre. Laugh- 
ter and applause and pictorial charm 




are abundant and the successful efforts 
of the individual players proved the 
wisdom of their selection. Although 
Mr. Marion has not assigned to him- 
self as constant participation in the 
performance as has marked his previ- 
ous appearances, he is nevertheless the 
dominant feature. He is "Snuffy" with 
his horse and cab as of yore, but he is 
in an entirely different environment* 
with new speeches and new scenes that 
are sources of unmixed merriment. 

Barney Fagan, in the straight role, 
gives a performance marked by intel- 
ligence and the display of acting abili- 
ties of an uncommonly high order, and 
his appearance and manner clearly in- 
dicate the unexceptionable surround- 
ings in which this capable artist has 
moved throughout his long career upon 
the stage. Henrietta Byron, winsome, 
tnagnetic and faultlessly correct in every 
detail of her work, is delightfully im- 
portant all through the performance. 

Harry Jolson brings positive distinc- 
tion to the cast by a negro impersona- 
tion that is so far removed from the 
ordinary in its line it stands out a 
masterful characterization. Agnes Beh- 
ler, in a role exactly suited to her abili- 
ties and charms of person, contributes 
her full share to the general excellence 
of the performance. Irene Young and 
Al Weston are noticeably efficient in 
parts that call for intelligence and ex- 
perience, and bits are satisfactorily 
played by J. J. Ryan, Harry Gluckstone, 
Frank Shand and Alfred DeLorain. 

The chorus of 24 girls and 8 men 
lends importance not only to the ap- 
pearance of the ensembles, but to the 
rendition of the musical numbers. 

If the specialties introduced in this 
show were brought together in an olio 
they would form more than an hour of 
enjoyable vaudeville that would be a 
credit to any high class vaudeville thea- 
tre. They are the specialties performed 
by Harry Jolson, Fagan and Byron, 
Weston and Young and the Arion 
Quartet. 



STOCK AT DAUPHINS. 

New Orleans, Sept. 8. 

The American Amusement Co., a 
corporation in which Arthur B. Leo- 
pold and "Diamond Rube" Chisolm are 
the controlling factors, has leased the 
Dauphine and will operate it as a stock 
burlesque house, commencing Sept. 26. 

Lew Talbot may be engaged as pro- 
ducer. 



KENNEDY RESTING. 

Matt Kennedy, principal comedian of 
the "Liberty Girls," has been forced to 
retire from the cast and will leave for 
the country this week for his health. 
He will be succeeded by Jack Con- 
way who will add his own book to the 
show, playing "The Mystic Jewel" as 
presented with the Star and Garter 
show last season. 



ABE FEINBERG. 

Who has opened hi« own offices in the Putnam 

Building, where he will conduct a vaudeville 

booking business. 

Mr. Feinberg was prominently connected with 

the New York offices of the Sullivan-Considine 

Circuit, and until commencing on his own, was 

on the Loew Circuit staff. 



ONLY SEVEN CHANGED. 

All of the shows on the American 
Circuit have been visited by the di- 
rectors in various parts of the country 
and out of the thirty-four seven were 
ordered to make changes. The others 
were pronounced fit for either circuit. 



BURLESQUE AT GARRICK7 

The Garrick Theatre on West 35th 

street may yet play "turkey" burlesque. 

It depends whether the feature film 

policy opening at the Garrick Monday 

will become a profitable policy. Walter 

and Jerome Rosenberg, who operate 

the house, have tried the daily release 

plan. It didn't pan out well enough, 
so feature film replaces it. The last 
named will be given until Oct. 1, when 
the burlesque will be installed if it fails 
to get over. 

The Garrick would oppose Daly's 
with burlesque, also the Olympic on 
14th street, though the Olympic is 
being heavily ladened with "opposish" 
since the Union Square on the tame 
street is doing big business with bur- 
lesque at a 35-cent top admission scale. 
With the Garrick in the field, there 
would be four "turkey" burlesque 
houses between 42d and 14th streets, 
as the Olympic, through catering to 
' cooch" dancing and generally "raw 
performance" is known as a "turkey 
house." 

Daly's has been doing between $2,500 
and $2,700 weekly since opening. It 
played the Scanlon and Moore show on 
shares, when reopening, but since then 
has bought the shows outright, paying 
$800 a week for them. 



SHOWS RECONSTRUCTING. 

"The Liberty Girls" on the Columbia 
and The Blue Ribbon Belles" on the 
American Circuit, have been ordered 
closed for reorganization and recon- 
struction. 

Jack Conway has replaced Matt 
Kennedy in the first named show, Mr. 
Kennedy's retirement resulted from a 
serious illness that has necessitated 
the daily attendance of a physician. 

"The Liberty Girls" will reopen next 
week in Baltimore. 

One of the surprises of the new sea* 
son is the enforced suspension of "The 
Blue Ribbon Belles." Under Jack 
Singer's personal direction rehearsals 
indicated a performance of unusual 
merit. The show fell so far short of 
the necessary requirements, however, 
it was ordered off for practically en- 
tire reconstruction. This is the fran- 
chise in which Jack Singer is interested 
with W. S. (Biff) Clark. 

Jake Goldenberg has engaged 
Thomas Haverly for one of the lead- 
ing comedy parts in "The Gay New 
Yorkers," one of the shows that was 
last week laid off by the Columbia 
Censor Committee. Will J. Kennedy 
has been engaged as leading comedian 
for "The Gypsy Maids," replacing Tom 
MacRae. The company will reopen in 
Fall River the last half of next week 
after a suspension of two weeks. 

Richy Craig's "Merry Burlesquers" 
has been suspended until an entirely 
new company and show have been pro- 
vided. 

W. S. Campbell's "American Belles," 
one of the closed-for-repairs shows, re- 
opened at the Star, Brooklyn, Monday, 
with entirely new wardrobe and 
scenery. 

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don't «4v«rtlM, 



8 



VARIETY 



BILLS NEXT WEEK (September 13) 



In Vaudeville Theatres, Playing Threw or Last Skews Daily. 

(All houses open for the week with Monday matinee, when not otherwise indicsted.) 

Theatres listed as "Orpheum" without any further distinguishing description are on 

Orpheum Circuit. Theatres with "S-C" following name (usually "Empress") are on the Sulli 

Considine Circuit. Proctor's Circuit houses, where not listed as "Proctor's, are indicated by 



following name. 



the 
van- 
^r) 



Agencies booking the houses are noted by single name or initials, such as "Orph," Orpheum 
Circuit— "U. B. O./' United Booking Offices- f 'W. V. A.," Western Vaudeville Managers' Associa- 




Schaeffer (Chicago). 



New Yerk 

PALACE (orph) 

Norah Bayea 
Brady's "Pullman" 
Roshanara 
Al Golem Troupe 
CHS A Parker 
Harry Oilfoil 
McDevitt Kelly A L 
Toney A Norman 
Metropolitan Dancers 

COLONIAL (ubo) 
Dancing Lavarrs 
Leo Beers 
Loral's Dogs 
Root Bmmett Keane 
"Woman Proposes" 
Dooley A Sales 
T Granville Co 
Fannie Brlce 
Orange Packers 

ALHAMBRA (ubo) 
Aerial Budds 
American Dancers 
Lillian Herlein 
V lforley Co 
Watson Bisters 
Alex Carr Co 
Ben Welch 
Morln Blstors 
HARLEM O H (ubo) 

2d half (Sept 9-12) 
Barr Twins 
Nye A Wells 
Elllcott. Faaaett A F 
Evans A Vldocq 
Jones A Sylvester 
"Darktown Minstrels" 
Beaux A Belles 
1st half (Sept 13-16) 
Beatrice Diamond 
Wood, Melville A P 
Pleroe, Froome Co 
Horn A Farrlsh 
(Three to fill) 

5TH AVE (ubo) 
2d half (Sept 9-1 2) 

5 Kltamurae 
Knowles A White 
Hyman Adler Co 
Eddie A Ramsden 
Goldsmith A Hoppe 
"Dream Dancers" 
Tlghe A Barnett 
OUbert-Sulllvan Rev 
lat half (Sept 13- m, 
Swan A Swan 

Julia Blanc Co 
Virginia Trio 
Hoey A Leo 
"Girl In Moon" 
(Three to nil) 

ROYAL (ubo) 
2d half (Sept ..-.-, 
Standard Bros 
Ted A C Breton 
"Bong Doctors" 
Hallen A Fuller 
Brown, 81emons Co 
Hoev A Lee 
Fatlma 

1st half (Sept 13-15) 
Brooks A Clifford 
Tom Nawn Co 
Oean Lennox 
Archer A Belford 
(Three to fill) 
AMERICAN (loew) 
Melody Trio 
Avellng A Lloyd 
Chas Mason Co 
DeVere A Malcolm 
Oravotte-Lavondre Co 
(Four to fill) 

2d half 
Mons Herbert 
Klein Bros 
Mlneola Hurst Co 
Abe Attell 
Anderson A Burt 
Nestor A DuVal 
"Real Mr Q" 
Tabor A Qreen 
(One to fill) 

7th AVE (loew) 
Martini A Fabrinl 
John Dove 
"The Manicurist" 
(Three to fill) 

2d half 
3 O'Neill Sisters 
Ethel Clifton Co 
Avellng A Lloyd 

6 Navigators 
(Two to fill) 

NATIONAL, (loew) 
Mario A Trevette 
Bud A Nellie Helm 
"The Fixer" 
Leonard A Louie 
(Two to fill) 

2d half 
Frey Twins A Froy 
"Mysterious Will" 
Frank Bush 
(Three to fill) 

GREELEY (loew) 
H A A Seymour 
"Soldier Men" 



Nell McKlnlev 
Kennedy A Melrose 
(Two to fill) 

(2d half) 
Frank Gaby 
David 8 Hall Co 
Manhattan Trio 
(Three to fill) 

LINCOLN (loew) 
Frank Gaby 
Mlneola Hurst Co 
Klein Bros 
"Dairy Maids" 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Hartley A Pecan 
"The Surgeon" 
Chas Hart 
(Two to fill) 

ORPHEUM (loew) 
Laurie A Aleen 
'Heal Mr Q" 
Gertrude Barnes 
Tabor A Green 
(Two to All) 

2d half 
Martini A Fabrinl 
Melody Trio 
John Dove 
"The Manicurist" 
Kamerer A Howland 
(One to fill) 
DELANCEY (loew) 
Annette 

Mullaly-Plngree Co 
Bob Hall 
Llplnskl's Dogs 
(Two to fill) 

2d half 
Dave Roth 
Stanley Bur,ne A H 
"Neutral" 
Gertrude Barnea 
H A A Seymour 
Oravotte Lavondre 
BOULEVARD (loew) 
Mons Herbert 
Hartley A Pecan 
Chas Hart 
"On The Veranda" 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Harry Rose 
Mullaly-Plngree Co 
DeLlsle A Dupont 
(Two to All) 

Breeklye 

ORPHEUM (ubo) 
Valentine A Bell 
Ray Elinors Ball 
Harry Fern Co 
Ryan A Tierney 
Odlva 

McKay A Ardlne 
Wilton Lackaye Co 
Lillian Shaw 
Lunette Slaters 

BU8HWICK (ubo) 
Fontaine A Fletcher 
The Fixers 
Walter Milton Co 
Lyons A Tosco 
Valerie Bergere Co 
Clare Morton 
Morton A Glass 
Sam A Kitty Morton 
Lehoen A Dypreece 

PROSPECT (ubo) 
The Wheelers 
A A F 8tedman 
Eleanor Gordon Co 
Diamond A Brennan 
"Bank's Half Million" 
Hallen A Fuller 
Howard A McCane 
a a Herman 

3 Ankers 

HALSEY (ubo) 
Willie Ride 
Dorothy Mouther 
Geo. Tower Co 
Waters A Lorraine 
Hyman Adler Co 
Violin Misses 
Arthur Conrad Co 

4 Kings 

2d half 
Hersklnd 

Marlus A Clements 
Van A C Avery 
"When We Grow Up" 
Pelham A Lyton 
Musical McKles 
Wood. Melville A P 
Duncdln A McClous 

5TH AVE (ubo) 

Hersklnd 
Van A C Avery 
Marlus A Clements 
Musical Vynos 
Pelham A Lyton 
Duncdln A McCloud 

2d half 
Kenyon Sisters 
Ryan A Brown 
Violin Misses 
Arthur Conrad Co 
Noodles Pagan 
4 Kings 



OREENPOINT (ubo) 
2d half (Sept 9-12) 
Watson's Farmyard 
Edmunds A Farrell 
Catherine Hayes Co 
J Francis 8ulllvan 
Muller A Balser 
"Fishing" 

1st half (Sept 13-15) 
Leonard A Dempsey 
Harold Woolf Co 
"Song Doctors" 
Courtney 
(Two to fill) 

FULTON (loew) 
Allen A Francis 
Stanley Burns H 
Ethel Clifton Co 
Marie Russell 
tt Navigators 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Kennedy A Melrose 
Geo Yeomans 
"Soldier Men" 
Connors A Witt 
(Two to fill) 

BlJOU (loew) 
Ray Snow 

Frey Twins A Frey 
DeLlsle A DePont 
Anderson A Burt 
Kamerer A Howland 
(Two to fill) 

2d half 
Mario A Trevette 
"The Fixer" 
Bud A Nellie Helm 
"Dairy Maids" 
Marie Russell 
4 Wlndemeres 
(One to fill) 

DE KALB (loew) 
Henry A Llzel 
Nestor A Duval 
"Way Out" 
Rockwell A Wood 
4 Wlndemeres 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Annette 
Usher Trio 

"Mysterious Mr Rus- 
sell" 
Bob Hall 

Richard Wally Co 
(One to fill) 

PALAC& (loew) 
3 Narrle Slaters 
Abe Attell 
"Dugan's Money" 
Moss A Frey 
Carl Damann Troupe 

2d half 
Bramley A Meredith 
Allen A Francis 
"Way Out" 
Rockwell A Wood 
Equlli Bros 

Aneaterdane, If. T. 

LYCEUM (ubo) 
Dave Vanfleld 
Rice A Franklin 
Beauties A Spot 

2d half 
Foster A Dog 
J C Mack Co 
The Keillors 
(One to fill) 



FORSYTH (ubo) 
John Jones 
Holmes A Buchanan 
Chas Mack Co 
Knapp A Cornelia 
Warren A Dietrich 
5 Statues 
(One to fill) 

Atlantic City, N. J. 

CORT (ubo) 
Sylvanoa 
Fern A Shannon 
Bessie Rempel Co 
Wm Slsto 
Lavlne, Clmeron Trio 

2d half 
Ted A C Breton 
Stevens-Bordeau Co 
Jack George 
"Don" 
Old Soldier Fiddlers 

KEITHS (ubo) 
Lawrence A Hurlfalls 
Dorothy Kenton 
Emmet Devoy Co 
Windsor McKay 
"The Coward" 
Nat Wills 
Kluting's Animals 

Auburn* N. Y. 

JEFFERSON (ubo) 
Foster A Dog 
Gray A Graham 
J C Mack Co 
(One to All) 

2d half 
Dave Vanfleld 
Sharrocks 
Gypsy Countess 
Beauties A Spot 



Beltlsaore 

MARYLAND (ubo) 
Claremont Bros 
McCormlck A Irving 
Whipple A Huston 
Florrie Mlllershlp 
Dorothy Jardon 
Santly A Norton 
Ilawley Troupe 

Bennjor, Ms. 

BIJOU (ubo) 
(Lewlaton Split) 
let half 
Cliff Daly 
Dancing Mars 
Jarrow 

Harry Holman Co 
(One to fill) 

Battle Creek. Mick. 

BIJOU (Ubo) 
Les Deodattis 
Jonea A Johnson 
"After the Wedding 
Chung Wha Four 

2d half 
"Night of ^nights" 

Bay City. Mich. 

BIJOU (uoo) 
Chuck Haas 
Greenyee A Drayton 
Style Revue 
Jas H Cullen 
Hubert Dyer Co 

2d half 
Marie Bishop 
Skipper A Katsrup 
Minstrel De Luxe 
Leonard A Adamovlch 
Chick Sales 

Blagrftmsatou, N. Y. 

STONE O H (ubo) 
Lucille A Lucas 
Frivolity Girls 
Claire A Atwood 

2d half 
Cook A Hennessy 
Gray A Graham 
Serenaders 

Blranlnuknaa, Ala. 

LYRIC (ubo) 
Albert Donnelly 
Abbott A Whits 
Russell A Calhoun 
Marie Fltcglbbons 
Leach-Wallen 8 
2d half 
Hathaway A Mack 
Marshall A Chev 
Harry Breen 
5 Leons 
Merle's Cockatoos 

Bleesnlnartea, IU. 

MAJESTIC (wva) 
Bicknell 

Burnham A Yant 
Master J C Lewis Co 
Roach A McCurdy 
Romeo the Great 

2d half 
Force A Williams 
Doris Wilson 3 
Wm Morrow Co 
The Rlanos 
Brin g euot- t . Genu. 

POLI'8 (ubo) 
2 Georges 

Melville A Thatcher 
Porter J White Co 
Bowen A Bowen 
"Polishing Papa" 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Harry Lelghton Co 
Nlblo A Nugent 
Havlland A Thornton 
Chas Olcott 
Pauline 
(One to fill) 

PLAZA (ubo) 
Cummin A Seabam 
Hoyt A Hoyt 
Monti 8 
Ward Sisters 

2d half 
Sllverton A Olrls 
George Reeves \ 

Eckhoff A Gordon ) 
"Hachelor's & S" ^ 

Beaten 

KEITH'S (ubo) 
Helene A Emilia 
Cathleen A Capltola 
Edwlna Barry Co 
Corcoran A Dingle 
Craig Cambell 
Tower A Darrell 
Harry Glrard Co 
(Feature to Oil) 

ST JAMES (loew) 
Keefe Langdon & W 
Henry Frey 
"I Died" 
Adair A Adelphl 
(Two to nil) 

2d half 
Edgar Bergcr 
Golden A Keating 
Colonial Quintette 
(Three to fill) 



GLOBE (loew) 
Edgar Bsrger 
Van Hampton A B 
Darrell A Conway 
"It Strikes Home" 
Danny Simmons 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Henry Frey 
Marshall A Trlbble 
"I Died" 
Adair A Adelphl 
Little Hip 
(One to fill) 

Buffalo 

SHEAS (pbo) 
Raynor'a Dogs 
Lou Fltsglbbons 
Wyatt'a Lads A Las 
Milt Collins 
Bertha Schallck 
G Demona 
(Two to fill) 

Butte 

EMPRESS (sc) 
Gedmln 

Weatherford A Kemp o 
Frolicsome Friars 
Ray Monde 
Espe A* Dutton 

Calvary 

PANTAGES (m) 
Hardeen 

West's Hawalians 
Howard Fields Co 
The Longworths 
Patty Broa 

Camden, N. J. 

TOWER'S (ubo) 
Sylvestor 
Mabel Braun Co 
"Lis" 

Clay A Lenn 
7 Bracks 

2d half 
Healy A Mealy 
Baby Besson 
Colonial 8 
Carson A Wllliard 
Billy Bouncer Co 

Caatea, O. 

LYCEUM (uoo) 
Spanish Goldlnls 
Jolly Bachelors 
"Tbo Cop" 
Comfort A King 
Roy Harrah Co 
2d half 
Hermany's Pets 
Pcrlers Sextet 
M Hontgomery 
(Two to fill) 



ORPHEUM (wva) 
Amoroa A Mulvey 
Reed A Wood 
Gordon A Day 
Al Fields Co 
Roy A Arthur 
2d half 
Rosella A Rozella 
Cantwell A Walker 
Sumlko Co 
Senator Murphy 
Fantona Athletes 

Charlotte, If. C. 

PIEDMONT (ubo) 
Jack Baxley 
Young A April 
Gray and Klunker 
Reed Bros 

2d half 
Joan Vernle 
Hawley A Hawley 
Boothby A Everdeen 
Lane A u'Donnell 

Chicago 

MAJESTIC (orph) 
Creasy A Dayns 
Elisabeth Murray 
"Mysterla" 
Imhoff Conn A C 
Derkln'a Animals 
Mme Donald-Ayer 
Edwin George 
Cooper A Smith 
Dawson Lanlgan A C 

PALACE (orph) 
Fox A Dolly 
Chas Grapewln Co 
Ray Samuels 
Smith A Austin 
Ballet Divertissement 
Van A Schenck 
Mazle King Co 
Stone A Hayes 
Libby A Barton 
McVICKERS (loew) 
Karlton A Kllfford 
Jos K Watson 
Eadle A Ramsden 
Julia Nash Co 
Wilson Bros 
Harrison A Orchestra 
Three Kawanas 
Hyland A Dale 

AVENUE (wva) 
Sari Sisters 
Clinton A Rooney 
Hilly Swede Hall Co 
Louis London 
Prince Charles 
2d half 
Lona Hegyl 
Calhoun A Burt 
Raymond Sisters 
Jewell Comedy 3 
Berzsc's Cirrus 

WILSON (wva) 
Lona Hegyl 
Cnlhoun A' Burt 
Will J Ward Girls 
Smith C A Brandon 
Three Jeanettes 
2d half 
Kremka Bros 
Bill Prultt 



Keno A Oreea 

Max Ford Co 

(One to All) 

KEDZi- (wvs) 

Calhoun A Burt 

BUI Prultt 

(Three to fill) 
2d half 

Evelyn A Dolly 

Reeb A Wood 

H T Toomer Co 

Chris Richards 

(One to fill) 

WINDSOR (wvs) 

Paul Le Croix 
Connors & Witt 
Dorothy Brenner Co 
Princeton A Yale 
Creole Band 

2d half 
The Rials 
>Knox Wilson Co 
•Althoff Sisters 
Vinton A muster 
La Qraclosa 

LINCOLN (wva) 
Four Bonnells 
Sid Lewis 
Empire Comedy 8 
"Trip to Toy Town" 
Herbert Oermaine 8 

2d half 
Reno 

Paul Bawens 
Will J Ward Girls 
Cole Russell A D 
Barnold's Dogs 

AMERICAN (wva) 
Guzmanl Trio 
Jewell Comedy 3 
Tom Davis Co 
Lucky A Yost 
"School Days" 
2d half 
Dora Dean Co 
Clinton A Rooney 
Mrs G Hughes Co 
Dave Ferguson 
Orvllle Stamm 

Clueluuntl 

KEITHS (ubo) 
The Gladiators 
Parlllo A Fabrlto 
Eddie Carr Co 
Gen Ed Lavlne 
Marie Nordstrom 
Tom Lewis Co 
Lawrence A Cameron 
Ameta 

Cleveland 

KEITH'S (ubo) 
Myrtle A Delmar 
Delro 

Henshaw A Avery 
Eva Taylor 
Josle Heather 
Kramer A Morton 
Ahearn Troupe 

CORDON SQ (bc) 
Hodge A Lowell 
Argo A Dullts 
Earl'a Nymphs 
Joe Brennan 
De Rossi A Ramsey 
Mlzpah Selblnl 

Columbia. Me. 

STAR (wva) 
Passing Revleu 3 
Eddie Badger 
Hunter's Dogs 
2d half 
Alice Hamilton 
6 Ceclllan Maids 
(One to fill) 

CeluBBkus, O. 
The Brlghtons 
Aldo Rendeggor 
Bessie Wynn 
Homer Miles Co 
Felix Adler 
f> Belmonts 
(Two to fill) 

Colorado Sarlagp 

BURNS (orph) 
2d half 

(Lincoln split) 
Nailmova 
Joe Cook 
Misses Campbell 
Bert Melrose 
Frits A Lucy Bruch 
Lucy Gillette 

Danville, 111. 

LYRIC (wva) 
Nelson A Nelson 
Taylor A Arnold 
Brown, Harris A B 
Bufford A Chain 
Sebastian. Merrill Co 

2d half 
Musical Geralds 
Cooper A Rlcardo 
Howard Chase Co 
Bobbe A Dale 
Ralph Bayhl Co 

Dalian 
MAJESTIC (Inter) 
01 ga A Mlshka Trio 
Gertrude Long Co 
Mrs Louis James Co 
Conrad A Conrad 
De Pace Opera Co 
Joe Welch 
Paul Conchas 

Daveanert 

COLUMBIA (wva) 
(I Waterlllles 
Maxlne 

Herbert & Dennis 
Vinton A Buster 
Clarke A Verdi 
Visions D'Art 
2d half 
Gordon A Rica 
Dolly A Mack 
Tom Linton Girls 
Relne Davis Co 
Ford A Hewett 



itw, m. 

EMPRESS (wva) 
Rosella A Rosalia 
Cantwell A Walker 
Sumlko Co 
Senator Murphy 
Fanton'a Athletes 

2d half 
Amoroa A Mulvey 
Taylor A Arnold 
Tom Davla Co 
Al Fields Co 
Roy A Arthur 

Denver 

ORPHEUM 
"Song Revue" 
Alan Dlnehart Co 
Nan Halpertn 
3 Stelndel Broa 
Ths Volunteers 
(Others to fill) 



ORPHEUM (wva) 
Tom Linton Girls 
Arllne 

Lew Dockstader 
Relne Davis Co 
McCowan A Gordon 
Margot Francois 

2d half 
Olive Vail A Co 
Scott A Wilson 
Geo Damarel Co 
Al Abbott 
John P Wade Co 
Ben Beyer Co 

Detroit 

TEMPLE (ubo) 
Chip A Marble 
Mile. Vadle Co 
Btg City Four 
Heath A Raymond 
Duffln-Redcay Tr 
Kelt A Dumont 
(One to fill) 

MILES (ac) 
Les Dlodattls 
Calloway A Elliott 
Allen A Fowler 
Hawthorne's Minstrel 
Murray Kids 
Telbor Seala 

Duluta, Minn. 

GRAND (wva) 
Fern A Zell 
8 Van Staata 
Joe Daniels 
Norrls Baboons 
2d half 
Mac O'Nell 
Lefllngdale A Gale 
4 Harmony Kings 
3 Roaalrea 

Euvf 9« Loula. HI. 

ERBER'S (wva) 
01 ga 

Skipper Kennedy A R 
Norton A Earl 
Nicholas Nelson Tr 

2d half 
Weber A Delhi 
Leonardl 

BUN Swede Hall Co 
Buch Bros 

Buanoutea, Can. 

PANTAGES (m> 
"Broadway Revue" 
King Thornton Co 
Alexander A Scott 
Prince A Deerle 
Willie A Hassan 

Ellnebevk, If. J. 

KEITH'S (ubo) 
2d half (Sept 9-12) 
Violin Beauties 
Elsie White 
"Danny" 

"Bachelor Dinner" 
Jennings A Evers 
3 Renards 

1st half (Sept 13-1M 
John Ruskln 
Ted A C Breton 
Farrell-Taylor Trio 
Margaret Nybloc Co 
Fox A Roberts 
Fatlma 

Klsrla, III. 

GRAND (wva) 
(13-1B) 
Eiber's Goats 
Wrlpn Primrose 
Harrv Mason Co 
Smith Cook & B 
3 Rosnlres 

Rlmlru, N. Y. 

MAJESTIC (ubo) 
Cook A Hennessy 
Sharrocks 
Valentine Vox 
Serenaders 

2d half 
Claire A Atwood 
Lucille A Lucas 
Pullman Porter Maids 
Gardner A Leonard 

Brie, Pa. 

COLONIAL (ubo) 
Rertle Ford 
Thurber A Madison 
3 Musketeers 
Sophie Tucker 
Emerson A Baldwin 
(One to fill) 

Evnnsvllle. Ind. 
GRAND (wva) 
Mary Ellen 
Cadets Decasgoyne 
Mr and Mrs Allen 
Oneal A Walmsey 
Camllle 3 

2d half 
The Halklnga 
Louise De Foggle 

(Continued 



Gordon Eldrld Oe 
4 Entertainers 
Toots Paka Go 

Iudlauanells 

BIJOU (Tosw) 
8 Bartoa 

Golden A Keating 
Colonial Quintette 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Danny Simmons 
Keefe, Langdon A W 
Getting Her Rights" 
(One to fill) 

Fargo, N. D. 

ORPHEUM fee) 
Cassldy A Longton 
Sororltv Glrla 
Irving Gosslar 
Young America" 
2d half 
Bean A Hamilton 
Mack A Mabelle 
Prosperity 8 
Stein A Hume 

Flint, Mick. 

MAJESTIC (ubo) 
Marie Bishop 
Skipper A Kataup 
Minstrels De Luxe 
Leonard A Adamovlch 
Chick Sales 

2d half 
Chuck Haas 
Greenlee A Drayton 
"Style Revue" 
Bertie Fowler 
Hubert Dyer Co 

Ft. Dedjge, la. 

PRINCESS (wva) 
Paddock A Paddock 
Burke A Burke 
Frank Whitman 
Madam Herman 

2d half 
SAM Stebblns 
Jessie Haywood Co 
Ray Conltn 
Carr Thomaa 3 

Ft. Warave, Ind. 

TEMPLE (Ubo) 
Ten Eyck A Wiley 
Adler A Arllne 
Scott A Keane 
Frank Fogarty 
Ernie Ball 
4 Janaleya 
(One to fill) 

Ft. Worth. 
MA)EST1C (Inter) 
Harry Tauda 
Travers Douglas Co 
Hallen A Hunter 
Owen McGlveney 
Johnny Ford 

Galeeeuraj, IU. 

GAIETY (wva) 
Houaely A Nichols 
Michael Emmett Co 
Clifford A Mack 
Tatoa motoring 
2d half 
Klnso 

Wright A Davla 
6 American Dancers 
Coakley Hanve- A D 
Gary, Ind. 
ORPHEUM (wva) 
Gusmanl Trio 
Fiske A Fallon 
Fair Co- Eds 
Empire Comedy 8 
(One to fill) 

Glen Falls, If. Y. 

EMPIRE (ubo) 
Jack Onrl 
Knlse A Dunne 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Foil Is 81s A Leroy 
Guy Bartlett 
Sylvanoa 

GleTersrHle, If. Y. 

GLOBE (ubo) 
Chas Wilson 
Follls Sis A Leroy 

2d half 
Knlse A Dunns 
Delphlno A Delmora 
Grand Forks, N. D. 

GRAND (sc) 
Prosperity Eight 
Bean A Hamilton 
Mack A Mabelle 

2d half 
Cassldy A Longton 
Irving Gosslar 
Sorority Girls 
"Young America" 



Grmnd Raadda, Mien 

ORPHEUM (ubo) 
Hill A Sylvanl 
Young A Cummlngs 
Colonial Belles 
Fields A Halllday 
Claude GUllngwater 
Doc O'Neill 
Corrldlnl's Animals 

firfes Buy. Win. 

ORPHEUM (wva) 
•Berlo Girls 
Kurabry Bush A Rob 
Louis London 
3 Jeanettes 
(One to fill) 

Hannibal, Me. 

PARK (wva) 
Pepper Twins 
Ord Bohannon 
Jerge A Hamilton 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Swor A Weatbrook 
Hunter's Dogs 
Pearl Davenport 
Mathes Bros A G 

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Barton and Ashley sail Nov. 23 from 
California for a tour of Australia. 



The Opera House, Manley, la., is 
dark. War tax is said to be reason. 

"Seven Hours in New York*' will not 
go out at present. 

Edward B. Adams, husband of Lil- 
lian Herlein, is in the hospital suffer- 
ing from typhoid. 



Luigi Albertieri has taken up new 
quarters at 11-13 East 59th street, for 
his school of dancing. 



Garry Owen is recovering from 
blood poisoning, causing three opera- 
tions on his foot. 



Some people from Venezuela are 
in New York, seeking a circus to travel 
through their country. 

James Molloy, Variety's correspond- 
ent at Berlin, has been interned in that 
city since the war commenced. 

Frank McCormick started rehearsing 
a "No. 2" company of "Experience" at 
the Princess Wednesday afternoon. 

James Leonard will join the "Maid in 
America" show at Milwaukee next 
week. 

Phil York has succeeded James 
Morris as manager of the Star, Scran- 
ton, Pa. 



Florence Stone ends her stock en- 
gagement with the Bainbridge Players, 
Minneapolis, this week. 

Helen Stewart and Harold Woolf 
were married May 26 and left for a 
honeymoon in Cuba. 



The Melnotte Twins started a trip 
over the Western Vaudeville Manag- 
ers' Association circuits this week, 
opening at the Princess, St. Louis. 

Dorothy Jardon has filed two weeks' 
notice ot ancrllation of contract for 
a legitimate production under the man- 
agement of Cohan & Harris. Miss 
Jardon lias r^crived a route of 30 
weeks from the V.u'iir j Booking Offices 
for vaudeville, 'hrouKh George O'Brien 
of the Harry ,\e! >c t ofrice. 



Joe Goodwin has signed with D. B. 
Berg, the vaudeville producer, to write 
lyrics exclusively for him. Goodwin 
was last with Feist's. 

Houdinl opens an Orpheum Circuit 
route at the Orpheum, Kansas City, 
this week, the first time the crack 
escape expert has been west in several 
years. 

J. Warren Keene has been engaged 
through Jule Delmar for the "Within 
the Loop" musical production, now re- 
hearsing for the reopening of the 
American music hall, Chicago. 

Rice, Bell and Baldwin, now with the 
Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus, are due to 
open at the Coliseum, London, Dec. 
20, placed by Charles Bornhaupt. 

Adelaide Mason has been engaged 
for Ned Wayburn's "Town Topics," 
to replace Mario Milo, who married last 
week. 

Frank Shaeffer, for some time on 
Variety's advertising staff, and at one 
time an advertising solicitor in 
Variett.'s London office, is no longer 
connected with this paper. 

DeVeau and Fay were not seriously 
injured in the Chicago elevated wreck 
last week, as first reported. They were 
slightly bruised, but will be able to re- 
sume work within a few weeks. 

The Imperial Troupe, after closing 
the season with the Barnum-Bailey 
Circus, will go on the Pantages Circuit, 
reopening with the B.-B. show next 
season. Charles Bornhaupt attended to 
all of the bookings. 

"Doc" Adams has given up his vaude- 
ville agency to accept the post of gen- 
eral manager for Jake Goldenberg's en- 
terprises. For the present he will go 
out ahead of Goldenberg's "Gay New 
Yorkers." 



After a week of lay-off following its 
weekly premiere at Atlantic City, the 
new John Cort show, "Princess Pat," 
re-opened Monday night in Philadel- 
phia. The company took advantage of 
the off week to rehearse. 

May Robson, who has been work- 
ing in a feature film production this 
summer, has concluded to revive her 
former success, "The Rejuvenation of 
Aunt Mary" for a road tour. Miss 
Robson is in New York at present and 
will organize her company here. 

Cincinnati house managers for the 
season are Willis F. Jackson (formerly 
at the Walnut), in charge of the Lyce- 
um (pictures); George F. Fish, Em- 
press (vaudeville); Harry Hart, Olym- 
pic (burlesque); Fred Shafer, People's 
(independent burlesque). 



Harry Towns, reported as having 
been dismissed as manager of Fox's 
Audubon last week with the rest of the 
house staff, has not been connected 
with the management of th.it house 
since last June, from which time he has 
held the managerial reigns of Fox's 
Academy on 14th street. 



A new musical play, "The Make Be- 
lieve," by Harlan P. Briggs, has been 
taken over by Marc Largen, the oper- 
atic impresario, who has interested 
some outside parties into agreeing to a 
prospective production. The show is 
expected to be put on before the holi- 
days. 

A story printed in a Jersey paper 
said John McCormack had been offered 
a guarantee of $100,000 yearly to play 
in vaudeville for a term of years, with 
a bonus of $20,000 a year for his man- 
ager, if the latter could put the contract 
through. The big time vaudeville man- 
agers ridicule the tale. 



Zellah Covington, author of "Three 
Spoonsful" (produced in England this 
year under that name, and as "Some 
Baby" here), claims not to have re- 
ceived any royalties from Sydney Blow 
for the presentation of his play in Eng- 
land since July 20 last and will bring 
suit to recover. 



Rehearsals are well under way for 
the inauguration of the # new Brady 
policy at the Playhouse where Grace 
George on Sept. 20 assumes the gen- 
eral directorship of the house and will 
open with "The New York Idea." The 
Playhouse manager will be A. O. 
Brown, with Robert Mclntyre 
treasurer. 



Although Henry W. Savage an- 
nounced his intention of shelving 
"Everywoman" this season as far as a 
road production was concerned, he 
has since changed his mind, and will 
again route the show, starting around 
Sept. 20. Meanwhile "Everywoman" 
will be made into a feature film, but 
will be held in reserve until the road 
show plays out its time. 

"Husband and Wife," a new play by 
Charles Kenyon, will be produced by 
Brady in conjunction with Arthur 
Hopkins, at Wilmington, Sept. 10, and 
broaght into New York at the 48th 
Street about Sept. 20. Among the 
principals engaged is Robert Edeson. 
The 48th will have as house manager, 
Thomas Broadhurst, while the box- 
office will be presided over by John 
Ostrander. 



The Coutts & Tennis producing com- 
pany has decided to shelve "The Girl 
of My Dreams" indefinitely. C. & T. 
have everything set for long road tours 
of two companies of "When Dreams 
Come True." Ed Buckley has been en- 
gaged as business agent with Sam W. 
Counihan, manager of the Southern 
company. The Western company, with 
Joe Lane in advance, opens Sept. 9, at 
White Plains, N. Y. 

Jerome Rosenberg, the theatrical 
manager, this week filed a petition in 
bankruptcy with liabilities amounting 
to $10,284 and assets of $26,270. The 
principal creditors are Felix Warburg, 
Isaac N. Seligman, Paul M. Warburg 
and Mortimer L. Schiff who recovered 
a judgment amounting to $7,783 as 
trustees of the estate of Alfred M. 
Heinsheimer for the rent of the Bijou 
theatre under lease to Rosenberg 



from July 1, 1914, to Jan. 31, 1915. 
Rosenberg has an action pending in 
the Supreme Court against the four 
men mentioned above for $25,000 for 
alleged breach of his lease with them 
and another claim for the return of 
$1,270 held by William F. Fuerst, agent 
for the above parties. These are the 
only assets of the brankrupt The 
City of New York also has a judgment 
against Rosenberg for giving an aero* 
batic performance on Sunday. 

Mel Levey, a brother of Bert Levey, 
the San Francisco booking agent and 
a member of the tatter's staff, is visit- 
ing New York with his mother and sis- 
ter. Levey is combining business and 
pleasure, looking over the sights and 
a number of new feature pictures in 
the interests of his firm. Mel inci- 
dentally is a well known cartoonist on 
the Coast and prior to his debut in 
theatricals as an office assistant to his 
brother, contributed to the comic divi- 
sion of a San Francisco newspaper. 

Two young people sat in the Harlem 
opera house the other evening watching 
the show. The boy continually re- 
ferred to the girl for her opinion of 
acts, also their possible salary. Select- 
ing a turn that would ask $500 weekly 
on the big time, the boy remarked to 
his companion: "Do you think they 
get as much as $100 a week?" "Oh, 
more than that," replied the girl, "I 
know they get $150. All the actors at 
the Star theatre eat in my father's res- 
taurant and I hear all about the sal- 



aries. 



M 



The Keith New York theatres hay* 
announced the executive staffs for tht 
season. Colonial, A. T. Darling, man- 
ager, James Peppard, treasurer, Arthur 
Goode, assistant treasurer, Jules Lens- 
berg, musical director, Evan Thomas, 
stage manager; Alhambra, Harry A. 
Bailey, manager, Theodore Lefkowitz, 
treasurer, Mamie Pennamacoor, assist- 
ant, Ben Roberts, musical director, Ben 
Kelly, stage manager; Bronx, R. P. 
janette, manager, Frederick B. Wag- 
ner, treasurer, Barney Frank, assistant, 
John F. Flynn, Jr., musical director, 
Rolands G. Edwards, stage manager; 
Royal, C. C. Egan, manager, Frederick 
Priest, treasurer, B. Muckenfuss, as- 
sistant, Ben De Salle, musical director, 
Jack Rigney, stage manager; Orpheum, 
Frank A. Girard, manager, Robert J. 
O'Donnell, treasurer, Herman Nathan, 
assistant, Louis Rheinhard, musical 
director, John G. Hall, stage manager; 
Bushwick, Ben Blatt, manager, C. Dow- 
ling, treasurer, Joseph Shields, assist- 
ant, Andrew Byrne, musical director, 
Dave Burke, stage manager; Prospect, 
William Masaud, manager, F. E. 
Hodge, treasurer, Edward Klein, assist- 
ant, Ernest Thornell, musical director, 
John Conway, .tage manager; Crescent, 
William Wood, manager, C. A. Hoff- 
man, treasurer, Henriette C. Barg, as- 
sistant, William Masson, stage man- 
ager; Greenpoint, Harry W. Crull, 
manager, Alexander D. Mears, treas- 
urer, Herbert Wolfshire, assistant, 
Nathan Kamern, musical director, 
Charles McCreery, stage manager; 
Madison, Arthur S. White, manager, 
Mrs. Kearney, treasurer; Monroe, Her- 
man Phillips, manager. 



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LEGITIMATE. 




CABARETS 



"Daddy Long Legs" with Ruth Chatterton 
Ifave the Gaiety Saturday night. 

The formal opening of the Century with 
"Town Topics" will occur Sept 16. 

Irene Halaman has been engaged for "Se- 
cret Service" < William Gillette). 



Elsie Mackaye will be the leading woman 
with Cyril Maude In "Grumpy." 



Johnny Prlngle has opened bis tour of his 
roadster, "The White Elephant." 



Charles Rlggs has taken to the trail of the 
one nlghters anead of "Robin Hood." 

Max C. Elliott has been entrusted with the 
advance for the roadster, "Silas Green." 

R. Lewis has organised a one nlghter which 
he Btyles "Happy Harry." 

Clifton Webb Is In "Town Topics," to dance 
with Grace Field. 



E. H. Soutnern started rehearsals last week 
in "The Two Virtues" by Alfred Butro. 

"The Prlnoess Pat" opened a three weeks 
engagement at the Lyric, Philadelphia, Mon- 
day. 

E. A. Well will produce on his own, hav- 
ing secured the rights to several pieces while 
in London recently. 

Eddie Lyons Is looking after the general 
management of the Wlntnrop Ames* attrac- 
tions. 



The regular season of the Irving Ilaoe the- 
atre will start Sept. 29 with Ibsen's "An Ene- 
my of Society" with Rudolf Christians. 

Percy Burton, the English manager, will 
arrive In New York Saturday to perfect plans 
for the Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson tour. 



Jack Smith, formerly of the American, Is 
doing special press agentlng for Gullla Mor- 
rislnl. 



The new theatre, West Point, la., plays Ur 
Arst traveling combination Sept 12. Ben 
Brlnck will manage. 

Wally Ham Is remaining In New York to 
keep the press stuff hot on the griddle for 
the Jos. Brooks' attractions. 

Mile. Marianne Vota has cancelled a vaude- 
ville tour and engaged for "The Lilac Domi- 
no." 



The road tour of "The Peasant Girl" with 
Trentlnl will start Nov. 1 at the Majestic, 
Brooklyn. 



Adele Blood has returned to New York and 
will start rehearsals Immediately In "Wuen 
Kitty Comes Home." 

When "The Passing Show" leaves the Win- 
ter Garden It will play Chicago with a tour 
of the Eastern cities following till the Spring 
when It will go to the coast 

Leo C. Bell and Cora Elvira, after a Coast 
pleasure trip, have been re-engaged for the 
tour of "Rollicking Shannon" which opens this 
month. 



June Congreve will be starred In the dra- 
matisation of the Will W. Whalen play "Ill- 
Starred Babble," to be produced by Bartley 
Cushlng. 

"Just Boys" has been renamed "Billy, Jr." 
and was to have opened Wednesday night at 
the Comedy. It was also known as "The De- 
linquents." 

Hammersteln's Lexington Ave. opera house 
will have the Boston Opera Co. and the 
Pavlowa Ballet Russee for two weeks starting 
Oct. 25. 



The production of "My Lady's Garter," to 
have opened at the Booth this week, has been 
postponed Indefinitely owing to changes in 
the cast. 



Sarah Padden in "The Little Shepherd" closed 
a season of 51 consecutive weeks Saturday at 
the American theatre. Chicago. The time was 
divided between the three act play and a tab- 
loid version which was used In vaudeville. 



George Alabama Florida haa taken to the 
road ahead of 'The Yellow Ticket" after trav- 
eling some 1,700 miles as general agent for 
the Rice A Dore circus. .he R-D outfit Ih 
Htlll going with a new man In Florida's place. 

William Elliott's production, "Just Boys," 
opens at the Comedy Monday. 



Grossmlth and Lourlllard have secured the 
English rights to "The Blue Paradise," now 
playing at the Casino. 



Lederer "Film City" publicity Corbett pulled 
recently. 



"Ruggles of Red Gap," to be headed by 
Ralph Hers, will include Louise Closser Hale, 
Josephine Drake, Kate Mayhew, Marlon Bal- 
lou, Lawrence D'Orsay, John Cope, Lynn 
Pratt, Frank Kllday and J. K. Hutchinson 
Produced by William A. Brady. 

Richard Walton Tully has plans for the 
formation of a new producing company backed 
by western Interests. Guy Bates Post Is to be 
starred In a new piece under this management. 

Tim Murphy has been engaged for "Treasure 
Island." 



William L. Wllken, whose drat year as one 
of the story-men with Barnum 4 Bailey cir- 
cus has proved unusually successful, will re- 
main with the show until Its season closes 
before taking the advance of one of the "Only 
Girl" companies. 



The William A. Brady 48th St. theatre will 
open Sept. 13 with Husband and Wife" with 
a cast Including Robert Edeson, Dion Tlther- 
Idge, Montague Love, Dodson Mitchell, Allan 
Atwell, William 8. Lyons, Edward M. Dresser, 
Nick Long, Olive Tell, Belle Daube, Mabel 
Reed and Harriet Mendel. 



The "Sinners" which jumped direct to Den- 
ver from New York where It opened its season 
Monday has John nale as manager and Louis 
Miller ahead. The next company of the piece 
starts Sept 10 and will play the "Big City" 
time while the third outfit, starting about 
Sept. IB, will play the smaller towns. 



The supporting company for Grace George 
In 'The New York Idea" which Is to come to 
the Playhouse Sept. 20, Includes Mary Nash. 
Norah Lanlson, Josephine Lovett, Eugenia 
Woodward, Anita Wood, Ernest Lawford, Con- 
way Tearle, Lumsden Hare, Albert Reed, John 
Cromwell, George Harcourt, Tracy Barrow, G. 
Guthrie McCllntlc, Richard Clarke. 

The Savoy Producing Co. which has In 
preparation "Two Is Company" Is using a 
publicity stunt devised by Paul Phillip. It la 
sending out thousands of letters signed Lulu, 
which tells the receiver to call up a phone 
number to learn something to their advantage. 
The number Is that of the Savoy Co. and all 
Inquiries are answered "Two Is Company" 
opens at the Lyric Sept 16. 

The new Elsie Janls vehicle opened Mon- 
day night at the Lyceum, Rochester. The 
piece Is a straight comedy for Its flmt act, 
followed by comedy drama in the second, 
end a musical revue third act Miss Janls 
plays six different characters in the role of 
"Dot/' a detective. The book was written 
by Paul Dickey and Charles W. Goddard 
with musical interpolations by Jerome Kern. 
The cast Includes besides the star Maurice 
Farkoa, Irene Bordonl and Melville Bills, the 
latter also designing the costumes, 'ine piece 
was received most enthusiastically at Its pre- 
mier. 



DICKERING WITH BLOOM. 

Notwithstanding the statement print- 
ed by an irresponsible news gatherer 
knowing less about musical comedy 
"books" than he does about theatricals 
(and who never gets further than the 
Amsterdam theatre building for his 
news "inspirations"), Edward L. 
Bloom had not been engaged as man- 
ager of the Longacre show, "The Girl 
Who Smiles," up to Wednesday. 

The Savoy Production Co. was then 
dickering with Mr. Bloom to take over 
the general business management of 
that company. 



"LAST LAUGH" CLOSING. 

"The Last Laugh," a Shubert show 
at the 39th Street theatre, is due to 
close this Saturday, if the Shuberts do 
not change their minds. A notification 
of the closure was sent out Wednes- 
day. 



Kddle Corbett Is around town showing a 

certified check for $1,000. received from J. W. 

Rapp, the realty operator, for the Kapp- 



Vaudeville at Theatre Francais. 

Montreal, Sept. 8. 
The Theatre Francais, now playing 
musical comedy stock shows, will 
change its policy commencing the week 
of Sept. 20 and offer a seven-art vaude- 
ville hill. 



The Van CortUndt Hotel on 49th 
street, just off Broadway, is slowly but 
surely accumulating a monopoly on the 
professional dinner patronage around 
Times Square through virtue of its ex- 
cellent table d'hote service, a full course 
dinner with wine being billed at 75 
cents. In addition, Manager Woodman 
is carrying a first-class grafe of caba- 
ret entertainment with dancing fea- 
tured during the afternoons and eve- 
nings. Mr. Woodman recently spent 
upwards of $10,000 in renovating and 
rebuilding the entire lower floor, the 
majority of which was devoted to re- 
fitting the dining hall. A new lobby is 
being built and a score of parlor suites, 
which are held at reasonable rates, are 
in the upper section of the house. The 
feature of the Van Gortlandt, however, 
is the table d'hote dinners which have 
already seriously crimped the neigh- 
boring restaurant patronage because of 
their unusual quality and cheapness. 
Woodman in an effort to establish the 
Van Cortlandt as the professional 
headquarters of Broadway has decided 
to attract the profession through his 
dinner service and is actually serving 
the evening meals at a small loss. On 
the floor Mr. Woodman has placed 
Jimmie Connors in charge of his en- 
tertainment menu, with Mae Clarke, 
the Harris Sisters, Mile. Celeste, 
Gladys Jeannette and Hazel Cameron 
completing the program. The Van 
Cortland orchestra attends to the dan- 
cing harmony. 



A midnight supper given in a promi- 
nent carbaret-restaurant at one of the 
beaches adjacent to New York became 
mostly noted through the place to the 
left of the host of the evening having 
but an empty chair and plate. Not- 
withstanding the emptiness, the waiters 
gave the open spot the same attention 
any of the guests received, serving 
each course, with the wines, to the bare 
place. After the dinner was over the 
host sent a souvenir to the one he ap- 
parently wished had been at his side. 
At that moment she was in California, 
making a picture. 



The colored orchestras of the road 
houses have found that while the din- 
ing dancers want many encores, the 
dancers are most negligent in slipping 
a tip to the colored boys. A quarter 
will quickly bring an encore, but the 
male dancers appear to wait for the 
other fellow to attend to that, if they 
do not entirely forget about it. As a 
reminder most of the orchestras dele- 
gate one of their number to cast a 
silver coin upon the hardwood floor, 
when the demand for the encore is in- 
sistent, and the dancers are absent- 
minded. Castles-By-The-Sea (Long 
Beach) has a colored orchestra that 
takes .10 chances when coin-getting 
time omes around. One of the boys 
leaps down on the floor, and makes it 
quite noticeable lie is there to collect. 



But though the Castles place by the 
sea gets all the crowd that is to be 
gotten at the Beach, neither the or- 
chestra nor the house is getting much 
money out of them. In a place on the 
Boston Post road a member of the 
colored orchestra goes over the floor 
with a pocket spot, after each dance, 
and if this doesn't bring a jingle, the 
orchestra goes on strike until someone 
wise enough to discern the cause antes 
up. Down at Tappen's, where a col- 
lection is made two or three times 
nightly, if a dollar bill goes in the hat, 
the giver is hailed with the "He's a 
jolly good fellow" song. But this looks 
like the best season beer has ever had 
around New York. 



Roller Skating is the policy for the. 
Broadway Danse resort at Broadway 
and 48th street. It is shortly to open 
under Henry Morton's management. 
Mr. Morton is backed by a jeweler, ac- 
cording to report, who has a store not 
far from the dancing place. 

Frank McAvoy, a cabaret singer of 
Chicago, who eloped last winter with 
Rcgia Tripp, an heiress of that city, is 
believed to have again gone away with 
his wife, who returned home shortly 
after the marriage. 

Melville Ellis left Ziegfeld's "Mid- 
night Frolic" last Friday. He is 
now with the Charles Dillingham 
production for Elsie Janis. 

The Office Cafe, at Third avenue and 
86th street, opened with a cabaret 
Thursday, consisting of Landau and 
Kmily, and Dolly Mann. 

* 

The present show at the Princess, 
29th street and Broadway, has Bluette 
Duo, Alva Baker, Gladys Stahl, Ray 
Lynch, and Chick Lynch at the piano. 

M. M. Adler, proprietor of Bond's 
Hotel, Hartford, Conn., has been in 
New York selecting material for his 
new cabaret show. 



The Germania Hotel, Long Branch, 
N. J., has selected for its winter caba- 
ret Joe Kelly, Albert Devita and Edna 
Carleton. 



Reginia D. Lorentz and girls, who 
were at the Lobby Cafe, Panama, caba- 
ret, have returned to New York. 



Wilms Wynn will return to the Hotel 
McAlpin ballroom next week, for the 
opening of the season. 



The Parkway Palace, Brooklyn, cab- 
aret has Snyder's Orchestra of 12 
pieces, Carrie Mack and Flo Irvin. 



The Harvest Moon Fete and Board- 
walk Ball, to be held at Healy's, Long 
Beach, will mark the passing of the 
summer season down there. 



LEGITIMATE. 



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ALLEGED PLAY PIRATE NABBED 
AFTER RIVER AND CITY SEARCH 



Theatre Managers 9 Protective Association Notified That R. 

Emerson, Play Producer, Traveling By Houseboat on 

Mississippi and Ohio, Is Arrested in Pittsburg on 

Grand Jury Indictment. Leffler-Bratton 

Hear of Reported "Piracy." 



With the inaugural of the fall play 
season comes a late indictment by the 
Grand Jury at Martinsburg, West Va., 
of one R. Emerson upon a charge of 
play piracy brought by Attorney Ligon 
Johnson on behalf of the United Man- 
ager's Protective Association. Emer- 
son has been transporting his players 
up and down the Ohio and Mississippi 
rivers on a houseboat and not until he 
showed in Pittsburgh ■ after moving 
across the river from Martinsburg, 
were the authorities able to arrest him. 

Emerson had no trained schedule 
and his houseboat mode of moving en- 
abled him to "wildcat" without prior 
fear of detection. Emerson may be 
released on bond but his trial under 
the "piracy" indictment will come up 
for jury trial this fall. 

Worcester, O., Sept. 8. 
The local legitimate theatre man- 
agement has notified the Leffler-Brat- 
ton Co., New York, that Russell Hen- 
rici wrote to it asking for bookings for 
"Buster Brown," the show playing at 
that time in Mansfield, O. As L-B 
own the show the local managers re- 
fused to take any chance on an -alleged 
"play pirating." Henrici's letter was 
sent on to the New York producers. 

The Leffler-Bratton firm confirmed 
the Worcester report and denied Hen- 
rici had any right to produce "Buster 
Brown." L-B also said that the pro- 
posed "Let George Do It" production 
which was reported as opening Sept. 
8 via the H. L. Walker circuit, was not 
authorized as this play is the property 
of the L-B firm and has not been leased 
to anybody for this season. 



SHOWS IN 'FRISCO. 

San Francisco, Sept. 8. 

"The New Henrietta" opened to good 
business at the Cort Monday night, 
and the local press praised the show. 

"Potash & Perlmutter" registered 
well at the Columbia. 

The Bert Lytell-Ethel Vaughan stock 
at the Alcazar continues to play to 
good houses. 



MANAGERS MEETING MUSICIANS. 

Conferences are now on between the 
executive committee of the American 
Federation of Musicians and the Board 
of Directors of the United Managers' 
Theatrical Protective Association, one 
being held Tuesday but subsequently 
adjourned to meet later in the week. 

At the head of the musicians' repre- 
sentation is Joseph M. Webber, presi- 
dent of the Federation, and T. F. 
Gamble, assistant to Webber. 

It's known the managers object to 
paying musicians for a full season, re- 



gardless of the time they are employed, 
and to the hiring of a certain number 
for their theatre orchestras, demands" 
stipulated by local unions of the 
Federation. 

The musical situation in general has 
been gone over and while no flat de- 
mands have been made something tang- 
ible is expected to develop at the next 
conference. 

The musicians' body embraces music 
leaders from all parts of the United 
States and Canada. 



SHOW DOCTORS BUSY. 

These be busy days for the show 
doctors. George V. Hobart is burn- 
ing the midnight oil in doctoring up 

the new William Elliott play, "Just 
Boys" (alias "Billy Jr." alias "The De- 
linquents") now scheduled to open at 

the Comedy Sept. 13 after several 
postponed dates. 

"My Lady's Garter," expected to 
make its New York bow at the Booth, 
was found in bad shape and the doc- 
toring process may take considerable 
time. Anyway there's no definite as- 
surance when this new play v/hich Lcc 
* Morrison is producing may hit New 
York. 



"FASHION SHOW" PLAY. 

Selwyn & Co. have a venture in 
hand that is said to be a reproduction 
of a Parisian fashion parade in the 
form of a stage play. It is entitled 
something like "The Whitney Fashion 
Show" and is reported to be in read- 
iness to open at the Cohan theatre 
Sept. 27, following Julian Eltinge in 
"Cousin Lucy" at that house. 



ON THE ROAD. 

Fiske O'Hara has opened his new 
road season in "Kilkenny," now play- 
ing in the Middle West. Mabel Scott 
has joined as leading woman. 

"The Lady in Red," following its 
engagement in Chicago, is now play- 
ing the road with city dates booked for 
Milwaukee, St. Louis, Grand Rapids 
and Indianapolis. The show will very 
likely go to the Coast. 

"Freckles," which returned A. G. 
Delamater big profits when he had 
about six companies out, has started a 
Western tour under L. A. Edwards' 
management. 

"The Cowboy Minister," direction C. 
A. Curtis, is to take the trail Sept. 15, 
time being booked in the Middle West. 




SHOWS IN CHICAGO. 

Chicago, Sept. 8. 

This week opened well for show busi- 
ness, other than that Monday was 
Labor Day. Sunday was rainy, but the 
holiday brought strangers to town, so 
business at the "Loop" theatres on the 
two days was in most cases capacity. 

"Watch Your Step" opened at the 
Illinois Sunday night and hit the town 
a wallop. The papers were more than 
kind to the production and it ahould 
stay as long as was intended, to tre- 
mendous business. At present the 
speculators are getting $5 for the best 
seats, a big rate for Chicago. The in- 
dividual successes of the production 
were many. Frank Tinney and Harry 
Kelly perhaps led the rest by a good 
margin. Irving Berlin was praised 
highly, both. at the theatre and in the 
papers, for his music. One of the 
critics commented on the fact that the 
chorus was dressed and said this was 
a relief after "Maid in America." 

Walker Whiteside opened at the 
Princess in "The Ragged Messenger" 
but did not impress Chicago to a great 
extent. The show can hardly be called 
a success. 

Vaudeville houses, in and out of the 
"Loop," report big business. 



HAVUN ISNT OUT. 

Cincinnati, Sept. 8. 

A denial has been wired here from 
New York by John H. Havlin deny- 
ing the story he will retire from Stair 
& Havlin. "I think the report started 
as a result of the determination of the 
Shuberts to produce for their own 
houses," said Mr. Havlin. "They ap- 
proached Mr. Stair, who it associated 
with them in several theatres, and he 
agreed to go in with them on the w w 
proposition. Stair & Havlin will not 
have a theatre in Cincinnati this sea- 
son unless they build." 

There is no local popular-priced legit 
house here, since the conversion of the 
Walnut into a picture theatre. 



"THE BARGAIN" AT ELTINGE. 

It was settled this week the A. H. 
Woods' production first termed "The 
New Shylock" and later renamed "The 
Bargain," will go into the Eltinge about 
Sept. 20, perhaps not until Sept. 27, 
replacing the Woods farce, "See My 
Lawyer," now playing there. 

If the farce should be permanently 
shelved, Mr. Woods will place Tom 
Barnes, the star of it, in another piece, 
Mr. Barnes having made a decided 
personal hit in the "Lawyer" farce. 



GATTI-CASAZZA AT THE MET. 

Reports to the contrary notwith- 
standing, Giulio Gatti-Casazza will 
again be at the helm of the Metro- 
politan Grand Opera Company when it 
starts its annual season Nov. 15. The 
season will run to April 29, and it is 
expected to be followed by a tour of 
most of the Met principals. 



JULIAN ELTINGE. 

Now appearing at the COHAN THEATRE in his latest and greatest success 

"COUSIN LUCY." 
Comedy with music and K irls, by CHARLES KLEIN 



WANGER FORMS ASSOCIATION. 

Walter F. Wanger, the wealthy 
young stage director, has formed an 
assocjition with Elizabeth Marbury, 
and t v ;cthcr they will make a number 
o f theatrical productions. 



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NEW ACTS THIS WEEK 



NEW ACTS NEXT WEEK 

IsltUl Pr««Mtati«B, First Apptrmmmm 

•r R«app«araac« ia or Armumd 

N«w York 

Laddie Cliff and Mabel Parker, Palace. 
Metropolitan Dancers, Palace. 
Alexander Carr and Co., Alhambra. 
Fontaine and Fletcher, Bushwick. 
The Fixers, Bushwick. 
Walter Milton and Co., Bushwick. 



Jack Lewis. 
Monolog. 
13 Mins.; One. 
81st Street. 

When Jack Lewis (formerly of 
Melds and Lewis) decided to tackle the 
rostrum alone and unaided, he con- 
sulted Aaron Hoffman on the possi- 
bilities of an Irish monolog. Just why 
he consulted a man named Hoffman on 
an Irish proposition is as mystifying 
as the result is surprising, for after 
listening to Lewis deliver Hoffman's 
comical composition on Irish history 
one is led to surmise Hoffman is work- 
ing under a nom-de-guerre and a tracer 
sent back far enough in the Hoffman 
family tree might unearth some Celtic 
antecedents. It's by far one of the best 
Irish routines extant, and the author 
must have done some high and lofty 
cramming to connect the points. But 
getting back to Lewis, he is quite as 
much a surprise as the monolog proper, 
for Lewis, with a few weeks more 
before the stage "apron," is going to 
force his way into the select company 
of premier monologists. Lewis always 
carried an enviable fund of personality, 
but working in company he was forced 
to share attention. Out in "one" with 
a Hoffman monolog, Lewis is simply 
Lewis — and simply Lewis is sufficient. 
Opening with a nifty Irish melody, 
Lewis proceeds into the routine, a 10- 
minute original discourse on his birth- 
right and some incidental anecdotes on 
the Irish. It's all new, all good and 
every single line productive of the 
coveted laughs. In several spots Lewis 
was forced to pull up and wait for his 
audience. His finale is a number 
labeled "Broadway," by George Cohan 
(who Lewis claims is a clever Irishman 
for taking a Jewish name), and it sent 
the principal away to the hit of the bill. 
Lewis doesn't pound in his points as 
well as he might, though this is sure 
tv come with work, but the material, as 
it stands, needs little forcing. Lewis 
is surely scheduled for the big show, 
for he carries all the necessities of a 
big time monologist, plus an act that 
will do credit to Hoffman's reputation, 
and that's no mean asset, either, to a 
vaudevillian. Wynn. 



Flynn and Collins. 

Talk. 

H Mins.; One. 

58th Street. 

Two men, one rather large in propor- 
tion, the other with a red toupee and a 
flippant manner (who relies on his 
make-up for comedy). A conglo aera- 
tion of old talk without a song to ease 
the monotony. Way down on *' e pro- 
gram Monday evening, the twr passed 
off to hardly a murmur. ' 



Thaddeus De Wrongski and Co. (12). 
"A Night in a Cosmopolitan Village" 

(Operatic). 
27 Mins.; Full Stage (Special Set). 
81st Street. 

It took close to a warm half hour to 
discover the connection between Thad- 
deus De Wrongski's name and his pro- 
duction, but it came with the finale, 
when Thaddeus grouped his dozen 
operatic stars into an ensemble picture 
to the strains of "The Star Spangled 
Banner," each singer representing a 
different nation, appropriately cos- 
tumed, with Uncle Sam and Miss 
Liberty conspicuously in command. It 
was all "wrongski," this patriotic ap- 
peal for applause, all "wrongski," es- 
pecially after Thaddeus and his com- 
pany had provided a rather excellent 
operatic entertainment composed of a 
series of songs and dances. A small 
portion of the offering proper was 
somewhat "wrongski" through poor 
construction, but this could be over- 
looked, particularly when considering 
the current engagement a debut. But 
the finale threw a damper over all the 
favorable preceding impression and 
sent s the company off to a silent exit. 
Thaddeus De Wrongski has surrounded 
himself with several good singers and 
backed his specialty up with a splendid 
scenic production, the exterior of a 
village. The opening introduced four 
girls in Indian costume who cavort 
aiound to the strains of an orchestra- 
tion that sounded decidedly Russian- 
csque. This was "wrongski," but could 
be easily corrected. Then came a 
female quartet with an operatic num- 
ber, augmented at the finish by four 
others and followed by a short dance. 
A selection from "Carmen" came next, 
excellently rendered by the company, 
after which two of the girls danced. 
An operatic solo then happened with 
the company aiding off-stage. Three 
of the girls danced, after which a 
quartet did their part and then that 
patriotic groupe. The action lags 
throughout, and should be helped with 
a little speed. De Wrongski has every- 
thing essential to a big time feature, 
but it needs speeding up and work. It 
also requires some expert stage atten- 
tion, but the affair could be tightened 
up with a half week's experimenting. 
When shaped properly this act will 
qualify for the best time, for it eclipses 
in many ways the various operatic 
vaudeville productions that have pre- 
ceded it. Besides, the opening act on 
the same bill had the prior rights to the 
American flag, and De Wrongski should 
have known better. Outside of that, 
Thaddeus, your "Night In A Cosmo- 
politan Village" is all "rightski." 

Wynn. 



Dixon and Dixon. 

Musical. 

13 Mins.; Full Stage. 

Jefferson. 

Two men in grotesque make-up try- 
ing for comedy. Their playing of in- 
struments could be handled in better 
style. Nothing really entertaining is 
shown until the final number, when 
they do a rag. It is this alone that just 
places them over. The comedy should 
he dropped, which would cut the act 
some. 



Tilford and Co. (2). 

Ventriloquist 

17 Mins.; Full Stage. 

Halsey, Brooklyn. 

Ventriloquial precedents are broken 
with this new act of Tilford's. Instead 
of the stereotyped method of the voice- 
thrower and his "dummy" or "dum- 
mies" only occupying the stage, Tilford 
employs two humans with noticeably 
good results. A little story is framed 
after the cartoons in an evening paper 
with the "dummy" representing the 
cartoon study of a Hebrew automobile 
salesman, the set representing his office. 
Tilford is the office manager with a 
stenographer and office boy also pres- 
ent. The "dummy" is the head of the 
concern. It goes from one to another 
with questions. At the close, songs 
are used, with Tilford and the office 
boy sharing in this. A cleverly ar- 
ranged medley of popular numbers, 
with lyrics to fit the situation, comes 
in for good appreciation. Tilford as a 
ventriloquist is a known quantity, but 
in this turn he is giving something dif- 
ferent. There is no water drinking or 
telephoning, or the familiar routine. At 
present, Tilford has a little too much 
talk at the start until the first song. 
The songs give the act plenty of life. 
Emma Sawtelle as the stenographer is 
a good-looking young woman who 
handles expertly what she has to do. 
The office boy is played by a youngster 
with a voice. A novel turn of this na- 
ture as presented by this company will 
prove satisfactory on any bill. It marks 
Tilford as distinctive, for having put 
over what will certainly be termed as 
a unique idea for a ventriloquist, and 
stamps him as an originator in his line. 



Gauthier and Devie, 

Songs and Dances. 

15 Mins.; One and Full Stage (Special 

Set and Drops). 
81st Street 

Eva Gauthier and Nina Devie, sur- 
rounded by special scenery and a 
series of wardrobe changes, offer what 
is programed as their "original songs 
and dances." The opening is in "one" 
with Miss Gauthier (bare-footed) sing- 
ing in a foreign tongue while her nim- 
bler partner stalks up and down stage 
with snake-like movements until the 
finale when the latter retires to full 
stage and a futurist set to offer the 
dance of the future. If the future 
dance is anything like Miss Devie's in- 
terpretation, good night! Another 
song by the prima donna and then to 
the final scene, a Malayan set with Miss 
Gauthier in the doorway chanting at her 
very best while Miss Devie dances her- 
self to a stage death. It was not clear 
whether Miss Gauthier was supposed 
to sing her to death or whether the 
girl died from exhaustion. However, 
she died and the entire offering went 
with her. Just what the girls are aim- 
ing at is a problem, but it might be 
consistent to advise the audience. Miss 
Gauthier has a pleasant voice, but the 
selections hardly fit, nor does the pedal 
efforts of Nina Devie. The scenery and 
wardrobe, attractive in their way, can- 
not be expected to carry Gauthier and 
Devie through vaudeville. They need 
at. act. Wynn- 



NEW SHOWS NEXT WEEK 

"Hit the Trail Holliday" (Fred Niblo 

Astor (Sept. 13). 
Stolen Orders," Manhattan O. r 

(Sept. 13). 
"Just Boys," Comedy (Sept. 13). 
"Town Topics" (Ned Wayburn Revue 

Century (Sept. 16). 



Al Golem Troupe (15). 
•The Slave Dealers" (Acrobatic Pre 
duction). 

28 Mins.; Full Stage (Special Drops). 
Orpheum. 

Programed as the court artiststo hi 
Majesty, the Shah of Persia, the A 
Golem Co., composed of 15 principal 
(including three women and two mal 
midgets), present an acrobatic produc 
tion that easily surpasses anything i 
its own line previously shown aroun 
here in many months. The real valu 
lies in the versatility of the performer 
who run through a lengthy routine c 
various feats without a minute's res 
from curtain to curtain. The title ha 
little or no meaning nor connection, fo 
Golem's production is purely acrobatic 
with the pantomimic efforts merel; 
helping in the construction of an at 
tractive picture. The opening bring 
the aggregation on to a prayer to th 
sun, the drop in "one" filling out th 
scene. Then a rope trick is shown b; 
one of the troupe, followed by wate 
juggling, the active member balancinj 
two receptacles of water while swing 
ing them through the air. A tarn 
bourine dance comes next, after whicl 
a display of Persian carpets and rugi 
allows for a change in the stage set 
The latter is in "one" and creates som< 
little interest because of its novel pro 
portions. Some of the stereotypec 
pyramid work Brings out splendi< 
group tricks, with some whirlwind spin 
ning next in order. Foot juggling 
a la Jap style, is next featured and 
barring the finale, is the best work o 
the outfit. The midgets Come in fo 
some high-class tossing, with two o 
the understanders working on eithei 
side of a bounding net. The Golen 
people have perfected this bit and in 
troduce some better and seeminglj 
more difficult work than any shown bj 
the Japs, who are credited with th« 
origination of the trick. One under 
stander balances five members on hii 
feet and hands while resting on his 
pedestal. Tossing a midget in a nei 
brings out what little comedy exists 
and then the entire troupe proceed tc 
juggle huge fans and miniature temples 
balancing the weights on their chins 
The finale is consumed in a series oi 
perch tricks, with a swinging finish 
The Golem Troupe closed the Orpheum 
hill and kept them all seated. With 
proper publicity attending, this outfil 
could feature the big time bills, foi 
they eclipse anything acrobatic evei 
shown in vaudeville and have carefully 
backed up their work with the propei 
production and scenic effects. The turn 
is somewhat similar to the one intro- 
duced in this country a few seasons 
back by Mirza Golem, who was at thai 
time a circus attraction. Wynn. 



NEW ACTS THIS WEEK 



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California Orange Pickers (5). 
12 Mine.; Pull Stage (Special Set). 
Buehwick. 

In all probability the most novel turn 
in vaudeville for some time. The act 
is composed of three young women and 
two men. One of the girls does the 
talking; brief lecture on the orange in- 
dustry in California, using at the start 
a moving picture. The two other girls 
are the champion orange packers, and 
the two men the champion orange box 
makers. After the introductory, the 
girls compete in filling a box with 
oranges, wrapping each one in paper. 
They go at exceptional speed in doing 
this. The boys then make boxes in 
competition. The winning boy and 
girl are then matched against each 
other, the man making three boxes 
while the young woman fills one. This 
ends in a draw. The young woman 
lecturer has secured some interesting 
data on the orange subject, which is 
aided by the picture. In the spiel it is 
said the girls make in the neighborhood 
of $30 a week and the men up to $50 in 
this business of packing and box mak- 
ing. With steady work at that wage 
it must have been hard to give it up 
for the uncertainty of vaudeville, but 
the glamor of the stage, maybe — . In 
the closing spot at the Bushwick, the 
act held the house in satisfactorily. 



Ponxillo Sisters. 

Songs. 

20 Mins.; One. 

Royal 

This "sister-act" with appearance and 
other necessary qualifications, should 
rearrange its song repertoire before 
striking out for the big time houses, 
where it certainly belongs. The girls 
should have worn a more appropri- 
ate costume for the early season open- 
ing. Both possess rather pleasing 
voices, with a wide range that is well 
used, but owing to bad judgment in 
numbers the central part of the turn 
lags. The third number could be 
dropped at once, for the girls do not 
handle it as well as the others, and at 
the same time would just be about 
enough to shorten the act to Us proper 
time. The larger of the two continu- 
ally plays a grand piano, joining her 
partner for a well harmonized chorus, 
also handling a ballad splendidly for 
her only solo number. 



Arthur and Emmy Cody. 
Singing and Dancing. 
8 Mine.; One. 
Jefferson. 

A couple attempting nothing out of 
the ordinary. Singing "Dixieland" as 
the opening number, they follow with 
some soft shoe dancing entirely too 
long. That one song warrants them 
doing at least another, but instead the 
remainder of the time is given ovei 
to clog dancing. They work hard, 
something in their favor, but as the 
dancing has little or no variation, most 
of their efforts are lost. They should 
either forego some of the dancing, re- 
placing it with a singing number, or put 
in a few new steps. They cannot hope 
for anything better now than the small 
time. 



LeHoen and Dupreecc. 

Songs and Shooting. 

14 Mins.; Full Stage (Special Setting; 

Exterior). 

Fifth Avenue. 

LeHoen and Dupreece are fancy rifle 
shots. LeHoen and Dupreece are 
young and carry a special "exterior 
garden" set with a fountain that spouts 
real water during the turn. This fount 
as well as a piece of old armor upstage 
later prove target stands. The man 
and woman sing a number of topical 
songs with the former doing more 
than necessary. As each does, good 
shooting more might be worked in in- 
stead of too much attention bestowed" 
upon the talk about proposing and the 
singing. The woman goes to the bal- 
cony rail at one time and extinguishes 
a row of burning candle lights. Very 
effective trick. The man announces he 
would round out a cross a la German 
design on a small poker chip target but 
for some reason didn't. He did play a 
tune on bells, accompanying the wo- 
man's voice, that was expertly done. A 
good act of its kind, the shooting being 
the feature. Mark. 



Gaston Palmer. 

Juggler. 

10 Mins.; One. 

Bushwick. 

Gaston Palmer, a juggler with a pro- 
gram line, "He makes an art of jug- 
gling," easily lives up to that billing. 
In the opening spot at the Bushwick, 
Mr. Palmer scored a certain hit, the 
audience showering him with applause 
that was exceptional for the early posi- 
tion. He does not vary greatly from 
other jugglers, but his work is so clean 
he excels his competitors. Ball jug- 
gling, a glass trick and a big finish 
make the routine enjoyable. Mr. Palm- 
er's appearance and ability easily place 
him in the big time class, as a juggler. 



Edmonds and Farrell. 

"On the Way to the Wedding." 

Talk. 

16 Mins.; One. 

Harlem Opera House. 

Edmonds and Farrell, a two-man "side- 
walk" team, have, or could have, an 
acceptable turn with rearrangement and 
a song number replacing some of the 
talk. Both are in evening dress with 
the dialect of Italians. The usual talk 
after they meet in the centre of stage. 
Some of the talk sounds original and 
drew laughs, likewise the "necktie" bit, 
though this sort of thing has been done 
often. 



Amoros Sisters. 

Singing, Dancing, Trapeze, etc. 

13 Mins.; Full Stage 

Palace. 

While not an entirely new act, sev- 
eral things have been added to the 
routine of this clever pair of artistes. 
They now use a piano and there is a 
bit of premiere da> 9 euse work. The 
comedienne also has^>ew "nut stuff" 
and all this, with a new stage setting, 
brings the turn more up to date. 
Opening at the Palace, it gave the show 
a fast and pleasing send-of. Jolo, 



Fannie Brice. 

Songs, Dancing and Patter. 
IS Mins.; One. 
Palace. 

Fanny Brice scored another success 
at the Palace Monday afternoon with 
a new routine. Her first number is a 
"rag," which she delivers in a white 
dress trimmed with black fur. The 
second is probably the cleverest and 
right in Fanny's "mitt," the first verse 
of which is interrupted by patter sup- 
posed to emanate from a salesgirl try- 
ing to sell a hat in a millinery shop and 
the second verse picturing a "Yiddish" 
woman talking about the cleverness of 
her child. The act is cumulative, in 
that the third number gives broad 
scope for Miss Brice's burlesque meth- 
ods in her ludicrous impersonation of 
a ballet dancer graduated from Hester 
street, or that neighborhood, and 
called "Becky's Back in the Ballet" 
For this Fanny wears a short ballerini 
skirt and pink fleshings and essays 
some toe pirouettes with disastrous re- 
sults. It was by far her strongest bit, 
and for an encore she changed to male 
full evening dress, doing a little hum- 
ming and going into a "stop-buck." 
When Miss Brice learns to refrain from 
starting to disrobe before she is out of 
sight of the audience her new act will 
be a step— several of them ,in fact — in 
the right direction. Jolo. 



Tower and DarreU. 

Comedy. 

14 Mins.; One. 

Colonial. 

Billy Tower and Maybelle DarreU 
are new arrivals to big time vaude- 
ville, with a conglomeration of songs, 
dances and short routine of "nut" mate- 
rial, the bulk of which is distributed by 
Miss DarreU. Tower assumes an ec- 
centric characterization, while his part- 
ner exaggerates her appearances as 
much as possible. Opening with a 
double song, Tower offers a short ec- 
centric dance, followed by "Bom-Bom- 
bay" by the girl and a series of gags, 
each emphasized by a resounding 
smack registered on Tower's cheek.. 
This bit brought the desired results 
and corralled a hit for the pair. They 
.close with a comedy song. The couple 
have the talent, with Tower practically 
silent throughout, although a good foil 
for Miss Darrell's efforts. They should 
make a fine turn for the second spot on 
any big time bill. Wynn. 



Fox and Roberts. 

Songs. 

15 Mins.; One. 

Fifth Avenue. 

George Fox and Eshell Roberts are 
offering an act vastly similar to the 
routine offered by the former Hines and 
Fox combination. There are duos, 
solos and individual numbers with one 
man as a "cissy" stagehand just fired 
from the union and the other boy start- 
ing a dramatic song at the close that 
was worked along tragic gesticulations 
with the other man helping the "dop- 
ish" impression. The audience liked the 
act. The turn seems best suited for 
the big. small time. The lyrical "sug- 
gestions" of the "cissy" number are 
bad hoys. Mar*. 



Carew and Drake. 

8ongs and Talk. 

15 Mins.; One (Special Drop). 

Halsey, Brooklyn. 

Mabelle Carew, formerly a single, has 
a new act with a young (slightly bald) 
man named Drake. The baldness fur- 
nishes a good laugh. A special drop 
representing the interior of a hospital 
with Miss Carew. appearing as a nurse, 
and her partner, the doctor. Cross- 
fire is used with some special catchy 
songs, also exclusive. The young 
woman shows a spiritedness that easily 
puts the turn over, her partner playing 
well. The couple appear in evening 
dress at the finish, opening in the cus- 
tomary hospital uniforms. The turn 
should give satisfaction. 



Pisano and Bingham. 
Songs and Talk. 

13 Mins.; Two (Special Drop; Exte- 
rior). 

Fifth Ararat, 

Comedy act and a good one of its 
kind. Big hit at the Fifth Avenue 
Monday night. Slender young man 
and corpulent woman affect dialects of 
two different nations. The man ap- 
pears as an Italian barber and the wo- 
man as the Irish boarding-house 
keeper. The drop shows the "exte- 
rior" of the tonsorial joint and the 
rooming-house. Outside is also a re- 
volving barber pole and on the stand 
supporting it the team sits and reels 
off comedy crossfire. The patter for 
the most part is amusing, with each 
kidding the other. For the finish the 
woman does "Bom-Bombay" in come- 
dienne style, with the man doing a 
funny musical accompaniment. Mark. 



Adair and Adelphla. 

"Sister Act." 

12 Mini.; One, 

A neat-appearing "sister act." The 
girls open with a double number. The 
girl at the piano does not possess a 
voice, but she is bubbling over with 
personality. She can play the piano 
some, but more speed in her rag play- 
ing would help. The other girl has the 
wrong idea about her singing. She 
should drop all of her character num- 
bers and replace them with straight 
songs, for the "souse" and Italian num- 
bers are not well done. With re- 
arranged routine the girls should make 
an acceptable small time turn. 



SAMOLIAN8' 8HORT MONTH. 

Chicago, Sept. & 
Following its nstive custom of 
figuring 28 days to a month, the 
Samoli Village demanded pay of the 
State Street theatre management three 
days before its month's engagement 
there expired. Upon the refusal of the 
theatre to turn over the coin, the 
Samolians quit and are at present in 
the county poor house. They will be 
deported home by the Government. 

Poor business at "White City" this 
summer caused the removal of the Vil- 
lage to the State street house, that 
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SHOW REVIEWS 



"E1N R1TERSPIEL." 

Sylvester Schaeffer, tho all around per- 
former, the beat today in his style of variety 
accomplishments, 1h the star of Bin R»"er- 
milel." a musical piece opening at the Irving 
Place theatre. Sept. 1. under the direction 
of S. Racbuiann, who imported Schaeffer from 
Europe Into American vaudeville. 

The pieee la In a prolog and two acts, built 
to permit of Mr. Schaeffer displaying his 
full list during the action, mostly in the first 
act. The prolog is the Introductory, of two 
boys falling asleep, dreaming of caatlea and 
princes. In the first art setting, a royal 
castle, a prince and a knight, are suitors for 
a princess. One of the nobles Is wealthy but 
ugly, the other (Mr. Schaeffer) has naught but 
himself. An athletic tournament, held to de- 
velop a husband for the princess, brings 
Schaeffer to the front in horsemanship, jug- 
gling, handling trained dogs and violin play- 
ing In the second act he paints, rides and 

tt Tbe opening of the second act finds four of 
the principals In a stage box. where they re- 
main nearly throughout the act and sing 
■odkr The scenes of this act are back- 
Sounds fo? Schaeffer'- work, he occupy ng 
Shout all of the time for It, the act closing 
In another castle set. . 

"Eln Rlttersplel" has German players. The 
two comedians, Rudl Rahe. as the Jovial and 
stout king, and Christian Rub, as the awk- 
ward thin prince, receive the most notice, 
after the star Emmy Nicklas Is the Princess, 
Ind is first also among the women vocally, 
taking several of the numbers written toy 
Anslem Ooetii. many of which are reminiscent 
in melody. Mr. Schaeffer Is given credit for 

writing the story- ^ „ . -.,., n ,_, 

"Der Hussrenleutnant," sung by Mill 01*1 

in the second act Is a military •onf . j" h ■ 
swing that took the opening night audience by 
storm. Vlasta Novotna, a toe dancer, had her 
chance. Helni Skremka, as a monkey, oc- 
cupied considerable time, but got little In the 
animal role that should have warranted a 
great deal of comedy. The best that may be 
mentioned of him is his make-up for the 

m A nk c'borus of 12 girls differ greatly from the 
American type of choristers. Many of the 
women of the chorus seem somewhat old ror 
this style of work. Their costuming ran to 

^From'tnT first night reception "Bin Rlt- 
tersplel" is a certain hit for the Germans, 
with its Schaeffer, songs and story. Mr. 
Schaeffer definitely demonstrates how surely 
he Is a show In himself. Whether the pro- 
duction csn give him a return equal to the 
remuneration he Is able to command as a 
vaudeville attraction, of course, is a mat- 
ter between himself and management. 

It seems as though the piece could be 
brought around for an English adaption and 
might then prove an excellent road vehicle 
for this man of many attainments. 

"SEE MYUWYER." 

After a year In London, an American faros 
played by American actors In approved Amer- 
ican tempo, is a welcome relief. Such was 
the feeling on witnessing the premiere of See 
My Lawyer" st the Eltlnge, Thursday eve- 
ning of lsst week. . . . „ 

"See My Lawyer" is not the best farce ever 
written, but It Is a diverting evening's en- 
terUlnment— one of those things that you 
laugh at. In spite of yourself. 

It is in three acts, by Max Marcln, staged 
by Prank Stammers. T. Roy Barnes is the 
principal player and it would be impossible 
to make a better selection. The role fits him 
to the ground— that of a young promoter who 
gets into trouble with the postal authorities 
for sending a prospectus through the malls. 
By the advice of his attorney the youthful 
business man pretends he has suddenly gone 
crasy and does It well enough to fool an 
alienist. t ._ w . 

The complications arise through his endeav- 
or later to convince everybody he is really 

sane. ,_. 

The success of the play is problematical. 
Only the box office takings will decide that. 
But for Barnes himself, nothing but a high- 
water mark can be registered. His years of 
experience In vaudeville as a "nut" comedian 
(the word "nut" Is used In the American 
sense and not In the English, where it means 
"smart") is of inestimable value. 

A. H. Woods has surrounded the star with 
an exceptionally competent supporting or- 
ganisation, which Includes such well-known 
players as I net Buck. Margot Williams. Syd- 
ney Booth, Gus Weinberg. Walter Horton. 
John Flood, John Daly Murphy and Frank 
Monroe. Jolo. 



ORPHEUM. 

The Brooklynltes assembled at the Orpbeum 
Tuesday night were decidedly shy on enthu- 
siasm for various reasons, the most significant 
probably being the attending heat which for- 
bade anything In the way of superfluous ex- 
ertion. 

Business was hardly up to expectations 
either, and this might likewise be credited to 
weather conditions. On one or two Individual 
occasions the audience became sufficiently In- 
terested to classify a number an a hit. but 
these periods were few and far between and 
while the program seemed to pleaRe and en- 
tertain the majority, the greater section of the 
bill was rewarded by smiles and silence. 

Nora Bayes Is the week's headllner. accom- 
panied by Donald Oaniard at the plnnn. Miss 
Bayes earned one of the few bits, offering a 
repertoire of six numbers, of which five were 
apparently new. An encore brought out what 
was announced as a brand new composition 
by the singer and Introduced In a cleverly 
constructed lyric, the titles of the many songs 
made popular by Miss Bayes during the past 



few years. It's one of the best songs of its 
kind ever head hereabouts and should con- 
tinue as a feature peg In the routine. "Mel- 
ody" was utilized for an opener with a great 
applause appeal centred in the second song, 
"We'll Celebrate the End of War In Ragtime." 
This In itself practically guaranteed a safe 
passage for Miss Bayes. An Irish song was 
followed by "When Mother Was a Girl," 
with the descriptive comedy patter Interpo- 
lated, and then came "The Love Song of a 
Bird," a pretty little lyric excellently ren- 
dered and productive of desired results. When 
It comes down to delivering a number, vaude- 
ville carries few In Miss Bayes' class, for she 
has a combination of personality and Indi- 
viduality that seldom is Been in professional 
company. 

The two big applause hits of the show took 
In Dooley and Saylcs In next to closing spot 
and Henry Lewis who preceded the headllner, 
the team having been moved around from the 
Intermission opening position. Mr. Dooley 
gave the show what It lacked and was for- 
tunate with an early and favorable start 
which cinched his usual hit. Mr. Lewis was 
somewhat of a surprise with his novel spe- 
cialty and scored decisively with little or no 
trouble. 

The iClaremont Brothers opened the Bhow 
with a series of good balancing on the re- 
volving ladders, closing with a routine of 
complete revolutions which gave the specialty 
a seml-sensetlonal classification. 

The Six American dancers have a new open- 
ing and with their display of classy costume** 
and continual stepping, held attention 
throughout to good applause at the finale. 
With the present scarcity of groupe dancers, 
the Lovenberg turn has somewhat of a vaude- 
ville monopoly on this style of production 
and bv sensible stage direction and occasional 
alteration In the routine the sextet should 
continue as an Indefinite attraction. 

"Woman Proposes" was the sketch of the 
week and through the artistic effort* of Ruth 
Allen and George Kelly they held their posi- 
tion nicely and closed a genuine hit. Santly 
and Norton followed with a rather good Idea 
In "one." the singer making a successful 
comedy appeal with a good line of talk. The 
opening song. "Tennessee." with a great double 
version, gave them a flylna- start and from 
thereon they had little trouble in pleasing. 

Plrklnoff and Rose with the Imperial Bal- 
let in support have one of the few really en- 
tertaining dancing productions in vaudeville. 
The ballet is not merely utilised to fill the 
stage In this Instance, but add to the offering 
a neatly staffed routine of their own. The 
team work of Rose and Plrklnoff earned In- 
dividual honors and closing Intermission the 
company gave the flrM section of the bill the 
neceosarv touch of class. Al Golden and Co. 
(New Acts) closed the show. Wynn. 



PROSPECT. 

Just one year ago Labor Day the Prospect, 
Brooklyn, opened. When announcement was 
made that the Prospect would be built the 
Brooklyn folks who had thought the settle- 
ment already had too many theatres were 
firmly convinced the builders were doing the 
most suicidal thing in the world. But Mon- 
day afternoon that huge audience after the 
house had been standing a full year was ample 
proof the Prospect owners knew what they 
were doing. 

Brooklyn right now is baseball mad. La- 
bor Dsy brourht a true realization of that 
when the Superbas crashed the daylights ou\ 
of the league leaders from Quakertown. With 
the weather propitious for the watching of 
major league base ball it was the natural in- 
ference the theatres of Brooklyn In general 
would suffer. But not the Prospect. It wasn't 
capacity but there were few empty seats down 
stairs. 

The front was covered with streamers and 
bunting, while across the sidewalk overhead 
fluttered rows of varl-colored pennants and 
banners. Manager Masaud, Treasurer Hodge 
and Utility Manager White looked after the 
holiday crowd's hosnltallty. Hodge presided 
over the main box-office while across the lobby 
a young assistant distributed the balcony tick- 
ets. For Anniversary Week the bill has been 
augmented and the show Monday started with 
an overture at 1 :45. 

Twelve acts, a Keystone and intermission 
were offered for the one price of admission. 
The show was not the greatest ever assembled 
but It was overboard with comedy and a de- 
luge of comedy on a holiday Is just what 
they seemed to want. 

The Keystone looked like an old boy. The 
principal man tried to Imitate Chaplin all the 
way and fell down in the attempt. The pic- 
ture was decidedly unfunny. Plelert and 
Schofleld opened with their juggling which 
shows a vast improvement over last season. 
They have made the turn more up to date and 
have put the comedy on a firmer and more 
substantial basis. The woman is nice looking, 
cute and puts her kidding over In excellent 
shape. The man Juggles sufficiently well to 
hold up the variety end. As it stands the act 
in both amusing and entertaining. Johnny 
Small and Small Sisters pleased with dancing. 
The trio sing, but that Is a trifle. It's the 
foot work that meets the occasion. The girls 
sported some nifty dancing outfits for the 
closing number. 

Klutln^'s Animals filled In their spot most 
acceptably and the tricks of dogs and cats 
brought hearty applause. The Jumping cats 
attracted the most attention. Jamc9 Thomp- 
son and Co. derived many laushs from their 
nhsurdlty. "The nurKlnrs* Union." Thnt "Go 
on away from here, wo are robbing a house." 
by the blackfaced man Is always surefire. 
Mullen and Coosa n had a soft spot and made 
ibe most of It. They sang a little, talked more 



and Coogan pulled some new eccentric danc- 
ing turns and twists and the boys used their 
new encore, "bit" with Mullen in female at- 
tire. 

The William A. Brady playlet, "The Honey- 
mooners," which ha- its first fling at the Prin- 
cess, New York, was shown Just before the 
Intermission. But for the natural, girlish act- 
ing of Edna Hibbard this sketch would have 
toppled over but she kept the turn above sur- 
face. With all the action confined to the rear 
of a Pullman sleeper the equilibrium of the 
sketch depends on its dialog. 

The Morin Sisters started the second half 
with their clever dancing, the sisters showing 
some wardrobe that helped them score effect- 
ively. Sophie and Harvey Everett In "Adam 
and Eve Uptodate," registered solidly. The 
turn starts off with Miss Sophie working 
"single" only to receive a note from the man- 
ager. Then Harvey as a fiddler In the or- 
chestra volunteers to assist and they do the 
Adam and Eve travesty. There are several 
strong "exchanges" of repartee but a holiday 
crowd In Brooklyn can stand anything so the 
gibes about 'See more of you" and the fig 
leaf found Immediate favor. 

Carl McCullough was in pretty good voice. 
He- sang his Creatore number and the "If 
Mary Were Only Here" numbers and then 
reeled off a new Rube song, "When He Gets 
To New York Town" which didn't get as much 
as expected. His "impressions" and the sales- 
girl demonstration were tho best liked. The 
Eddie Foy and Harry Lauder imitations were 
heartily applauded. 

In succession followed the two biggest hits 
of the show, McDevltt Kelly and Lucey and 
Lyons and Yosco. Here comedy and music in 
divergent channels flowed merrily along and 
the house couldn't get enough of them. The 
first turn hit 'em hard with the piano playing 
and comedy dancing. The show was closed by 
Delmore and Lee, who held everybody In for 
their work of muscular grace. Mark. 



BUSHWICK. 

The Bushwlck, entering upon Its second 
week of the fall season, is presenting a bill 
this week packed full of pictures. Probably 
never before bas a big time house given as 
much film with Its entertainment. The house 
Is using the customary single reel comedy to 
open, with three of the acts making up the 
program having moving pictures in their 
turns. 

The first half had two of these "picture 
acts," starting with Kenneth Casey, "No. 2." 
This juvenile star should secure a new print 
if not a new picture to demonstrate his worth 
upon the screen, for at present the old Vita- 
graph reel is much the worse for age, In both 
condition and making. Young Mr. Casey has 
versatility enoush at the present time to put 
him in high favor with vaudeville patrons 
without bringing back the picture connections 
of years gone by. Casey was a big hit in the 
early spot Tuesday night. 

Ideal, the diver, also used a picture as an 
advance bit for her turn. The reel is also 
very old and in poor condition. In It are 
scenes of the young woman swimming through 
rapids through which no one bad ever gone 
before and In which a boat Is thrown about 
most promiscuously. Notwithstanding this 
the camera which took the picture was as 
stationary as If on dry land. The diving as 
well as the picture is carried on much too 
long. It was noticeable the anouncer was In 
need of a shave Tuesday night, although the 
semi-darkness partly concealed that The 
Orange Packers (New Acts), closing the show, 
also brought down the picture screen, using 
but a short picture reel. 

Notwithstanding all of the picture business 
that the show contained there was real en- 
tertainment In its make up, for the well 
crowded house of Bushwlcklans. In the open* 
Ing position Gaston Palmer (New Acts) was 
selected. He retired with high honors se- 
cured and Is one of those Jugglers who does 
not have to ask for applause. After Kenneth 
Casey, Edwins Barry and Co., In "The Home 
Breaker," came In for good comedy results. 
In this turn, which has served much time in 
the smaller houses, there Is the necessary 
comedy heartily enjoyed by the folks across 
the Bridge, as was most clearly demonstrated 
when they laughed their heads off at it The 
young woman playing the wife seems new In 
the role and also decidedly HI at ease while 
on the stage. This should be looked after if 
the turn Is to continue on the two-a-day. 

The bill had two single women who devote 
their time to songs, the first, Lillian Herleln, 
next to closing the first half. She was a pro- 
nounced hit. Her songs are suited to her and 
she makes the best of them by a wardrobe to 
match. Belle Baker, the other single, was 
next to closing the show. Miss Baker starts 
with "Back Home In Tennessee" In her own 
way, getting good returns as well with an 
Italian number, after which she goes back 
exceedingly far and unearths "Chaplin Feet" 
and "Put It On— Wrnn It Un," both long 
pawed out of use by singers of Miss Baker's 
calibre. It may have been the Brooklyn date 
thnt ciused her to bring back the old boys. 

Ideal closed the first half with Al and Fan- 
nie Steadman opening the second. They still 
cling to an old southern number that died 
long ago. "The Bank's Half Million." said to 
have been the last work of the late Paul Arm- 
strong, came after. J* secured a surprising 
number of laughs cr. erlng. 

CO JNIAL. 

The season's opining bill at the Colonial 
carried a number of familiar faces with a 
noticeable confllctlon occurring through the 
presence of th ee double acts programed in 
succession In the first section, two facts which 
didn't augur well for the general good of the 
bill and which resulted in the Inevitable lack 



of enthusiasm on the part of the audience 
which, incidentally, came as near capacity as 
one oould expect with Labor Day weather and 
the accompanying circumstances. 

xr ^ h S.,. l ? e * d,,Ile honors were divided between 
Nat Wills and Howard and McCane with the 
latter carrying off toe afternoon's honors, al- 
though seriously handicapped through the light 
cues going wrong often necessitating damag- 
ln * waits, hut eventually the couple reached 
their stride and with the series of changes 
sported by Mabel McCane the house gradu- 
ally wandered from surprise to wonderment 
and admiration and finally gave them a clos- 
ing reception that exceeded in volume the 
applause gathered by the rest of the hill in 
whole. 

The Arco Brothers replaced the programed 
A . e w r . ia l Budd « * n <* opened with a routine of 
athletic feats, Interrupted for a brief period 
for a posing bit which seemed to fit in nicely 
and relieve the monotony of a rather lengthy 
series of string feats. A special set lends 
some tone to the offering and with their ex- 
cellent string of stunts the brothers Arco can 
qualify for big time without a question. 

Jim and Betty Morgan held the second spot 
and were a genuine hit, Jimmy Morgan intro- 
ducing a saxophone for the finale. A well 
selected reportolre of numbers rendered by 
Miss Morgan with the male member accom- 
panying on the piano and violin alternately 
brings this specialty somewhat above the 
average act of similar construction. The 
finale should be rearranged, however, and if 
possible allow for the Introduction of a dance 
by the girl to Morgan's saxaphone accompani- 
ment since the song is lost through the assist- 
ance of the orchestra. A neat dance to fit 
here would do wonders an~ if possible should 
be Interpolated. 

McKay and Ardlne held the succeeding spot 
with their familiar song and dance offering 
followed by Tower and Darrell (New Acts), 
the intermission period being closed by Bon- 
nie Glass who is assisted by Messrs. Rodolph 
and Sesemello in the dances. A special or- 
chestra of ten pieces held a portion of the 
stage, offering "Zampa" as an individual ef- 
fort. A military number opened, followed by 
a waits, cake walk and tango and while the 
entire routine is oi modern style, the ar- 
rangement Is somewhat different from the 
average and as presented by Miss Glass con- 
stitutes a rather attractive production. The 
orchestra might have been screened off for the 
sake of appearances, requiring little extra in 
the way of scenic effects and possibly result- 
ing in considerable improvement. 

Howard and McCane opened the second di- 
vision followed by Burt and Stanford in a 
sketch, called "The Order of The Bath," with 
Its setting the Interior of a bathroom wherein 
the two principals are Involuntary prisoners. 
Monotonous dialog leads up to a marriage 
proposal and the finale. Eileen Goodwin gave 
a rather poor impersonation of a French maid, 
but Miss Goodwin was in no way responsible 
for the cold reception tendered the skit. The 
book proper is all wrong and carries no 
promise whatever. It had everything In its 
fsvor at the Colonial, but the audience refused 
to become enthused, and Justly so. 

Nst Wills held the favored next to closing 
spot, encoring with his usual story and gath- 
ering his usual returns. One story anent a 
Hebrew and a Turkish bath should be rear- 
ranged for the telling, for to many It sounded 
like an unprovoked offense. Odlva closed 
with her seals. Wynn. 

58TH STREET. 

Crowds packed the 58th Street Proctor's to 
the back walls Monday night With but one 
set-back of the evening, in the appearance of 
Flynn and Collins, a two-man side-walk turn 

placed too far down on the bill, the show ran 
along smoothly. 

Gallon, a comedy juggler, started the show 
after a weekly news pictorial. His tricks drew 
a few laughs, but best results came from his 
"mimics." handled in good style. Walter Clin- 
ton and Julia Rooney. a nifty little two-act, 
went right after them from the start, and 
placed a mark for the remainder of the bill 
to aim act. Miss Rooney has shown good 
judgment in securing a couple of new cos- 
tumes. 

A dull Lubln release passed off after twenty 
or more minutes of agony. The Woods Musi- 
cal Trio tried hard to alleviate the period 
caused by the picture, and when the little 
girl handling the drums settled down to her 
work, the turn's success was pronounced. The 
customary Song Festival with the audience 
Joining in came next. A wise move was un- 
corked In the picking of "numbers" flashed 
upon the screen, for those out front grsspeo 
all as though they were accustomed to sing- 
ing them either home or on the street. 

Immediately afterward came Lowell and Es- 
ther Drew, presenting a flirtatious affair, which 
could be made Into a pleasln* little vehicle. 
Rut through no inclination shown to secure 
new material the couple will probably drift 
along in the smaller houses, providing the 
aforementioned act remains. A couple of 
bright lines are woven here and there, but 
they are not sufficient. The team did fairly 
well. A 2-reel picture held interest. Flynn 
and Collins (New Act) passed off quietly. 

A genuinely good miniature musical comedy 
was "On a School Playground," bubbling over 
with youthfulness and ability. A chorus of 
seven girls possess good voices, rarely found 
In this sort of turn. The comedian does very 
well. It Is an act that will hold Its own 
whenever «lrls are wanted on a bill. It closed 
the show after a long evening and gathers 1 
the hit of the evening. 

If you don't advertise in VARIETY, 
don't advertise. 



SHOW REVIEWS 



15 



GREELEY SQUARE. 

The "atmosphere" of the Greeley Square 
Is not conduciye to cheerfulness. Perhaps It 
was the heat Tuesday evening, or mayhap It 
was really so. There was no "uplift" to the 
performance, which consisted of six acts and 
pictures. The feature film was "Her Great 
Match," founded on one of Clyde Fitch's plays, 
with Gall Kane as the star. It was well re- 
ceived by the rather meagre attendance. 

The vaudeville section of the program began 
with Van and Hasen (New Acts), followed by 
Aveltng and Lloyd, a team of young men side- 
walk conversationalists who work along en- 
tirely new lines, barring the annexation of 
Roy Barnes' Cockey Roach" gag and Ed. 
Wynn's "There's no sense to the darned 
thing," not to mention their exit which strong- 
ly resembles Victor Moore's in "Change Your 
Act." A team so original in all other re- 
spects should not have to crib from anybody 
and their comicalities would make good on any 
English-speaking bill anywhere. 

Marie Russell, with her black-face singing, 
Is evidently a favorite at the Greeley Square, 
as she was given a reception on her entrance. 
She entertained acceptably with four songs. 
Her brown make-up is very artistic and she 
deceived those who did not know her until 
removing her gloves. Anderson and Burt, 
man and woman, have a good small time 
sketch based on the old story a man cannot 
pack his suit cast without the assistance of 
his wife. It is built on old-fashioned lines, 
which permits each to confide In the audience 
while the other Is off stage. 

George Armstrong still opens with the music 
of "Is Everybody Happy" to bring him on 
for his crudely constructed "blue" parodies. 
He Is growing obese in the vicinity of his 
midriff. La Delia Comiques, tumblers, closed 
with some fast work, marred by absence of 
spontaneity. It is noticeable each of the four 
men sets himself before every trick. Jolo. 

ROYAL. 

With the weather not up to the liking of 
theatergoers Monday night, the Royal seemed 
to be housing a rather disappointing crowd. 
The audience was well seated, but the atten- 
dace expected never arrived. Manager Egan 
must have expected a record-breaking atten- 
dance for long before the show started ropes 
were in the back of the orchestra to take care 
of the crowd that never showed. Around 9 
o'clock they were taken down and things ran 
on their way without any interruptions until 
after the fourth or fifth act, when It became 
too warm for a good number, who passed out, 
and by the time the Gilbert & Sullivan Revue 
closed the show half the house was empty. 

The bill gave ample satisfaction and at 
times bordered close to some of the big time 
programs during the season. Three turn* 
using pianos were well placed so as not to 
Interfere with one another, thus making the 
show as light as possible, helped along by 
sufficient singing and comedy to break the dull 
moments. 

Wilson and Aubrey In their comedy bar 
specialty held the opening position and easily 
scored with the comedy wrestling bout. Both 
men worked fast on the bars and were well 
rewarded for anything they attempted. The 
audience appeared in good humor at this early 
hour, and the act scored one of the hits of 
the bill. Leo Beers, a neat appearing single, 
with a good selection of song and piano num- 
bers followed In the footsteps of the preced- 
ing turn. Mr. Beers has an even-running 
routine with one number as good as the other, 
and little variation shown throughout. As a 
small time single he should find plenty of 
work, but when It comes to the big time 
entirely new numbers would have to replace 
those used at present, for they are not right 
for the better grade audience. 

Fantasio In a novelty combination of nos- 
ings and songs was followed by an old Key- 
stone reissue that split the bill. Ponitllo 
Sisters (New Acts) were well received, and It 
was following this turn they started to walk 
out, keeping it up during the remainder of 
the evening. Bertha Crefghton and Co. pre- 
senting her comedy sketch "Our Husband," 
would have been as pleasing as the sister 
act, only for a very poor closing that sur- 
prised almost the entire house by Its sud- 
den ending. The playlet brings forth many 
a comedy situation helped along by the 
good work of Miss Crelghton, but this all 
hoppens early and Is soon forgotten. The 
finale needs brushln* up. With It right the 
act should have very little trouble. 

Harry Tlghe and Zoe Barnett (New Acts) 
held the next-to-closlng position and the lit- 
tle kidding Tlghe did brought Its usual laughs. 
The Gilbert ft Sullivan Revue, "Pinafore," 
closed the show. 

JEFFERSON. 

The Monday matinee attendance must have 
been disappointing to the management, for 
those in the orchestra for the first show of 
the afternoon were very few. Nor did the 
attendance grow much larger. A special eight- 
act bill was offered for the holiday. The heat, 
probably, was the cause of the light attend- 
ance. 

What few were present were turned away 
unsatisfied, for the way the show was put 
together could not have pleased many. The 
people who patronize this downtown house are 
a hard bunch to satisfy, but the way tnat show 
ran would not have pleased many another 
audience. 

The house Is undergoing a few alterations. 
New boxes are being built on the lower floor, 
and the stage has been raised a few feet 

Dixon and Dixon (New Acts) held the open- 
ing position followed by Arthur and Emmy 
Cody (New Acts). Both turns passrd o" 
quietly. The old familiar sketch, "So ne i 
Midnight." Injected a little comedy nt th 1 
time that was welcome, but due to a'ba»l TjJ 



was obliged to pass off to light returns. The 
company did not appear to be working as well 
as when last seen, especially the man doing 
the "souse." The cast practically killed the 
few chances the playlet had. 

John and Jessie Powers worked hard to get 
something going. The comedy tried for from 
the sise of Mrs. Powers did not even get much. 
Rearrangement would do no harm. Mabel 
Morgan with poorly selected songs stirred lit- 
tle until her final number, when she received 
the first real sign of applause. Miss Morgan 
must have received the cue from those on 
ahead, for during her second number she 
said to the orchestra leader "A riot." She 
got, however, the first semblance of a hit after 
singing a well rendered ballad for her closing 
number. Ballads should be her specialty, for 
with rags she is away off, only harming her- 
self In handling them. 

Gardner, Vincent and Co. gave the show 
more of a flash than anything else, for there 
is little in the sketch to bring out applause. 
The few comedy situations landed nowhere and 
they were forced to follow In the footsteps of 
the preceding turns. Lew Ward, next to 
closing, scored the one big hit He caught 
hold early with a "souse" number that was* 
well done. It was the quick changes made 
upon the stage that brought htm his success. 
Wearing a sort of a Jim Morton coat, he car- 
ries his "props" with him and changes with- 
out walking off. A "Yiddish" dance as his 
final number placed him in right with the 
audience and he showed Judgment in not at- 
tempting anything else after It. The Jung- 
man Family, wire walkers, held the closing 
position, and lost considerable applause 
through the many misses meant for comedy. 
The burlesque acrobatic finish, after the act 
is completed, should be dropped. 

futbushTbrooklyn. 

Far out on the outskirts of Brooklyn Is the 
Flatbush theatre, which opened Monday with 
U. B. O. vaudeville. It Is In Its second year, 
formerly playing Loew vaudeville. 

The Flatbush had fair business Monday 
afternoon. Not far from this house is the 
Brooklyn ball field. 

This week's bill Is headed by Eva Fay with 
Marie Fenton second on the billing matter, 
although this young woman made a much 
more noticeable success at the finish of her 
turn than the headllner. The mystifying work 
of Mrs. Fay held the audience, especially the 
women who had many questions to ask the 
mind reader. However, at the end the ap- 
plause lacked the spontaneousness noticeable 
at the close of Miss Fenton's efforts. She fol- 
lowed the headllner. Miss Fenton Is looking 
better than ever and with "clothes," she Is 
on the right track at the present time to 
make herself better known as a single. Her 
four numbers excepting the last, "Little Old 
Ford Rambled Right Along," are well suited 
to her. The closing number Is well handled 
but It is not new and the Ford thing Is pretty 
well passe In any style now. The black and 
silver dress, however. Is enough to put any 
song over. It Is fairly bewitching. In fact 
nil of this young woman's clothes are artistic. 
For an opening she had "Back Home In Ten- 
nessee." a number fast growing In popularity. 
A comic follows with the necessary catch line 
to get over with wide awake audiences. For 
s ballad Miss Fenton Is using "When I Leave 
the World Behind." It Is one of the act's 
strong points and brings the girl big returns. 

The show, which Is In two parts divided bv 
a ten-minute Intermission, started with 
Kaiser's Terriers, that made an acceptable 
opener. Williams and Segal, dancers, followed. 
The couple are purely dancers but are forced 
to use a song to start Just at the present 
they apnear far too lackadaisical In the lone 
song. The dancing lacks sufficient originality 
to making a big Impression. The Farrell- 
Taylor Trio who followed were a comedv hit. 
The turn never seems to grow old. At present 
they are getting the best results with "The 
Song of Songs" and "Tulip Time In Holland" 
used vocsllv and Instrumentally. 

"No. 4" held the only sketch of the bill, 
"A Business Proposal," with Chauncey Mon- 
roe and Co. Monroe easily carries off first 
honors In a comedv role that gives him a num- 
ber of opportunities. The two other members 
are Marearet Joyce and Will T. Chatterton 
both satisfactory. 

Dugan and Raymond opened after Intermis- 
sion going very well on the strength of Du- 
gan's "nut" comedv. much of which might be 
naased unnoticed by many audiences. Fern. 
Biirlow snd Mehan closed well with tumbling 

The Flatbush Is riving an eight-act show 
with a "name" headllner at prices up to BO 
cents on week-dav nights and 7R cents, Satur- 
days and Sundays. 

James T. Dolan Is managing the house and 
has everything In ship-shape order. 



HALSEY, BROOKLYN. 

The Halsey draws from a neigh Doruood 
evacuated bv Its Inhsbltsnts when beach 
weather prevails, but nevertheless the house 
wss filled Labor Day evening. The lower floor 
of the theater has a seating capacity that 's 
«qn«1 to the entire seating of most houses. 

tv ril-r»slnment rsn with but two ole- 
t re Mori motions, starting with John Man- 
»•'•*. who mingles with hoops, throwing them 
shout In a snapnv fashion. Although having 
i rood routine, his endeavors will he limited 
to ^ia small time, as the bigger homes could 
not use a > Ingle turn of this kind. Two part- 
ners of nmial skill could make for this chap 
i cartable trio that would stand a good chance 
of advancing. La Rue snd Richmond, "No. 2." 
work after the former Wllnore Sisters style, one 
^trsla-ht with her partner handling the comedy 
In groteaoue costume. This latter girl Is a 
r< ii rom*dlenne and nuts over with ginger what 
co. pf'v the turn has. Some of the material 
l« lacking In originality. Songs are Inter- 
imngkd with the talk starting with "June.'* 



Dick Crollus and Co., "No. 8," In his race 
track sketch passed along satisfactorily. The 
long talk at the start waa completely lost in 
the big house through the young woman's 
enunciation. This act used full stage, with 
Til ford and Co., following, also In that space 
which necessitated a two-reel picture of scien- 
tific nature that proved rather interesting to 
fill in for the change in setting. The ven- 
triloquist, Tllford (New Acts). Carew and 
Drake (New Acts) next. 

The headline was awarded to Mayme Rem- 
ington and her Picks. The turn failed to 
make any better impression than the major- 
ity of similar acts. The colored boys work 
hard, but the act lacks newness. James J. 
Duffy, who sings comic songs, followed, get- 
ting along nicely with the audience, topping 
off with a patriotic number that helped him 
muchly. The Six Malvenos In the dosing spot 
put over the biggest laughing hit of the show. 



SHOWS LAST WEEK. 



AMERICAN ROOF. 

The American Roof had a surprise Labor 
Day night — it held capacity. That unusual 
sight up there seemed to be superinduced 
through a turnaway condition somewhere else, 
perhaps down stairs. People were filling up 
the roof as late as nine. 

For the big holiday gathering a better bill 
should have oeen on tap, but a considerable 
overhauling of the original program may have 
been responsible for the raggedness of the run- 
ning. No act of Importance was on the hill, 
and the show wobbled along, with three male 
teams coming In a row after the opening, a 
very light sketch for the feature spot, and a 
slow working male "single" next to closing. 
But three women were on the stage during the 
evening, one a single, another In the sketch 
and the third a member of a mixed two-act. 
Four women could have been counted by the 
audience, as In the Juggling (billed as The 
Sharps), Cromwells, the young man, does a 
female Impersonation while handling his arti- 
cles, without disclosing his proper sex. Crom- 
well Juggles well for a girl and occupies the 
same relative position on the small time Bel- 
ma Braats does In the big division. Cromwell 
closed the first half. 

Wilklns and Wllklns opened the second part. 
These two turns got all of the Important ap- 
plause of the night, excepting Carrie Llllle, 
who was "No. 4" with songs, and got over 
very well, considering the bad section of the 
show she had to follow. Miss Llllle has sev- 
eral songs, nearly all new to small time, with 
"Safety First" for a good comic, and a "Turn 
Turn" number that would lead one to suspect 
Rose Bailey had written the lyrics. Still It 
remains more a matter of delivery, and Miss 
Llllle handled It quite decorously. She's an 
excellent "single" for the small time, because 
of her songs, changes and liveliness. Wllklns 
and Wllklns move slowly at first when starting 
In as a "bench act." Their cross-fire talk In 
the style of McMahon and Chappelle (no other 
resemblance) brought frequent laughs through 
the man's retorts. He takes a seedy charac- 
ter, on the eccentric, and afterwards does a 
tapping slow dance that has plats* to accen- 
tuate the shoe work, the couple closing with 
a rather new at least idea of tango teaching, 
that, if It had arrived at an earlier time, 
would have been a sure comedy mark. Mr. 
Wllklns might develop his eccentric Idea to 
its highest pitch, changing somewhat his first 
dressing scheme. 

Willie Smith had the next to closing spot 
He's a young man, who has "Songs and Song 
Readings." If Willie doesn't mind, he can 
pass up the "Readings" when next to closing. 
It's not fast work for that position but then. 
It is easily supposed Willie on the small time 
always gets his best with "Passers By," a 
song-recltatlon. Willie has evening dress and 
appearance, more of the latter and braid on 
his clothes than material Just now. He didn't 
do the Yiddish number very well, and It's ma- 
terial young Mr. Smith should have his hook 
out for. 

Romalne and Roberts opened the show. They 
played a violin and sang tenor songs. Not 
ten or more songs. Just about three, which 
were plenty. The act seems new and may 
work In as one of the Lyons and Tosco kind 
of turns. If the small time will enthuse over 
that style. Bunth and Rudd (programed as 
Evans and Dalr) were "No. 2." the eccen- 
trlques doing a little of everything and not a 
great deal of anything, closing with trick 
bone playing, after opening with burlesque 
magic. The Maglmls Brothers were "No. 8," 
another act trying for too much. The boys 
had better center their ability if they can 
locate that. Once upon a time they did a 
very nice hard-shoe dancing turn. Now they 
are going in for dancing, singing, talking and 
disguises — In clothes. 

The sketch wss "Thanksgiving Eve," played 
by the Mullally-Plngree Co. No author men- 
tioned, the program only remarking "The 
Clever Comedy Playlet." It's a mstter of 
opinion, that "clever." Two "souses" roTl 
home Thanksgiving Eve. carrying a basket. 
They talk "souse stuff" and wonder what's In 
the basket. A baby's cry later Informs them, 
and although no baby Is seen during the play- 
ing, the mother comes on the stage quite late 
In the action, talks to her husband (who can 
not rrcognlee her through a veil), then a 
pathetic finish. It's a sketch that might do 
In a limited number of small timers, but not 
for the headline snot at the American, nor 
does the playlnr either entitle It to any such 
honor. It would take high-priced players to 
put this sketch over as might possibly be 
done, although the veil thing gives It a hump 
In the "storv. The Carl Dammann Troupe 
closed the show. Four acts out of the nine 
had buslneHR of one kind or another with 
gloves. Through this no one would have sus- 
pected there had been a matinee, or perhaps 
the third nmi fourth acts using the business 
wore not of the observing sort. Bime, 



FIFTH AVENUE. 

At the Fifth Ave. the last halt of last 
week the acts could not have been placed any 
different to break the comedy coming so fast, 
for six of the eight on the program went In 
for it. Comedy is always welcome at the 
Fifth Ave., but the overdose spoiled the tall- 
end of the bill. 

The attendance was up to the standard, every 
seat being taken around 8 o'clock. The au- 
dience started to applaud the opening pic- 
ture and continued right through the bill. 

Mabel Burke sang an ill. song to her usual 
returns after an Interesting two-feel drama, 
followed by Fantasio, who poses before the 
stereoptlcon. Some of the slides are out of 
the ordinary. Something new was shown 
when Fantasio started to sing. "When I 
Leave the World Behind" and "Song of 
Songs" were well rendered with a more than 
pleasing voice. Bonner and Powers started 
the comedy going, aided by a short reel 
picture showing their doings after they leave 
one another. What little talk Is employed 
brings its returns, but the picture Is too long. 
The act pleased, but should be rearranged. 

Qulgley and Fltsgerald. the second turn 
using comedy, easily scored after the men 
went In for dancing. The opening talk Is 
away off, or maybe It was due to the way 
they used It, for now and then a few lines 
were distinguishable. The act is also run- 
ning a little too long, and If anything Is to 
be cut, moot of the talk should go out Both 
men are neat steppers and also good piano 
players. "Nettle," a light comedy skit with 
a well worn theme held up for the comedy 
honors of the evening. The playlet runs 
along at an easy gait hut the comedy situa- 
tions oome aplenty. These are bound to 
please. Cleo Gascolgne did not stir much until 
her final numbers, and although they were 
well received and sung, a little brushing up 
In the wardrobe used for them would do no 
harm. In fact an entirely new set of dresses 
could he used. 

Warren and Conley In their familiar skit 
almost stooped the show at this time with 
comedy talk and songs. The team got right 
to them, scoring a well-deserved hit BlUy 
MoDermott, who was headlined, went right 
after them from the start for he must have 
figured he would have to get them early or 
lose out. This he did, with a bit of new 
tela, and soon had them in the palm of 
his hand. It Is about time Mr. MoDermott 
discarded that beautiful looking suit for 
something a little cleaner. 

Lasky's "Trained Nurses." with a change In 
the leading roles and some girls that do not 
measure up to the big time standard found 
It hard going, for they were walking out 
through the entire turn. Anna Ford and 
George Ooodrloh are now handling the prin- 
cipal roles, but with the new girls, the act 
has a small time appearance. 



ROYAL 

Following In the footsteps of Harry Swift 

manager of the Harlem opera house, the 

Royal's management has Installed megaphones 

throughout the block of 149th street and West- 
chester avenue, for advertising that Is a nov- 
elty. The Royal show Is running a hit 
too long, due to the performance not start- 
ing until around nine o'clock, and leaves 
no essy chance for the remainder of the bill, 
after an hour of pictures. 



After the preliminary three-reel Bssanay 

Logan and 
Geneva, man and woman, on the tight wire, 



release the last half of last week, Logan an< 



opened the vaudeville section. The man Is 
an excellent performer and a number of fast 
running slides, with a corking backward 
somersault for a finish (the only startling 
thing attempted) brought applause. The team's 
Idea of comedy Is wrong, and they should 
stick more close to their regular routine. A 
corking good small time opener. Following 
came May Melville, a singing comedienne, 
with mediocre numbers. A disinclination to 
throw her voice far will remain her big handi- 
cap. One number, "Nerve," was well de- 
livered to moderate success. 

Edwins Barry and Co. In "The Home 
Breaker," held the sketch position, and made 
a favorable Impression. The "Sis Hopkln" 
make-up of Miss Barry, and her portrayal 
of a girl with a penchant for kissing, drew 
a number of laughs. The little lady playing 
the wife of the minister, showed a conspicuous 
nervousness. The rest of the company did 
fairly well. 

After an old HI. song by Mabel Burke (who 
Is doubling between the Fifth Ave. and here) 
a Keystone comedy drew laughs, and then 
came an announcement as to the policy of 
the house for the coming season, Jack Gard- 
ner with a rearrangement of songs snd talk, 
and a new picture, "The Recruiting Station'* 
(Mr. Gardner burlesquing the scene ss of 
yore). Ills new routine baa a number of 
laughs, but It needs work for the rough edges 
to be worn off. 

Wilson Mlzner's "Ships That Pass in the 
Night" held Interest. Lillian nil worth as a 
derelict, got all possible out of her part A 
couple of new people are In the roles of 
"the gentleman" and the "crook." Golet 
Harris and Moray banged over a big score 
with their combined singing and playing of 
Instruments. "Kentucky Home" and "Bom 
Bom -Bay" were among the beet numbers of- 
fered. Class and ability make this an ac- 
ceptable turn for any bill. 

Fred Gerner. the high Jumper and his high 
school horse closed the show In good style. 



16 



VARIETY 



BILLS NEXT WEEK. 

(Continued from page 8.) 



Hartford, C»uu, 
PALACE (ubo) 
ltoso A Moon 
I.ce xung Foo 
Marjorie Fairbanks Co 
J I airy Sisters 
Nlblo A Nugent 
• Minluture Revue ' 

2d half 
2 Georges 
Jennings A Evers 
Hert Frank Co 
Ward Sisters 
Variety 4 
"Polishing Papa" 

ilMSKCS) N* •• 
STRAND (ubo) 
Swan A Swan 
Chas Drew Co 
Claire Rocheater 
Kottlno A Shelly 
Hilly McDermott 
"Midnight Festival" 

LYRIC (loew) 
.1 O'Neill Sisters 
"The Surgeon" 
noil Doy « 
4 Carlos 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
.'{ Norrie Sisters 
lietts A Chldlow 
Leonard A Louie 
(Two to fill) 

Houaton 
MAJESTIC (Inter) 
La Petite Elva 
Diamond A Grant 
Denny A Boyle 
Roxy La Rocca 
"Bride Shop" 
Mazlnl Bros A Bobby 

Fall River, Maaa. 

KEITH'S (ubo) 
Ruth Roye 
H Rudolf 

Werner-Amoros Tr 
Morrlsey A Hackett 
Gabriel Co 
Howard's Ponies 
Hugh Herbert Co 
Indlnnanolla, lad. 
ENGLISH O (ubo) 
(open sun mat) 
Leonardl 
Johnson A Day 
(Three to fill) 

2d half 
Hill Dooley 
Gladstone A Talmadge 
•Live Wires" 
Frank Crumlt 
(One to fill) 

LYRIC (ubo) 
(Sunday opening) 
Ethel Mae Rnrker 
Sabot A Wright 
Herzac's Circus 
(Two to hit) 

2d half 
Claude Ranf 
Willing A Jordon 
Allman A Evans 
Five Foolish Fellows 
Capt De LorisCo 
Ithaca 
STAR (ubo) 
Pullman Porter Maids 
Gypsy Countess 
2d half 
Valentine Vox 
Frivolity Girls 
Jackeea, Mteh. 
BIJOU (ubo) 
Clare A Flo Gould 
Bert Wiggins Co 
Dora Deane Co 
Bertie Fowler 
La Graelosa 

2d half 
Jas H. Cullen 
Bowman Bros 
Onalp 

(Two to fill) 
Jersey City. N. J. 

KEITH'S (ubo) 
2d half (Sept 0-12) 
Walman 

Plnano A Bingham 
Margaret Nybloc Co 
Frank O'Brien 
John O'Malley 
Wilson A Aubrey 
1st half (Sept 13-15) 
Harry Delf 
Merrltt A Mack 
Fred Thomas Co 
Gardner A Nicholal 
"Fishing" 
(One to fill) 

Jovlln, Ma. 
ELECTRIC (wva) 
Haader Lavelle Tr 
Abbott A Mills 
2d half 
Hell A Eva 
Shaw A Lee 
Kalasnffsexft, Mica. 

MAJESTIC (ubo) 
"Night of Knights" 

2d half 
Grace Twins 
Jones & Johnson 
"After the Wedding" 
Chung Wha Four 
Les Deodattls 
Kiisia n mty. Koau 

ELECTRIC (wva) 
Gene Muller 3 
Shaw & Lee 

2d hair 
Clemenso Bros 
Murray Love 3 
Kanaas City. Mo. 
ORPHEUM 
Dainty Marie 
Norton A Lee 



Hymack 
Dooley A Rugel 
Morgan Dancers 
Mme. Beeson Co 
Britt Wood 

QLOBE (wva) 
Bell A Eva 
Swor A Westbrook 
Mr A Mrs A Cappelln 
Browning A Dean 
Mabel Fonda Tr 

2d half 
Pantxer Duo 
Jerge A Hamilton 
Cheyenne Minstrels 
Fred Rogers 
Baaden Lavelle Tr 

Knoxvllle, Tenn. 

GRAND (ubo) 
Selblnl A Grovlnl 
Dorothy South 
Hary Sykes 
Brennan A Carr 

2d half 
2 Kldleta 

Eldrldge A Barlow 
Jim Reynolds 
(One to nil) 

Kekesne, lad. 

8IPE (ubo) 
Claire A Flo Gould 
Daisy Carey Co 
Harry Lamont 
5 Marc Larens 
2d half 
"Sunnyslde of Bway" 

Laeraaae. Wla. 

MAJESTIC (wva) 
Ford A Hewitt 
81 A Mary Stebbln* 
King A **arvey 
Hugo Koch Co 
Chaa Kenna 
Chaa McGood Co 

2d half 
The Ploppers 
Bogart A Nelson 
Hershel Hendler 
Princeton «* Yale 
Primrose Four 
Herbert Germalne 3 

Lnncaater, Pa. 

COLONIAL (ubo) 
Baby Helen 
Lang A Coulter 
(One to nil) 

2d half 
Kelly A Berg 
Mabel Braun Co 
Wm Slsto 
Sylvia Loyal Co 

Laaalaaj, Mich. 

BIJOU (ubo) 
Williams A Rankin 
dohnson A Wells 
Fielding Players 
Curran A Mack 
"Springtime" 

2d half 
Torcata Roosters 
Mills A Lockwood 
Silvers 

Ezler A Webb 
(One to fill) 

Lincoln 

ORPHEUM 
1st half 
(Colorado Spgs split) 
Nazlmova 
Joe Cook 
Misses Campbell 
Lucy Gillette 
Bert Melrose 
Frits A Lucy Bruch 

LYRIC (wva) 
Mack A Williams 
Corr Thomas 3 
2d half 
Hippodrome 4 
Vlctorlne A Zolar 

Last Angelee 

ORPHEUM. 
Thomas Egan 
J C Nugent Co 
Pckin Mysteries 
Rex's Circus 
Carlisle A Romer 
Joan Sawyer 
Allman A Dody 
Kingston A Ebner 

Lewfaton, Me. 
MUSIC HALL (ubo) 

(Bangor Split) 
1st half 
Cycling Brunettes 
White A Hill 
Symphonic Sextet 
Ben Linn 
Clown Seal 

Little Rock. Ark. 

MAJESTIC (Inter) 
Willie Bros 
Murphy A Kline 
Herbert A Goldsmith 
Moore A Hager 
Little Nap 

2d half 
Samayoa 
Hope Veron 
Fred Ardath Co 
Freeman A Dunham 
Angelo Armlnto A Bro 

Loaranaport. laj. 

LYRIC (ubo) 
Sunday Opening) 
"Sunnyslde of Bway" 

2d half 
Jimmy Green 
Burnham A Yamt 
La Toy Bros 

Lew Aaajelea 
PANT AGES (m) 
Klein's Production 
Josle Flyno Minstrels 



Juliette Dlka 
Rice A Frances 
Rio A Horman 
Silber A North 
HIPP (sc) 
Pero A Wilson 
Howard Slaters 
Estelle Wordette Co 
Simmonds A Piatt 
Six Abdallaha 



KEITH'S (ubo) 
Raymond A Balu 
McCormick A Wallace 
Flo Irwin Co 
Travato 

H Brockbank Co 
John A Mae Burke 
Prevoat A Brown 



KEITH'S (ubo) 
Ed Bates 
BAH Everett 
Arnaut Bros 
White A Clayton 
Fremont Benton Co 
John O'Malley 
"On A Summer Day" 

Madlaon. Wla. 

ORPHEUM (wva) 
2d half 
Mdm Asorla Co 
LMckj A Yost 
Smith C A Brandon 
Prince Charlea 
(One to fill) 

Maacheeter, If H 
PALACE (ubo) 
Wilfred Dubois 
Ruth A K Henry 
Stan Stanley 8 
Clemona A O'Connor 
Ford's Dancing Revue 
Maaen City, la. 
REGENT (wva) 
Marriott Troupe 
2d half 
Carl Statser Co 
Mack A Williams 

Memphis 

ORPHEUM 
Molly Mclntyre Co 
Ryan A Lee 
Empire Comedy 4 
Girl from Milwaukee 
Selma Braatx 
The Crisps 
Lane A O'Donnell 
Milwaukee. 
MAJESTIC (orph) 
Carolina White 
Morton A Moore 
Vanderbllt A Moore 
C A F Usher 
Stalne's Circus 
Sherman Van A H 
Harris A Manlon 
Fred A Albert 
Mlaaeapolla 

ORPHEUM 
(Open Sun Mat) 
Mclntyre A Heath 

4 Marx Bros 
Norcross A H 
Frances Nordstrom Co 
The Gliders 

GRAND (wva) 
De Voy A Dayton 
Ouerro A Carmen 
Mabel Harper 
Buckley'a Animate 
PANT AGES (m) 
"Girls of Orient" 
Kelly A Violet 
Morgan A Gray 
William Slato 
3 Flying Kays 

UNIQUE (sc) 
Seymour A Dupree 
Four Wanderers 
Ned Norton Girls 
Rice Bros 
"Gray A Old Rose" 

Montreal 

ORPHEUM (ubo) 
G Alexander Co 
Burnham A Irwin 
Wm Prultt Co 
Jack Hazard 
Doyle A Dixon 
Amoros Slaters 
(Two to fill) 

W*nkv111e. Tea*. 

PRINCES8 (ubo) 
Hathaway A Mack 
Marshall A Chev 
Harry Breen 

5 Leons 
Merle's Cockatoos 

2d half 
Albert Donnelly 
Abbott A White 
Russell A Calhoun 
Marie FItxglbbons 
Leach-Wallen S 

Newark, N. J. 

MAJESTIC (loew) 

Geo Yoeman 

Manhattan Trio 

"Mysterious Mr Rus- 
sell" 

Wllklns A Wilklns 

Equllll Bros 

(Two to fill) 

2d half 

DeVere A Malcolm 

Laurie A Aleen 

"On the Veranda" 

Carl Damann Troupe 

(Three to All) 

Mew Havem 

POLI'S (ubo) 
Minnie Kaufman 
Chas Olcott 
Havlland A Thornton 
Harry Leigh ton Co 



Variety 4 
Chlnko 

2d half 
3 Martina 
Lee Tong Foo 
Marjorie Fairbanks Co 
Bowen A Bowen 
"Mammy Lou" 
Hal Stevens Co 

BIJOU (ubo) 
Rosinl 

George Reeves 
Chas Drew Co 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Cummin A Seaham 
Mann A Burke 
(Two to fill) 

New London* Conn. 

LYCEUM (ubo> 
Johnny Mangles 
Joe Lannlgan 
Merry Makers 
2d half 
Oleason A Houlihan 
Joe Towle 
Will Oakland Co 



New OrU 
ORPHEUM 
Blanche Walsh Co 
Willard 

Claudius A Scarlet 
LeRoy Lytton Co 
Cameron A Gaylord 
Skaters BIJouve 

New Rochelle, N. Y. 

LOEW 
"Mysterious Will" 
(Two to fill) 

2d half 
Nell McKlnley 
"Dugan's Money" 
(One to uil) 

Oaklaad 

ORPHEUM 
(Open Sun Mat) 

Mrs L Carter Co 

Willie 8olar 

Eva Shirley 

Harry A Eva Puck 

(Others to nil) 
PANTAGES (m) 
(Opens Sun Mat) 

Henrietta DeGarrle Co 

Welch Garabusee Co 

Hay A KUduff 

Unlversltv Four 

Alexander Broa 

Oklahoma City 

EMPRESS (wva) 
Willing Bentley A W 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
The Easells 
Pursella Broa 

Oaaaha 

ORPHEUM 
(Open Sun Mat) 

Houdlnl 

Bob Dalley Co 

Elsie Faye Co 

Novelty Clintons 

Musical Byrons 

Shannon A Annls 

Glenn Ellison 

EMPRESS (wva) 

Vlctorlne A Zolar 

Jessie Haywood Co 

Scott A Wilson 

Techow's Cats 
2d half 

Clark Sisters 

Bunker Burke 

Phaama 

Bert Melbourne 

Ottawa, Can. 

DOMINION (ubo) 
Mr A Mrs Wilde 
Whitfield A Ireland 
Kathleen Clifford 
Mllo 

Robbie Gordone 
(Two to fill) 

Peterson, N. J. 

MAJESTIC (ubo) 
Joe Harris 
Conlin 3 
Terry A Dupont 
Jack George 

2d half 
4 Sylvesters 
Brown A Taylor 
Mang A Snyder 
Harry Haywood Co 

Peoria. III. 

ORPHEUM (wva) 
3 Rlanos 

Force A Williams 
Doris Wilson Co 
Coakley Hanvey A D 
Fred A Dolan 
2d half 
Kerr A Weston 
Newhoff A Phelps 
Master J C Lewis Co 
Harry Hlnes Co 
Romeo the Great 

Perry. la. 

OPERA HOUSE (wva) 
The Puppet ta 

2d half 
Thompson A Griffin 
Philadelphia 

Philadelphia 
KEITH'S (ubo) 
"Safety First" 
Ota Gygl 

Hermlne Shone Co 
Plerlot A Scofield 
Mullen A Coogan 
Claude Golden 
Apollo 4 
1 Readings 
Williams A Segal 



ALHAMBRA (loew) 
3 Xyloa 
Frank Ward 
Morris, A Be as ley 
Frank Bush 
Gliding O'Mearas 

2d half 
Koster 

Wllklns A Wllklns 
Andy Lewis Co 
Brlce Doland A C 
GRAND (ubo) 
Martin Howard 
Holden A Harron 
Rogers Pollock A R 
Emmett A Tonge 
Walter Brower 
Ideal 

WM PENN (ubo) 
Drawee Inao A H 
Patrlcola A Meyers 
Eugene Blair Co 
Adolpho 
Kenny A Hollla 
Fashion Shop" 

KEYSTONE (ubo) 
The Faynes 
Harrison West 3 
Morris A Wilson 
Carew & Drake 
Savoy A Brennan 
Kitty Francis Co 
ALLEGHENY (ubo) 
Wilson A Audrey 
Kenney A Kramer 
"Earl A Girl" 
Jaa Thompson Co 
Klaaa A Bernle 
John La Vler 

COLONIAL (ubo) 
Baby Beeaon 
Edwards Kid Kabaret 
Hawthorne A Inglla 
(Three to fill) 

PENN (ubo) 
Drawee Frisco Co 
Mack A Sangster 
Eugenie Blair Co 
Kenney A Hollla 
(Two to fill) 

NIXON (ubo) 
The Ollvana 
Bell A Caron 
Ward A Faye 
(Three to fill) 
BROADWAY (ubo) 
Juggling DeLlsle 
Dunlevy Nannie 
Tulte's Collegians 
Warren A Conley 
Cabaret Girl 

Pittsburgh 

HARRIS (ubo) 
Rowland Sisters 
Fred Hyder 
Musical Roaars 
Tyson A Barbour 
Norwood A Anderson 
McCabe, Levee A P 
Bud Snyder Co 



Plttahawsr, Ki 

ORPHEUM (wva) 
The Essells 

2d salt 
Strand Trio 

Portland, Ore. 

ORPHEUM. 

(Open Sun Mat) 
Plplfax A Panlo 
"Telephone Tangle" 
Wilson A LeNolr 
Brown A McCormack 
Devlne A Williams 
Jane Connolly Co 

PANTAGES (m) 
"Haberuashery" 
Wlnsch A Poore 
Dow A Dow 
Harry Von Fosoon 
Rondss Trio 

EMPRESS (sc) 
Albert Rouget Co 
Christy Kennedy A F 
"Within the Lines" 
Karl 

Alpha Troune 
VARIETY NOAKES 

Providence 

KEITH'S (ubo) 
Gauntier'a Toy Shop 
Mabel Berra 
Harry L Mason 
Monroe A Mack 
Boaton Symphony 
Kolb A Harland 
Le Groha 

D'Armore A Douglas 
McWaters A Tyson 
EMERY (loew) 
Eddie Dowltng 
"Getting Her Rights- 
Marshall A Tribble 
(Two to fill) 
2d half 
Van Hampton AS 
"When It Strikes 

Home" 
Darrell A Conway 
3 Bartos 
(One to fill) 

Qnlncy, 111. 

ORPHEUM (wva) 
Klnzo 

Wright A Davis 
Keno A Green 
.'{ Lorettas 
American DancerB 

2d half 
Michael Emmett Co 
Hougely A Nichols 
The Langdons 
Clifford A Mack 

Racine. Wla. 

ORPHEUM (wva) 
La Toy Bros. 
Dogart A Nelson 
Bobbe A Dale 
Ed Gray 



BarnoM'a Dogs 
2d half 
Montroae A Bardell 
"School Days" 
Sid Lewis 
Creole Band 
(One to nil) 

Raehaater. 

TEMPLE (ubo) 
Dunbar'a Rlngera 
The Cranberries 
Bradley A Norrls 
Everest's Monka 
Hyama A Mclntyre 
Hussey A Boyle 
Ward A Cullen 
Grace Flaher Co 

LOEWS 
Bramley A Meredith 
Uaher Trio 
Connors A Witt 
Richard Wally Co 
(One to nil) 

2d half 
Eddie Foyer 
Mlnettl A Sidelli 
(Three to nil) 
Rockferd, Hi, 
PALACE (wva) 
Mdm Asorla Co 
Benny A Woods 
Mrs. Hughes Co 
Al Abbott 
Cycling McNutts 

2d half. 
Guzmani Trio 
Bison City 4 
GUroy A Corrlel 
Boudinl Broa 
(One to fill) 
Rock bland, I1L 
EMPIRE (wva) 
Phaama 

Ed A Jack Smith 
Olive Vail A Bister 
(Two to fill) 

2d half 
Chaa McGooda A T 
McGowan A Gordon 
Mr A Mrs A Cappelan 
Bert Hanlon 

St. Clond, Minn. 

NEMIEC (ac) 
Bean A Hamilton 
Irving Goselar 
Mack A Mabelle 
"Young America" 

St. Leale 

COLUMBIA (orph) 
Beaale Clayton Co 
JAB Thornton 
White Huaaara 
Eddie Ross • 
Julie Ring Co 
Ethel McDonough 
Singer A Slngler T 
Pahe Hack A M 

EMPRESS (wva) 
Weber A Delhi 
Jack Kennedy Co 
Buch Broa 
Harry Hlnes 
Chris Richards 
2d half 
Mme Oravetta La V 
Hufford A Chain 
Norton A Earl 
Skipper Kennedy A R 

GRAND (wva) 
Marble Gems 
Johnson A Crane 
Reddington A Grant 
Arthur Rlgby 
Lsaky's "Eloping" 
Yates A Wheeler 
Dancing Kennedys 
Five Satsudaa 
(One to nil) 

St. Panl, Mian. 

ORPHEUM 
(Open Sun Mat) 
Mack A Vincent 
The Flemings 
Mignonette Kokln 
Willie Weston 
Jed A Ethel Dooley 
Galettt'a Monkeys 

PRINCESS (wva) 
Mac O'Nell 
Lefllngdale A Gale 
4 Harmony Kings 

3 Rosalres 

2d half 
Fields A Brown 
Qulgg A Nlckerson 
Ed Gray 
Kennlson Trio 

EMPRESS (pc) 
Henry A Adelaide 
Harry A Etta Conly 
Bonnie Sextet 
Arthur Demlng 
Is He Chaplin?" 
ftaernaaento. 
EMPRESS (sc) 
Kerr A Burton 
Werden A Gearln 
"Too Many Burglars" 
Hager A Goodwin 
Yuma 

Saaiaaw, Mich. 

FRANKLIN (ubo) 
Torcat's Roosters 
Mills A Lockwodo 
Silvers 

Ezelr A Webb 
Cheebart's Manchuriani 

2d half 
William A Rankin 
Johnson A Wells 
Fielding Players 
Curran A Mack 
"Springtime" 

Salt Lake 

ORPHEUM 
(Open Sun Mat) 
Wm Morris Co 

4 Melodious Chaps 



Jackson A Wahl 

James Teddy 

Mason Wilbur A J 

(Others to fill) 
PANTAGES (m 
(Open Wed mat) 

"The Shadow Girl" 

Victoria Four 

Edith Helena 

Hlat A Werta 

Gordon Highlanders 

Clark A McCullough 

San Antonio 

MAJESTIC (Inter) 
Schreck A Percival 
Helen Davis 
Pierre Pelletler Co 
Harry Cooper Co 
Platov A Flynn 
Bert FItxglbbons 
"Dream of Orient" 



PANTAGES (m) 
Edmund Hayea Co 
Dorsch A Russell 
Belle Oliver 
Lady Alice's Pete 
Royal Italian 8 
John P Reed 

San Fraaeieco 

ORPHEUM 
(Open Bun Mat) 

Payne A Nlemeyer 

"California Beauties" 

Chaa Howard Co 

Vlollnaky 

"Tango Shoes" 

Chaa E Evans Co 

Salon Singers 
PANTAGES (m) 
(Opens Sun Mat) 

"Stars of Movies" 

Sullivan A Maaon 

lanes A Ryan 

Joe Roberta 

Karl Emmy Pete 

Lalla Selblnl Co 
EMPRESS (ac) 

Juggling Wilbur 

Mendel A Nagel 

La Salle Opera Co 

The Gregorys 

North Dakota Squad 

Saratoga 

BWAY (ubo) 
Guy Bartlett 

4 Singers 
Musical Hodges 

2d half 
Perona 

Chaa. Wilson , 
"Jubilee Girls" 

Seraatea, Pa. 

POLI'S (ubo) 
Flood A Erna 
Marguerite Farrell 
Harry Haywood Co 
Orth A Dooley 
Moratl Opera Co 
Hlcksvllle Mlns 
Max'a CIrcua 

2d half 
The Balklna 
"Autumn Ball" 
Sablna A Bronner 
Ed Morton 

Crawford A Broderlck 
Moreno Broa 
(One to fill) 

Seattle 

ORPHEUM. 

i(Open Sun Mat) 
Kelso A Lelghton 
Weber A Elliott 
Chyo 

Bolger Bros 
Queenle Dunedln 
Chaa A Fannie Van 
Navaaaar Girls 

PANTAGES (m) 
Holland A Deckrill H 
Four Renees 
Five Normans 
Gillespie Girls 
Sol Berns 
Mr A Mrs P Fisher 

EMPRESS (sc) 
Orbassany'a Cockatoos 
Jean King Quartet 
Vlctorson A Forrest 
Hugo Lutgens 
Stevens Troupe 

Slonx City, la. 

ORPHEUM (wva) 
Ben Beyer Co 
Mabel Ford 
John P Wade Co 
Bill Foster 
Minstrel Misses 
2d half 
M argot Francois 
Julia Curtis 
Morgan A Gray 
Lew Dockstader 
Wm DeHollla Co 

' Sloan Falls, 9. D. 

ORPHEUM (wva) 
Albert 

Zeno A Mandel 
Herbert A Dennis 
Great Randalls 
2d half 
Charter Sis A Holiday 
Bill Foster Co 
Teschow's Cats 
(One to fill) 

Sonth Bend. lad. 

ORPHEUM (wva) 
Evelyn A Dolly 
Raymond Sisters 
Bowman Broa 

5 Foolish Fellows 
Orville Stamm 

2d half 
Oga 
Lrw Hawkins 

(Continued 



Dorothy Brenner Co 
Lasky's Summer Girls 
(One to fill) 

Spoknae 

PANTAGES (m) 
(Opens Sun Matj 
Charley Cane 
Lombardl Quintet 
Santuocl Trio 
The Bimbos 
Howard A White 
Bottomley Troupe 

aprfaggeld. 111. 

MAJESTIC (wva) 
Reno 

Henry B Toomer Co 
Newholf A Phelps 
Boudinl Broa 
The Langdona 
2d half 
Jonaon A Day 
Dlx A Dixie 
Jack Kennedy Co 
Roach A McCurdy 
Olympla Deavall 
Springfield, Maaa. 
PALACE (ubo) 
Malcom 

Jennlnga A Evers 
Billy Baxton Co 
Hunting A Francis 
Tom Mahoney 
"Jappy Land" 
2d half 
Minnie Kaufman 
Rucker A Winifred 
Porter J White Co 
Francis A Jones 
Chlnko 
(One to fill) 

Springfield, 'Mo. 

JEFFERSON (wva) 
Pearl Davenport 
6 Cecellana 

2d half 
Neus A Eldrld 
Abbott A Mills 
Browning A Dean 

Superior, Wla. 

PEOPLE'S (wva) 
let half 
McLynn A Sutton 
Mond A Sclle 
Otto A Olivia 
(One to fill) 

Tacoaaa 

PANTAGES (m) 
Seevllle Dancers 
Will Armstrong Co 
LeZar A Dale 
Archer A Carr 
Gascolgnes 

Toledo, O. 

KEITH'S (ubo) 
Arthur Barratt 
Bernard A Scarth 
Meyakos 
A Sullivan Co 
Donovan A Lee 
Dewltt, Burna A T 
Cansinos 

Raymond A Caverly 
Topeka 
HIPP (wva) 
Murray Love Trio 
Unada A Irving 
2d half 
Hazel Baker Co 
Gerald A Griffin 
Toroato 
HIP (ubo) 
Dupree A Dupree 
Marlon Weeka 
E F Hawley 
Ward, Bell A Ward 
Haydn, Borden A H 
Zarlllo Trio 
Hayee A Thatcher 
Bell Family 

YOUNGB (loew) 
McDonnell Trio 
Ethel Mae Hall Co 
Conroy's Models 
Hallen A Hayes 
(Three to fill) 

Trenton, N. J. 
TAYLOR OH (ubo) 
Frsnk Klegg 
Ruth Mitchell 
"Trained Nurses" 
Robinson A Nicholas 
Healy A Mealy 

2d half 
John Mangles 
Waters A Lorraine 
"Trained Nurses" 
Clay A Lenn 
Castellalne 
Terre Hante, lad. 

HIP (wva) 
The Halklngs 
Louise Dofoggl 
Gordon Eldrld Co 
4 Entertainers 
Toots Paka Co 
2d half 
Mary Ellen 
Cadets Decasgoyne 
"Between 8 A 0" 
O'Neal A Walmsley 
Camilla Trio 
Vssronvrr. R. C 

PANTAGES (m) 
ZeZendas 
Lady Betty 
Melody Six 
E J Moore Co 
3 Pattersons 
Lewis A Chapln 
Vlevorta. B. C. 

PANTAGES (m> 
Miss Little USA 
Ober A Duraont 
Kennedy A Burt 
Gray A Wheeler 
Will A Kemp 
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Manufacturers Sound Death Knell of Old System Across 
Ocean. Exhibitors Now Book Pictures Direct and Rent- 
ers Face Crisis. Essanay Makes Break. Film Con- 
ditions Abroad. 



London, Sept 1. 
The English open market system by 
which manufacturers sell their shorter 
films to renters instead of hiring them 
direct to the picture theatres is now 
dying fast. Essanay has broken right 
away from it, choosing the moment 
when Charlie Chaplin's popularity is at 
flood-tide, and it is in bad with exhib- 
itors in consequence, chiefly because it 
is using Chaplins to force bookings on 
\ other subjects in much the same way 
* as the General Film Co. attempted to 
work the American market "The 
Daily Mail," "Evening News" and 
other papers of the Northcliffe press 
are supporting exhibitors in their fight 
against Essanay. At the same time the 
papers are attacking all American pic- 
tures on the grounds they are backed 
by German capital. Carl Laemmle, 
Adolph Zukor and other German- 
sounding names are quoted in proof of 
this. 



All the same, American manufactur- 
ers are so sick of the open-market it is 
certain to die outright before long. 
E. H. Montague, the Selig agent here, 
who has been putting out two-reel fea- 
tures and not selling a single copy, is 
working with one or two of the other 
big agents to bring about the with- 
drawal of all American films from the 
open market. The Trans-Atlantic 
Film Co. (English branch of the Uni- 
versal) has refused to go in on this. 
It is the only firm in England doing 
well on the open market, its sales aver- 
aging around 300,000 feet per week, ob- 
tained through cutting prices and gain- 
ing the good will of exhibitors by dis- 
tributing plenty of free publicity. Of 
the other big firms not one is doing 
well. Vitagraph, which a short time 
ago led the whole world in English 
sales, now only averages around 30,000 
feet a week, including all its big feature 
stuff. Biograph (since Griffith went to 
Mutual), has fallen off so that many of 
its single-reel subjects never sell to the 
extent of even one solitary print. Mu- 
tual brands and Keystone comedies sell 
well, but the loss of Charlie Chaplin 
has hit them heavily. Edison, which 
at the time of the "What Happened to 
Mary" boom, was among the first 
favorites, has dropped below 20,000 feet 
weekly. 

The English manufacturers are like- 
wise hard hit. Barker's, one of the 
oldest houses in the trade, has lost 
heavily, the managing director, Will 
Barker, having given up his own busi- 
ness and joined with the Neptm,< Film 
Co. Hep worth's is doing nor' too 
well, and the London Film Co.. win sr 
products are handled in Am m., l»y 



Cosmofotofilm, is now reorganizing, 
owing to losses suffered. 

B. Nichols, of the M. P. Sales Agen- 
cy, handling Biograph and Kalem 
brands, is firmly convinced the open 
market is going to be wiped out of ex- 
istence, and he is now renting nine- 
tenths of his output on the exclusive 
basis. Frank Brockliss, who can't sell 
more than two or three prints of a Lu- 
hin subject, is of the same opinion. 

The American feature film agents on 
this side handle everything exclusively 
and are mostly doing good business. 
J. D. Walker is doing fairly with Para- 
mount subjects, but these command 
very low booking prices, with the ex- 
ception of the Mary Pickford subjects. 



ASSOCIATED FILM START. 

Everything's set for the starting of 
the first releases, Sept. 13, by the 
Associated Film Sales Corporation. 
Among the first subjects will be "His 
Wife's Secret." 

A late acquisition to the Associated 
forces is Irving J. Barsky, a prominent 
New York film pioneer, and David 
Keen, another early picture promoter, 
who will be attached to the Associated 
executive staff. 

Arthur Bard is general manager and 
is out with a statement his concern 
proposes common good for the exhibi- 
tors as well as the manufacturers and 
exchanges of the Associated, one main 
purpose being the elimination of the 
middleman. 



WORLD'S THREE WEEKLY. 

The first release which the Paragon 
will make through the World will be 
in January. The new studios the com- 
pany is building at Fort Lee will be 
ready for occupancy in November. 

With the Paragon added to the 
World Film's releases the total output 
of the concert will be brought up to 
three features a week. 



OUTLAW FILM REJECTED. 

Chicago, Sept. 8 
"The Life of the Younger Brothers," 
a film production, was rejected by the 
local censor board because it carried 
the story of the outlaws and was con- 
sidered by the board as a poor example 
for the younger element. 



Moss' New One in October. 

The new B. S. Moss theatre, now 
V.iiMing on 5th avenue near 44th street, 
lit nklyn, will seat 1,500, giving a 
straight picture program, and is ex- 
pected to npen during October. 



LUBIN'S DIRECTOR-IN CHIEF. 

Edgar Lewis, director, will become 
director-in-chief at the Lubin studios 
Sept. 20. His contract is for three 
years, with a sliding scale, giving him 
an increase in salary about every six 
months. 

The first picture he will make will 
run about six reels. 

There's a new war photoplay in the 
making. Lubin is the manufacturer, 
and the new feature is being directed 
by Jack Pratt, lately added to the di- 
recting staff. Rosetta Brice, Clara 
Lambert, Eleanor Barry and Mary 
Charleson are the principal women. 

Lubin has made some changes in its 
directing corps. Edward McKim has 
joined as a comedy producer, while L 
subjects will be directed hereafter by 
Percy Winter and Clay M. Greene. 

A new contract has been entered into 
with Romaine Fielding by Lubin, and 
he will remain west with his company 
indefinitely. 



A. C F. AT FRONT. 

The American Correspondent Film 
Co. is receiving weekly consignments 
of new war pictures from its European 
correspondents at the front. The com- 
pany will in the near future release 
"System, The Secret of Success," which 
gives in detail the preparedness for war 
of the Germans. 

Albert K. Dawson, the A. C. F. cor- 
respondent with the German army, has 
been under fire for many weeks, he 
narrowly escaping death on the field of 
Soisson when a French air raid played 
havoc with the advancing Germans 
with whom he was traveling. 

"Friends and Foes" is also another 
feature of three or four reels to be re- 
leased by this company. It deals with 
the treatment of prisoners in the Ger- 
man camps. 

A shipment of 5,000 feet of negative 
is expected from A. C. F. correspond- 
ent, Edward Lyle Fox, with the French 
forces, this week. 

The A. C. F. has recently increased 
the capacity of its Stamford, Conn., 
factory, finding conditions there too 
c tamped. 




VERA. GEORGE 

Who is now playing vaudeville with ANDY 
LKWIS ami CO., being featured in support of 
Mr. Lewis with his latest vaudeville produc- 
tion. Miss George is the possessor of an 
attractive personality and has accumulated an 
envious reputation through her abundance of 
talent and a keen style of displaying same. 



MARIE WAYNE IN DEMAND. 

Marie Wayne, who was especially 
brought east from the Pa the 1'aciiu 
coast studios to assume the principal 
role opposite Richard Carle in ttv.' 
coming five-part production, "Mary s 
Lamb," was tendered a rather attrac- 
tive offer this week by a new inde- 
pendent firm which agreed to star Miss 
Wayne in a series of seven features 
now being contemplated for pro- 
duction. 

Miss Wayne, who until her debut in 
picture circles, was touring vaudeville 
with her husband (Ben Deeley) as co- 
partner in the Deeley-Wayne skit, is 
considered one of the most attractive 
picture stars now on the screen and is 
doubly valuable because of her ver- 
satility, being equally efficient in 
comedy and straight roles. Her screen 
debut was celebrated last season on the 
Coast where she wes featured in a 
number of multiple reelers, whereupon 
the film men began angling for her 
services with salary offers that promp- 
ted her to desert the speaking stage for 
a camera career. 

At the present time Miss Wayne is 
the leading woman at the Pathe studio 
and bids fair to jump to the front rank 
in her chosen line. 



ADVERTISING FILM. 

A pure out and out advertising film 
was inserted into the picture program 
at the New York theatre this week. It 
ran about 300 feet and advertised a 
cheap hat. 

The story in starting showed the 
front of the hat store, then two young 
men meeting on a street, one wagering 
the other he could not guess what he 
had paid for the hat he was wearing. 
For the finish, trick photography was 
indulged in. 

It might have been that the advertis- 
ing film was an experiment, since a 
hat manufacturer would not likely ad- 
vertise straw hat wear the first week 
in September, and no other hat mate- 
rial was displayed in the reel. 

It was reported about later in the 
week that the Loew management was 
not satisfied with the experiment, 
which had been fathered by Lee Lash. 
According to report it had been repre- 
sented the advertising subject would 
be in the nature of a funny cartoon, 
but it did not so develop. 



S. P. C. C. IN STUDIOS. 

The Society of Prevention of Cruelty 
to Children is turning its attention 
toward the film industry through a 
number of complaints ancnt the chil- 
dren who swarm to the manufacturer's 
offices and studios in search of extra 
work. 

The Society has been advised moth- 
ers sit throughout the day in the offices 
with their children, awaiting an ap- 
pointment. The officers of the Society 
decided to make an immediate investi- 
gation with a view to remedying the 
situation. 



SELIO'S NEWEST. 

Word from the Selig plant on the 
Coast states the next five-reeled sub- 
ject to be tackled under Colin Camp- 
bell's direction for V-I.-S-F. distribu- 
tion is "Sweet Elysium." 



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"COMPLETE SERVICE" DAYS 

REPORTED TO HAVE PASSED 



Exhibitors no Longer Tie Up With the Service Corporation. 

Take Best Subjects Suitable Wherever May Be Secured. 

General Film Co. Feeling Effect. 



That "complete service" as formerly 
known to the many local exchanges in 
a position to supply an exhibitor with 
a full film program has seen its best 
day is the opinion of the local manu- 
facturers and exchange men, very few, 
if any, of the eastern exhibitors now 
taking a complete service (generally 
consisting of from six to nine reels) 
from any one particular exchange. 
The exhibitor who formerly did his 
dealing direct with one exchange is 
now dividing his orders, accepting the 
films from those offices that seem to 
have what he most desires. 

This order of business has crippled 
the large exchanges which have dealt 
mostly in the one and two-reel produc- 
tions, one effect being evident this week 
when the General Film Co. laid off 
seven men, including the branch man- 
ager of the Fourth avenue office. In- 
stead of filling the vacancies with new 
appointments, the G. F. delegated 
seven men from the 23d street office 
to hold down the posts. 

The exhibitor finds fault with the 
manufacturer for taking the star play- 
ers out of the one and two-reel pro- 
ductions as soon as they become popu- 
lar with the patrons, although this is 
a natural move, for when a film player 
accumulates a following the manufac- 
turer naturally figures his services as 
more valuable in feature productions. 

At any rate, the "complete service" 
schedule is totally shattered and the 
exchange men are now forced to ac- 
cept separate orders, wherever possible, 
to maintain a profit. 



FROHMAN SELLS STATES. 

The Frohman Amusement Co. has 
sold to the Bert Levy Circuit the states 
rights for California, Arizona, Nevada, 
Hawaiian Islands, Western Canada 
and seven southern states to its latest 
feature, "Just Out of College," which 
will have its opening run on the Coast 
at the Tivoli, San Francisco, Oct. 3. 
The Levy Circuit controlled the Coast 
rights to the Marie Dressier feature, 
"Tillie's Punctured Romance." 

The Authors Film Co. has purchased 
the states rights for New York and 
Pennsylvania for the same Frohman 
film. 



FIRE DEPT. ACTIVE. 

The investigators of the New York 
Fire Department are on the warpath 
again with the film exchanges marked 
as their especial target. Recently a 
number of the department's represen- 
tatives have been visiting the exchanges 
to determine the methods employed by 
the film men in transporting their 
"shows." Fox fell first victim to the 
move and were temporarily forbidden 
from operating. The differences were 



quickly adjusted, however, and the Fox 
employees given strict orders to com- 
ply with the law in every respect. 

The fire department occupies a royal 
position in making laws and rules for 
the film industry and heretofore has 
been seemingly satisfied if the exchange 
men kept their "shows" in a metal case 
lined with fibre. This is considered 
absolutely fireproof, but with the new 
order of affairs the department officials 
have decided it necessary for each in- 
dividual reel of film to be carried in a 
separate metal container and the whole 
"show" placed in the metal and fibre 
box. Many exchanges were temporari- 
ly crippled through lack of sufficient 
containers, and in some instances out- 
of-town exhibitors were forced to close 
down for the day until the fire depart- 
ment rule could be satisfactorily com- 
plied with. 



SEIZING KEYSTONE CHAPLINS. 

The New York Motion Picture Co., 
which holds the copyrights on a num- 
ber of the Keystone pictures which 
carry Charlie Chaplin as the principal 
comedian, made several successful raids 
on smaller exchanges last week and 
managed to recover several of their 
copyrighted products. 

The picture people were accompanied 
by a United States Deputy Marshal. 
One exchange, known as the Chaplin 
Comedy Film Co., in the Exchange 
Building, was practically closed up by 
the New York firm, which seized sev- 
eral Chaplin reels that had been im- 
ported from England. Another ex- 
change in the Masonic Building was 
visited and several Chaplin reels seized. 



1200 FOR 3-DAY SERVICE. 

The Mt. Morris theatre, on 116th 
street and Fifth avenue, after a service 
battle with neighborhood competitors, 
has finally secured the first run rights 
to the Fox productions, paying $200 
for a three-day service. 

The theatres operating in the vicinity 
gradually raised bids until the two- 
century mark was reached, when the 
Mt. Morris was the accepted bidder. 



JIMMY POWERS FILMS. 

James T. Powers is being offered for 

filming. It is designed to feature him 

in his original role of Rats in "A Tin 

Soldier" or in the star part in "A 

Straight Tip," both of which would 

seem to lend themselves excellently to 
screening. 



KUGLER NOW DIRECTING. 

Frank Kugler, president of the 
Camera Club, is directing for Fox. He 
acted as assistant to R. A. Walsh in 
the making of "The Regeneration." 

Kugler's first will be a children's 
feature as a special Christmas holiday 
release by the Fox firm. His assistant 
will be Thos. O'Brien, with the Fox 
forces for some time. 

Marcelle Morlange has been ap- 
pointed assistant to Mr. Walsh. 




BETTY BOND 
(OF BOND AND CASSON) 
Who just recovered from a nervous attack, is playing the BRIGHTON THEATRE this week 
(Sept. 6) by request, having but finished an engagement at that house a few weeks ago. 

BOND AND CASSON have proved one of the favorites at the beach this season T»i#.;r «f«rir 
is so neat and perfect that MANAGER GEO. ROBINSON was more than glad to hive them murn 



RELIEF FROM LEGISLATION. 

Within the next forthnight a delega- 
tion of picture men from all parts of 
New York will swoop down upon 
Albany for the express purpose of get- 
ting some legislation that will put an 
effective quietus to the intermittent 
bills working a hardship upon the 
manufacturers, exhibitors and the pat- 
rons of the picture houses. The execu- 
tive heads of the principal unions of 
the Motion Picture Exhibitors' League 
of the U. S. in the Empire State will 
go to Albany to lobby for a bill or two 
that will bring about a better state of 
affairs as regards the picture realm. 

From New York will go President 
Lee Ochs, Samuel H. Trigger and 
others of the local union, and maybe 
Commissioner of Licenses George H. 
Bell, who is anxious to see a change of 
legislation that will bring a general 
betterment to the manufacturers and 
exhibitors inasmuch as present condi- 
tions are concerned. 

Something more definite in the aboli- 
tion of future censorship laws will be 
bi ought up as an issue and there will 
be a fight to get the Children's Law 
passed which will permit them to at- 
tend picture houses after school hours 
and up to 7 o'clock with a matron in- 
stalled at each house. 

Picture conditions are not the bright- 
est in New York, and with bills con- 
tinually bobbing up that strike a body 
blow at the houses, makers and ex- 
hibitors, the sessions of the State Leg- 
islature are invariably watched closely 
by the men interested in films. They 
want something that will guarantee 
them more protection in the future. 



MISS SNOW HEADING. 

Los Angeles, Sept. 8. 

The Metro has virtually consum- 
mated plans whereby Marguerita Snow, 
v/ho has been playing "opposite" 
Francis X. Bushman in Metro. Quality 
features, will in the future head a sepa- 
rate company of Quality photoplayers. 
Placing Bushman and Miss Snow at the 
head of different companies will enable 
the Metro to make more Quality re- 
leases in the future. 

Bushman, after his trip east, is back 
in picture harness, and has begun the 
work of his third feature, "Penning- 
ton's Choice, filmized from the Anita 
Loos magazine story. 

E. H. Calvert, a new addition to the 
Metro directing forces, is handling the 
Bushman picture. 



Convention Talks Advertising. 

Chicago, Sept. 8. 

The convention of Paramount exhib- 
itors was held here Thursday, Friday 
and Saturday. The main question 
discussed was whether the feature film 
producers are to start a compaign of 
newspaper advertising that will cost 
somewhere around a half million dol- 
lars. The producers also told the ex- 
hibitors they intended to extend their 
sales offices to other cities. 

There was talk around here late last 
week that the convention was brought 
about with a view to formulate some 
plan to compete with the new Triangle. 
Convention men denied this and said 
competition was not discussed. 



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EXCLUSIVE FEATURE PRIVILEGE 
HELD FOR CITY OF ROCHESTER 



Loew Circuit Plays Feature Film in Conjunction With Vaude- 
ville in Up-State Town That Cannot Be Shown Else- 
where in That City, During or After the Loew 
Exhibition. First Contract of Its Kind. 



Rochester, N. Y., Sept. 8. 

It has become known here that the 
feature films the Marcus Loew Cir- 
cuit is exhibiting at Loew's local 
theatre, in conjunction with its vaude- 
ville bill, can not be played here dur- 
ing the time Loew runs the feature 
or afterwards. 

This gives Loew the exclusive fea- 
ture privilege for this city, of the films 
shown in the Loew house, which is ad- 
vertising to that effect. 

As far as known it is the first film 
contract of its kind ever made, and it 
is understood that the Loew Circuit 
will not contract for feature service in 
Rochester excepting with that proviso. 

Commencing next week at the New 
York theatre the Loew picture pro- 
gram there will contain one long feat- 
ured film. Heretofore the big features 
have only been played Saturdays and 
Sundays when the admission was 25 
cents, three-reelers usually starring the 
daily change bill for the remainder of 
the week. 



TWO FOR STATE'S RIGHTS. 

The "Little Sunset" baseball feature 
made by Bosworth from the story by 
Charles E. Van Loan (not released 
upon the Paramount program) was 
sold to the Eiko Film Co., the latter 
having sold the state rights for it dur- 
ing the last six weeks. 

The Eika, through its New York 
manager, W. H. Rudolph, has made ar- 
rangements for the selling of state 
rights to a new pieced picture, most of 
which has been made in Chicago, called 
"Guarding Old Glory," which has a 
peace story. 



NOT ENOUGH KIN FILM. 

The first public showing of the film 
version of "Trilby" at the 44th Street 
theatre Monday evening was preceded 
by 47 minutes of Kinemacolor, made up 
oi a number of Kin's former military 
films and pieced together to shov "The 
Fighting Forces of Europe." It made 
an interesting prelude to the five-reel 
feature which was the principal- attrac- 
tion. But nearly an hour of Kinema- 
color on so humid a night was not con- 
ducive to good humor, and besides it 
may result in a lawsuit. 

A Charles H. Murray some time ago 
purchased from the Kinemacolor Co. 
for $10,000 the exclusive rights to show 
"The Fighting Forces" in America a 
clause in the agreement stipulating he 
must not exhibit less than 90 minutes 
ot it. Murray is a close personal friend 
of S. L. Rothapfel, who was specially 
engaged by the Equitable to stage its 
first release at the 44th Street house. 

A. P. Barnard, p*>sident of Kin, read 



ir Monday morning's paper "Trilby" 
was to be preceded by Kinemacolor and 
promptly notified the Equitable of the 
terms of his firm's agreement witlf 
Murray. Barnard, Rothapfel and Mur- 
ray met in the lobby of the 44th Street 
theatre before the performance Monday 
evening. Rothapfel and Murray 
claimed they were within their rights 
in presenting less than the 90 minutes 
or Kin, through Murray receiving no 
compensation for the use of his films, 
and a line on the program reads that 
they were presented "by courtesy of C. 
If. Murray." Barnard claims breach of 
contract and says he will take legal 
action. 



EQUITABLE SIGNING 'EM UP. 

The Equitable's next release will be 
"The Master of the House," featuring 
Julius Steger. William Courtenay is 
to be starred in a screen version of 
"Under Cover" at the conclusion of the 
road tour of that piece. The Equitable 
has purchased the film rights to 
"Polygamy" and has made arrange- 
ments to employ the picture services of 
Robert Edeson, Kathryn Kaelred and 
Francine Larimore. 



ZIEGFELD FILM CO. 

Ihe Ziegfeld Films Corporation 
opened its offices this week in the New 
York Theatre Building. The concern 
is capitalized at $100,000 and has on its 
directorate W. E. Koch, a wealthy 
manufacturer of surgical instruments 
and who is one of its principal backers. 
The concern was organized by W. K. 
Ziegfeld (brother of Flo Ziegfeld). 

W. K. was vice-president and general 
manager of the Chicago Musical Col- 
lege and is the founder of the first 
school organized to teach the technique 
ot photoplay acting. 



PICTURE TAKER MISSING. 

Charles d'Emery, who has been in 
South America for some months tak- 
ing animal pictures in the Andes Moun- 
tains, has not been heard from for some 
time, and it is feared that he has met 
with some accident. 

A shipment of film supposed to have 
been sent by him several weeks ago 
has not arrived. 



METRO'S INNOVATION. 

The Metro, Tuesday, decided here- 
after it is to provide special musical 
scores to the exhibitors of Metro fea- 
tures. The Metro plan, starting with 
this week's releases, is to select from 
the classics such melodies as will suit 
the films and, where these do not gibe, 
co /npositions from American writers 
wi 1 be utilized. 



SELLING ENGLISH FILM HERE. 

Drawing the attention to the forth- 
coming film subjects made in England 

by a company of photoplayers headed 
by Florence Turner is the present mis- 
sion of a Mr.»Rosenbaum, who's book- 
ing and selling subjects to American 
exhibitors and exchanges for the Ideal 
Film Co. of London. 

One of the films offered by Rosen- 
baum is "My Old Dutch," a five-reeled 
subject in which Albert Chevalier and 
Miss Turner play the leads. This pic- 
ture was made following Chevalier's 
appearance in "The Bottle" (four 
parts). 

The Ideal has purchased the world's 
rights to all the Turner pictures. 

The Hepworth Company, which made 
"The Bottle," with Chevalier and Alma 
Taylor featured, and which sold the 
world's rights to the Ideal for distribu- 
tion, has received from the London 
office a six-reeled feature, "Barnaby 
Rudge," adapted from the Charles 
Dickens' novel which the Hepworth 
stock, headed by Violet Hopson and 
Tom Powers, made in London. Powers 
is a former Vitagraph player of the 
time when Miss Turner was with the 
Brooklyn concern. 

The New York office of the Hep- 
worth firm is managed by J. Wild. 



RED CROSS FILM. 

The Pluragraph Co. is to turn out a 
feature under the auspices of The Red 
Cross Society of America, showing the 
complete activities of that organization 
in times of war and peace. 

It is generally accepted that the Red 
Cross is only first aid in time of war 
only, but it does work in connection 
with mine disasters, railroad wrecks 
and floods. 

Robert Hastings Goodman is the 
scenario editor for the Pluragraph and 
is preparing the scenarios for the Red 
Cross films. John Wilstach is the pub- 
licity representative. 

A. C. Lund and Lionel Belmore have 
been engaged as directors for the 
Pluragraph. 



PIRATING GOING ON. 

From indications now on hand, 
locally the South American and 
Australian points are scheduled to re- 
ceive their share of pictures this fall. 
Arrangements have been made by J. 
D. Williams for the feature, "Hypo- 
crites" to make a complete tour of the 
Antipodes. "Cabiria" has already been 
contracted through Australia and a bid 
was made for "The Birth of A Nation," 
but the Nation demand was considered 
too high. 

Sam Blair, who for several seasons has 
been taking pictures to Australia and 
Hawaii, knows conditions pretty well 
and contends that much picture pirat- 
ing is going on in foreign points, the 
piracy idea proving much cheaper and 
more remunerative in the long run than 
to book up the American feature direct 
and place on booking commission basis, 
Many films arc bought in London and 
shipped into the Antipodes from Barce- 
lona, Spain. This is done in many 
cases where some busy "pirates" try to 
slip some films over without paying the 
premiums desired. 



CAMPBELL'S "SLAVE" FEATURE. 

The phenomenal success of "The 
Birth of a Nation" is having its effect 
upon the theatrical and film fraternity. 
It has started a number of picture pro- 
ducers off with a new standard of per- 
fection to be attained, and the box 
office takings, are making it easier to 
secure financial assistance for other 
"big" pictures that might otherwise be 
chary. 

The latest competitor for highest 
honors is "Bob" Campbell, son of the 
late Bartley Campbell, who has the 
backing of two men whose aggregate 
bank-roll would total $1,000,000. Not 
that these men will put it all into the 
film industry, but they profess to stand 
ready to finance the screen adaptation 
of "The White Slave" and, if it shows 
cause, to follow it with a similar adap- 
tation of Bartley Campbell's "Siberia." 

Those in show business know that 
"The White Slave" has been acted for 
over 30 years, during which time it 
made a profit of approximately a mil- 
lion dollars. Young Bob's present 
scheme is to do this piece as a feature 
picture on a scale to equal, if not sur- 
pass, if possible, the "Nation" produc- 
tion. 

The story is entirely dissimilar, and 
it bears no resemblance to the "white 
slave" traffic. Bob is the owner of a 
number of his late father's manuscripts, 
many, in their day, successful ' melo- 
dramas that will lend themselves read- 
ily to filming on a large scale. 



$75,000 FOR "TRILBY." 

It is understood the production of 
"Trilby" as a feature film was financed 
by Brady, Adolph Zukor and Lee Shu- 
bert, and that when completed the fin- 
ished product was sold to Shubert for 
$50,000, which the latter promptly dis- 
posed of to the Equitable for $75,000. 



GOOD SO. AM. MARKET. 

Reports from several brokers in film 
indicate an increase in sales for South 
and Central America within the last 
few weeks. The demand is not so 
strong for features, but single reels, 
especially comedies, find lots of bid- 
ders. 

The features are not bringing the big 
prices they did several months ago. 
The buyers for the Latin American 
countries have grown wiser to a certain 
extent. The brokers in turn rent the 
features to small houses around New 
York at small figures to make up the 
difference in the former and present 
sales prices. 



DEFECTIONS DENIED. 

Notwithstanding the generally cred- 
ited report that Crane Wilbur had 
signed for a forthcoming Triangle feat- 
ure following his defection from the 
Lubin ranks, Wilbur is under contract 
to appear in the three-reeled subjects 
David Horsley Is to pioduce this fall 
and winter at th\s HorserV .tudios in 
Los Angeles. 

Another rep- - f <i*Jen Badgley .&£ 
left Thanhouser i« denied, her tccttA 
absence from the prture* has beesi due 
to a vac* t ion period "pr the sevra-year 
old picture star 



20 



MOVING PICTURES 




Jack Clymer Is with Paths. 



Richard Buhler Is with Lubln. 



Bess Meredith has written "The Ghost Wag- 
on,'' for the U. 



Gregory Allen, when not appearing In pic- 
tures, does sculptorlng. 

Merrltt Crawford Is back In the Metro pub- 
licity department after a brief Illness. 

The sport shirt and wrist watch hare hit 
the pictures considerably of late. 

Frank Lloyd Is directing the Morosco feat- 
ure of "Jane." 



Owen Moore will hereafter work under D. 
W. Griffith for the Triangle. 

Arthur Lucas Is an attache to the Triangle's 
exchange corps. He was last with the Mutual. 



James J. Jeffries will do a pantomlmlo bit 
In the new Francis Bushman feature. 



The B. 8. Moss M. P. Corporation has se- 
cured the picture rights to "Rosedale." 

Charles Chaplin's next two-act comedy will 
be "Shanghaied." 



Fred Mace's hair turned gray suddenly last 



John Copely Is technical director for the Otis 
Turner Co. 



William T. McCully, formerly with the Key- 
stone, has signed with the National. 

Moving picture day at the Panama-Pacific 
Exposition Is set for Sept. 11. 

Mabel Normand defeated 20 others In a fire- 
mlle swim at Santa Monica recently. 

D. W. Russell will represent the David Hon- 
ley company abroad. 

Aaron Hoffman and William Jerome taaye 
Joined the Keystone scenario forces. 

Dark Cloud, of the Mutual, Is a sure 
enough Indian boy who has set out to be- 
come a picture star. 

Howard Dariee la around again. He re- 
cently wrenched his knee while doing picture 
work. 



Willie Brown, who entered picture work IS 
years ago, was oall-boy of Todd'n opera house, 
Northampton, Mass., when 14 years old. 

Hermann Bobbins, who looked after the Fox 
office, Syracuse, Is now officially connected with 
the New York film offices. 



Harry Crandall, Jr., of the Pathe team 
has signed with a Federal League team for 
next season. 



Bd. Saunders, a brother of Jackie Saunders, 
Is now an assistant drlrer with the Balboa 
Co. on the Coast 



Carlotta de Felice will play opposite William 
Faversham In the forthcoming feature, "One 
Million Dollars." 



Yona Landowska brought to this country 
by Andreas Dlppel, has been placed In stock 
at Universal City. 

O. A. Lund with Charles Hunt and Fred 
Probst are producing a series of two-reel 
Greek mythology pictures for the Pluragraph. 

Henry Oyen, the Wisconsin novelist, recent- 
ly Inspected the Coast picture studios on a 
vacation trip. 



Mary Anderson has reported to the Santa 
Monica Vita studios from the New York Com- 
pany. 



B. Edgar Smith, son of the composer, Ed. 
Smith, has Joined the Equitable, to write scen- 
arios. 



The Imp has made a re-Issue of an old two- 
reeler entitled ' Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," 
with King Baggot featured. 

Beatrice Van, decided blond, tall and lithe, 
has been assigned the leads of the second 
American Beauty Company. 

Negotiations have been entered Into with 
Clay T. Vance for the picture rights to "How 
Baxter Butted In." Vance produced this on 
the road some years ago. 

William Fmnwoot formerly of the Wagen- 
hals A Kvmper corpi, has been engaged to 
manage 'Trilby" durlig Its 44th Street exhi- 
bition. 

Jack Henderson, In addition to playing film 
leads, Is an animal fancier. Among his col- 
lection are a South American parrot, a Japan- 
ese monkey, a halrVss Mexican dog and two 
canaries. 



Work Is well along on the first of the Clip- 
per brands with Harold Lockwood and Mae 
Allison playing leads. It's entitled "The Great 
Question." 



The releaae date for "TUlle's Tomato Sur- 
prise," in which Marie Dressier and Tom Mc- 
Naughton are featured, will be released on 
the V-L-S-E program Sept. 20. 



Rolfe has started upon the second feature 
production starring William Faversham. At 
the present time there are six Rolfe' compan- 
ies at work In the East 



The cast for the Moss production of "The 
Salamander" Includes Ruth Flndley, John 
Salnpolls, Edgar L. Davenport, Ivy Shepard, J. 
Frank Flendon and J. Albert Hall. 



With the addition of many new one and 
two-reeled subjects per the new Mutual con- 
tract the Oaumont studios, Flushing, L. I., are 
all animation and bustle. 



William Bertram Is putting some real Sal- 
vation 'Army atmosphere In the picture he's 
now directing. "The Idol" deals with the S. 
A. one minute and the stage the next. 

Robert Warwick, now doing leads for the 
World, Is to return to the stage In a new play, 
"Jim's Woman." by W. B. Carlock, wnich 
William A. Brady has accepted for production. 

It has been decided to replace all of the 
frame buildings In the Keystone plant by 
modern concrete structures which will cost 
In the neighborhood of $100,000. 



"Apollo" and "Nero" are film actors. They 
are performing lions with the David Horsley 
Zoo on the Coast M.Gay, their trainer, ap- 
pears with them. 



Anita King has started on a long trip In a 
Kissel car, going from Los Angeles to San 
Francisco and thence eaat to New York. Miss 
King is making the long Jaunt alone. 

The paper for the Big U features does not 
carry the number of reels of the productions. 
It is being taken generally a U feature Is of 
three reels. 



Harry Sptngler will be In the supporting 
Cast with King Baggot In the feature "The 
Reward," to be directed by Harry McRae Web- 
ster. 



Edythe Sterling has been engaged as a lead- 
ing woman by the Universal. She was form- 
erly with the Frontier. J. J. Franz will di- 
rect the pictures she appears In. 

John Adolfl baa completed the direction of 
"The Sphinx" with Effle Shannon and Herbert 
Kelcy. He will begin work on "The Master 
Rogue" with Edward Stevens this week. 



Charles H. Weston Is a new comer to the 
directing staff at the U. His first picture 
will be "The Doctor's Crime," In which 
Charles Ogle, formerly leading man for Mary 
Fuller will be starred. 



Despite reports to the contrary Kalem Is 
"till making Installments of "The Hazards of 
Helen." with Helen Holmes featured. The K 
has Just put the finishing touches to the 41st 
"hazard" at the K studios, Glendale, Cal. 

Wlnlfleld R. Sheehan, general manager of 
Fox, returned to New York late last week after 
a visit to 22 branch exchanges of the com- 
pany, where he supervised the Inauguration 
of an efficiency system. 

Hobart Henley Is golne; to do a feature which 
he's credited with having written the scen- 
ario. It will be a four-reeler called "The 
Tenor" and Leon Kent will handle the direc- 
tion. 



The Gotham, which started operations a few 
months ago with a big splurge and made sev- 
eral pictures, has slackened down to a marked 
degree with the company practically Inactive 
at the present time In the way of producing. 

Vslll Valll, whose first picture was "The 
High Road," has been engaged to do another 
film for Rolfe. She will appear In a subject 
which Harry Shandlee has adapted from Flor- 
ence Gerald's play, "The Woman Pays." Ed- 
gar Jones will direct. 



The Universal will show "Judge Not" or 
"The Woman of Mona Diggings" at the n road- 
way theatre this week. The nlrture which 
now has two titles was formerly named 
"Trspped." and prior to that bore the title 
of "Renunciation." Julia Dean Is the star. 



The fire department last week revoked the 
permit of the Fox Film Corporation to ship 
picture films. Inspector Healy of the Bureau 
of Combustibles recently found the Fox films 
were not stored In a metal lined vault and 
that they were not In Individual tin containers. 
On the second visit of the Inspector, conditions 
had not been Improved. William Fox or- 
dered directions be carried out and the in- 
spector's men were stationed in the place K> 
see that this was done. 



The second company to appear In several of 
the Fox features to be made In Jamaica sailed 
on the Santa Marta last week. Among those 
who left were Walter Miller, Walter James, 
George MIddleton. George Moss, George de 
Beck, Nelson Dean, Edward Thorn, Rlcca 
Allen. 



The Strand, a new house for Haverhill, 
Mass., Is located on Merrlmac street, opposite 
the Scenic Temple. Both houses being owned 
and operated by the Strand Syndicate, BenJ. 
J. Kaplan, president. The Strand was built 
at a cost of $50,000, has a seating capacity of 
1,400, and will run a straight picture policy. 

The nickname of "Vaseline" whleh waa 
wished on the Vltagraph, Lubln, Bellg, Essa- 
nay Corp. has caught on till the concern Is 
confronted by the name at all anglea. In- 
stead of calling the name (V.-L.-S.-E) of 
the concern, the elevator boys In the Mecca 
Eulldlng, where Its headquarters are located, 
yell "Vaseline" when the seventh floor Is 
reached. 



Jean Southern, who left William Fox's vau- 
deville circuit to play In Fox's feature film, 
resigned just before she was to have sailed 
fc«* the West Indies as leading woman of Her- 
bert Brenon's second company. Marcelle Hon- 
tabat, a little French girl, was engaged by Mr. 
Prenon by wire to the coast where she had 
been playing for Morosco, and made the boat 
In New York In the nick of time through fast 
traveling. 

Although the Triangle has rented the Olym- 
pic, St. Louis, for a four or six weeks' exhi- 
bition there of "A Birth of a Nation." that 
house will not play the Triangle's pictures as 
per report. There Is very little likelihood the 
Triangle will establish anv "model theatre" 
in St. Louis, leaving the Chicago "model" to 
cover that territory. The T will be booked 
thoroughly In St. Louis but not via a local 
model theatre there. 



Some of the papers In reporting the suit 
brought by the Soclete Francals dee Films et 
Cinematographs connected Jules Brulatour as 
a pressing creditor, to the extent of $40,000. 
Through his attorney, Arthur Butler Graham, 
of 15 Broad street New York, a request to cor- 
rect that Impression was sent out Immediately 
after the publication. Mr. Brulatour, the an- 
nouncement stated, was a creditor of the com- 
pany, but a most lenient one, and had aught 
to do with It going Into court against Alfred 
W. Varlan, the latter being accused of secur- 
ing the control of four of the French concern's 
subsidiary companies over here, known as 
the Eclslr, Motion Picture Properties Co.. 
Leading Players, and Features Ideals. Varlan 
exceeded his authority vested In him by a 
power of attorney, Issued when the officials of 
the French film company were called to the 
war, It Is alleged. The Soclete Is suing to 
recover control of the film companies, and the 
Issuance of $75,000 and $40,000 notes Is In- 
volved In the proceedings. 



COAST PICTURE NEWS. 

■T GIFT PRICK. 

Webster Campbell has left the American 
and is taking a short holiday. 

A dinner was given at the Alexandria hotel 
In honor of Mack Sennett, Thos. H. Ince and 
D. W. Griffith. 



Managing Director Mack Sennett of the Key- 
stone has Increased the working forces of all 
departments since the Triangle Film Corp. 
affiliation was effected. Adding more actors, 
writers, directors, mechanics, etc. 



Fred Mace spends all his spare moments 
playing golf. 



William H. Thompson and Norman Hackett 
have been signed to Join the stage celebrities 
at Incevllle. 

William 8. Hart was struck on the head 
with a heavy vase while working In one of the 
Ince-Trlangle features. He suffered an ugly 
scalp wound but Is able to be about. 

W. A. Barrett, member of the National 
Board of Censorship, Shelley Hamilton, dram* 
atlc critic of Everybody's Magazine and Louis 
Sherwln, dramatic critic of the New York Eve- 
ning Globe, combined business with pleas- 
ure while on their trip to the Coast. 

Charlie Glblyn haB been assigned to direct 
Blllle Burke In her first picture. 

Macklyn Arbuckle has another ambition be- 
sides rolling cigarettes with one hand and that 
Is to retire from the footlights and annex a 
fat pay check every week from some film 
corporation. 



Allan Dwan, Mrs. Dwan and Owen Moore 
are up In the mountains taking scenery for a 
new film feature. 

Mrs. Flora M. Persons is suing her husband, 
Thomas A. Persons, western manager of the 
Sellg Zoo, for a divorce. The charge set forth 
by the wife Is that Mr. Persons entertained 
"another woman" In an entirely too atten- 
tive manner. 



The Foys — Eddie and the 7 — count 'era— 7 
little ones have signed with Keystone for ten 
weeks the next two summers. 

Hampton Del Ruth, edltor-ln-chlef of the 
Keystone scenario copy desk, Is trying to sell 
his racer In oruer to buy a big touring lim- 
ousine, so he can say "Home, James." 



PATHE'S COMING FEATURES. 

With the regular theatrical season 
now booming its opening guns, the pic- 
ture men have been burning the tallow 
at both ends in preparing a list of 
features that will last out the season as 
far as the number of releases is con- 
cerned. 

All of the program service corpora- 
tions have outlined their fall and 
winter campaign, which brings an- 
nouncements of "forthcoming features" 
long enough to fill a hogshead. 

With the Mutual, Universal, Triangle, 
Paramount, Associated, Fox, World, 
V.-L.-S.-E., Kleine-Edison, et al., to the 
fore with new service arrangements 
anent feature releases, Pathe is the lat- 
est to line up an array of multiple- 
reeled productions for the cold weather. 

While Pathe is handling the Balboa, 
Wharton Bros., Inc., and the Frohman 
Amusement Corporation features, it 
also has quite a list of Pathe features 
ready for release dates. Of the first 
will be "The Galloper," the Richard 
Harding Davis story, produced by 
Donald Mackenzie, with a cast headed 
by Clifton Crawford. Its release is set 
for Sept. 10. Following that will be 
"Via Wireless," the Winchell Smith- 
Paul Armstrong story George Fitz- 
maurice has directed, with Bruce Mc- 
Rae and Gail Kane featured, released 
Sept. 17. The third feature will be 
"Simon the Jester," the William J. 
Locke story, directed by Edward Jose, 
with Edwin Arden featured, to be re- 
leased Sept. 24. Fourth will be "The 
Closing Net," by Henry C. Rowland, 
with the principals played by Howard 
Estabrook, Bliss Milford, and Kathryn 
Browne-Decker, set for release Oct. 1. 
Oct. 8 will be released "The Spender," 
the George Brackett Seitz story, di- 
rected by Donald Mackenzie, with the 
cast headed by George Probert, Paul 
Panzer, Alma Martin and Sam Ryan. 

Pathe at its New Jersey studios has 
Arnold Daly getting the new Daly 
detective series of Kirke Ashton 
stories, which will be placed on the 
market early in October. 

This week Pathe will start casting 
new features. Among them are "The 
Weavers," the Sir Gilbert Parker story. 
"At Bay" was started at the Jersey 
studios this week with George Fitz- 
maurice entrusted with the directing. 
Work is also under way for "Mary's 
Lamb," the Richard Carle feature, al- 
most finished. "Nedra" is also ex- 
pected to be placed in the making this 
month. 

"Comrade John," with William El- 
liott and Ruth Roland, has been fin- 
ished, bat no release date has been set. 

Another completed picture is "The 
Beloved Vagabond" (six parts), adapted 
from William J. Locke's story, with 
Bliss Milford and Kathryn Browne- 
Decker featured (Edward Jose, di- 
rector). It has been sent to Paris to be 
put through the Pathe color process. 



Savoy's Admission Pushed Up. 
Walter Rosenberg's Savoy Theatre 
on 34th street has; had another eleva- 
tion of the admission scale. It now 
charges 20 cents at might, with 15-cent 
matinees. 

If you doa't advertise la VARIETY, 
doa't advertise. 



FILM REVIEWS 



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"NEAL OF THE NAVY." 

Annette Illngton Lillian Lorraine 

Neal Hardin William Courtleigh, Jr. 

Thomas Illngton William Conklln 

Captain John Hardin Bruce Smith 

Mrs. Hardin Helen Lackaye 

Hernandex EI. J. Brady 

Ponto , Henry Stanley 

Mate Joseph Welcher Richard JohnBon 

The latest Pathe serial, "Neal of the Navy," 
made by the Balboa, opened In the Marcus 
Loew theatres In New York Monday, this 
week. The Loew Circuit has the first run 
rights to the serial In all of Its towns, giving 
It the picture for seven days before another 
exhibitor In any city where a Loew theatre 
may be located can show It. Privately last 
Friday the first three episodes (2,000 feet 
each) were displayed. Lillian Lorraine Is the 
bip feature player, with William Courtleigh, 
Jr., also displayed on all billing. The story Is 
by William Hamilton Osborne, with the screen 
adaptation made by Douglas Bronston. No di- 
rector Is named in the first episode. It is said 
Pathe despatched its best director to the 
Coast last week, to look after better detail 
in the plcturixing. But as one of the Loew 
Circuit heads remarked after watching the 
private exhibition: "It won't make any differ- 
ence to us about technical defects if they 
keep this 'Neal' picture up to the present 
gait. The first and third episodes ran nicely 
with several big scenes In the first and 
much action in the third. The second ep. 
slowed down, containing too much story and 
little else, not even enough of Miss Lorraine. 
The opening of the picture is an exhibit 01 
Lillian's clothes, mostly old wardrobe for 
her. These were shown at that time, probably 
because she had but little chance for some 
episodes afterwards to wear "gowns." Each 
ep. Is closed by the American flag, never the 
name flag, but still the U. S. emblem in de- 
sign. That ought to get a little cheer if 
nothing else in the picture evokes noise. Miss 
Lorraine is called upon to play an 16-year-old 
orphan. She does the orphan portion well 
enough, but is never certain about the age. 
Mr. Courtleigh is always opposite her. There 
are several villains in the early part, one 
called Joe Welcher, and he's worse (as a 
villain) than his name, steals the examination 
papers from Annapolis, and turns in a per- 
fect paper through it, but fixes the theft upon 
Neal, who Is thrown out of the exam, room 
and must enlist In the navy as an ordinary 
sailor. It's likely the naval scenes, of boats, 
maneuvers, the boys, officers and other things 
In connection with a man of war, will prove 
the most interesting of this serial. The Navy 
didn't become prominent until about the third 
ep., then interest picked up. In the first 
episode the groundwork is laid. Someone 
knows of "The Lost Island," a treasure re- 
sort, and he has a map of It. Other bau men 
are looking for the map. They all go on a 
boat In the harbor when Mt. Pelee or some 
other eruptional volcano starts spouting, ana 
when out at sea the boat burns. But a small 
boat load is saved, among them the children 
who later are Impersonated by Miss Lorraine 
and Mr. Courtleigh. The father of Lillian 
who owned the Island, passed a packet and 
note before a shark was supposed to have 
suppered on him. Lillian was adopted by the 
Captain and his wife of the destroyed schoon- 
er. The action then jumps about 15 years, 
in the second episode, and it keeps jumping, 
from near Los Angeles, to Florida, to Seaport, 
N. J., but the second episode may be de- 
clared out as merely preliminary and having 
to follow the excellent first reel (as a sight 
picture, although the first called "The 
Survivors" is bad in detail, especially with 
the boat scenes.) The volcanic action has 
been well taken. It suggests "Cabirla" in a 
way. There is an old man character in the 
second reel. He is called 'The Brute Man," 
and might have been suggested by Maoists of 
"Cabirla" of "The Mysterious Mr. X" of 
"Elaine." Miss Lorraine always was a pretty 
girl, and her well featured face suits the 
camera. It's how the camera will deal with 
her in the "Neal" series that means what 
portion of success she achieves In It, but as 
"a card," her selection was a wise one, 
for Lillian Lorraine Is known beyond Times 
Square, a great way beyond, in a circle that 
takes in the America with Broadway as the 
hub. Mr. Courtleigh seems in line for a screen 
favorite, in the first three eps. He greatly 
resembles his father, is a clear-cut boy with a 
good face, plays easily the little he has 
to do In the early scenes, and there isn't much 
question about him. Sime. 

EVIDENCE. 

A modern five-part English society drama, en- 
titled "Evidence," is the latest Shubert 
(World) feature picture. It was shown to the 
Board of Censors Wednesday afternoon. The 
picture was written, staged, produced and co- 
starred In by Edwin August and reflects credit 
upon that director and will enhance his fu- 
ture value in fllmdom. Right here an un- 
stinted expression of praise is due to whoever 
Is responsible for the photography, which 
stands out with cameo-llke distinctness all the 
way through. It Is unusual to see a picture so 
uniformly clear. Not a single scene that falls 
below the standard of perfection. Lillian 
Tucker is equally featured with Mr. August, 
and is entitled to the same praise as the male 
lead. It Is questionable if, indeed, her part 
doesn't stand out even more prominently than 
that of August's. The story says Lord Wlm- 
borne is happily married to a beautiful and 
estimable woman. Wealth and happiness sur- 
rounds their domesticity, which is enhanced 
by the birth of a son and heir. The play 
opens with a reception at their home (they 
s re English). Among the guests Is Capt. 
Pollock of the military, who drinks to excess, 
and, In a befuddled condition, finds Lady 
Wlmborne upon a veranda as most of the 



guests have departed. He makes overtures to 
her, which she indignantly rejects, but, not 
being in possession of his senses, he seizes 
the woman and embraces her. Lord Wlmborne 
sees this from a distance and rushes over to 
confront the villain. To square himself, the 
captain says : "Your wife requested this meet- 
ing. Why olame me?" Lord W. half-way 
believes this, and refuses to accept his wife's 
protestations of innocence. The next day, 
thoroughly sobered, the captain calls to apolo- 
gize, but the husband refuses to see him and 
tells the servant to order Captain Pollock out 
of the house. Later, the two men meet at the 
club and a mutual friend endeavors to effect 
a reconciliation, but the husband refuses. 
Angered at the snubbing, the captain writes 
Lady W. a note that her husband has been 
Injured and requests her to come at once to 
the Red Lion Inn. Meanwhile, the husband 
sees the blotter which the captain used at the 
club, which shows that the captain had that 
day written a note to his wife. He rushes 
home to confront her with this apparently ad- 
ditional evidence of her guilt, but Is told by 
one of the flunkeys his wife had gone out, re- 
questing that she be driven as quickly as pos- 
sible to the Red Lion Inn. On arriving there 
the husband is compelled to break down doors 
and finds his wife locked in a private room 
with the captain. Meanwhile Lady W. has 
confronted the captain with his letter, demand- 
ing to know what It means. He seizes the 
missive and burns it, so that she has no evi- 
dence to prove her Innocence. When, there- 
fore, Lord W. finds them there, his evidence 
is conclusive and he sues for, and obtains, a 
divorce. This scene, admirably staged, bears 
a resemblance to "A Butterfly on the Wheel." 
Capt. Pollock is ordered to the front. Five 
years elapse. A mutual friend, who has al- 
ways believed in the Innocence of the wife, 
goes to India on construction work and there 
meets the captain on his death-bed. He ob- 
tains a signed confession, exonerating Lady 
W. and returns with it to England. Mean- 
while Lady W. meets her boy riding in the 
park and can no longer keep from seeing him. 
The friend "frames" it so the estranged hus- 
band and wife shall meet, but the husband, 
not yet having had the confession, drives his 
ex-wife away, telling her he is to marry an- 
other woman and that she cannot see her 
child. The wife steals the boy, but the hus- 
band follows and takes the child back with 
him. Eventually they are reconciled and pre- 
sumably live in domestic amity. The story 
may sound conventionally melodramatic and 
lacking In class, but the manner in which it 
is filmed makes up for any lack of originality 
in idea. j io m 



"THE MONEY MASTER." 

A five-part George Klelne production adapt- 
ed from Cleveland Moffett's play, "The Bat- 
tle," and featuring Frank Sheridan in the 
title role. The- story proper is preceded by a 
one-reel unannounced prolog of the business 
and financial career of John J. Haggleton 
(Mr. Sheridan) who, through despicable meth- 
ods has practically monopolized his industry 
and is recognized as an uncrowned king of 
finance. His last move was to order the de- 
struction of a competitor's factory by Are. 
This resulted In his wife's determination to 
desert him after discovering her husband's 
connection with the deed through the con- 
fessing of the hired fire-bug. When leaving, 
she takes her child, a son, vowing to keep 
him Ignorant of his Identity until he is of 
age when he can make practical use of his 
father's fortune. Before delving Into the 
story Itself, one can find much in the prolog 
to provoke criticism. For Instance, Haggle- 
ton, when arranging with the underworld sub- 
ject to fire the plant, did so rather openly 
for a man plotting a crime punishable by a 
prison sentence. And the hireling's confes- 
sion was rather an improbable bit of stage 
direction. He met and recognized Haggel- 
ton's wife in the crowd attending the blaze 
and without any provocation or request pro- 
claimed the financier's guilt. Then, again, 
for a wife and mother, Mrs. Haggleton as- 
sumed considerable when she left without 
confirming Haggleton's guilt. She simply 
packed up, not even saying good-bye, and then, 
as the story goes, died at the appropriate time, 
entrusting her son in the hands of a deep 
sea diver with instructions not to acquaint 
him with his own name until the proper time. 
Meanwhile, Haggleton cleaned up the world 
in his own particular line, although his suc- 
cess resulted in the suicide of one competi- 
tor and the utter ruin of another. Twenty 
years later the son arrived at the "proper" 
age, but socially educated to despise the rich 
and pity and love the poor. He does. He even 
falls In love with the daughter of the man 
his father drove to suicide and accidentally 
comes to live and associate with the man his 
father has driven to misery, ruin and anarch- 
ism. Eventually old man Haggleton visits 
his son, at the invitation of the deep sea 
diver, and is given a pointed lecture on social 
conditions in the Ghetto, having himself 
pointed out as a horrible example of the 
heartless rich, the son being ignorant of his 
father's blood connection with Haggleton at 
this time. The lecture Is so decidedly pointed 
old man Haggleton sheds his coat and deter- 
mines to give the poor a lesson In efficiency 
He accepts a position in the Ghetto bakery 
where Moran is employed and in less than a 
few hundred feet of film installs an elecirlo 
dough mixer, Incorporates a new company and 
monopolizes another Industry. Then the reve- 
lations comes into view, first the son's fiance 
recognizing the likeness and eventually dis- 
covering the relation of Haggleton and 
son, the son's recognition of paren- 
tage and finally Haggleton's realiza- 
tion of Ohetto conditions and his lib- 
eral contribution of a million dollars to aid 
the poor. T » inevitable marriage winds up 



the melodramatic ordeal with a few incidentals 
in the way of film action being Interwoven 
to make it more binding. Moran attempts to 
assassinate Haggleton, but the son Jumps be- 
fore the leaden missile and is nursed back to 
health by his sweetheart. Mr. Sheridan was 
a splendid type for the lead and Paul Mc- 
Allister, as the anarchistic Moran, was quit* 
true to the role. Ann Mereuith and Fanla 
Marlnoff shared honors with Calvin Thomas 
in supporting parts. The scenes are mostly 
interiors, jumping from the costly furnished 
mansion of Haggleton to the squalid, dirty 
bakery cellar and the equally dirty tenement 
apartment of Moran. The direction cannot be 
classed as excellent, for the details in numer- 
ous Instances were sadly overlooked. The in- 
terest centers around a socialistic problem 
somewhat exaggerated in this plcturization, 
but to those melodramatically Inclined It should 
prove satisfactory. As a flrst-clasa feature, for 
which it was evidently Intended, it falls con- 
siderably short. Wynn. 

"THE TW(ToRPHANS." 

"The Two Orphans" put on the screen in 
five reels by Fox and released this week, is 
a matter of direction, it was a good play to 
picturize, if properly done, for a false note 
in the taking ol either of the two characters 
of tiie orphans would have thrown the entire 
feature out of alignment in its aim toward 
sympathy and resentment, both secured in a 
finished manner through skilful direction by 
a creative director, Herbert Brenon. The 
result accomplished will probably be that the 
"Ihe Two urpnans," merely released as a 
usual weekly leature by the Fox service, is 
very apt to draw people back to sit through it 
a second time. The moving exposition of a 
story that should be so thoroughly of common 
knowledge throughout the country will draw 
from curiosity alone, to see how the famous 
stage tale has been worked out on the sheet. 
That the director, Mr. Brenon, should secure 
the most credit speaks for itself as the pic- 
ture progresses. In it Jean Southern leaps 
ahead, in the playing, of Theda Bara, a Fox 
star. These two are the orphans. It's incon- 
ceivable that a young girl who but lately was 
a "singing single" on the vaudeville stage, 
without histrionic experience of moment, and 
certainly possessed of no extraordinary dram- 
atic ability as far as any one ever heard or 
suw, could do the work Miss Southern has 
done in this Fox feature unless someone made 
an actress out of her In the process. Miss 
Southern is the blind girl, Louise; Miss Bara, 
Henrietta, the other sister. The rather large 
company holds a number of well known peo- 
ple, with William E. Shay, together with Miss 
Bara, featured, though it is necessary to carry 
as well Miss Southern's name on all of the 
paper, owing to the title. Stella Hammersteln 
has a role, that is brief, but nicely enough 
handled by that young woman, Mrs. Irene 
Lee appears for a moment in the forepart, 
Edna Hunter does a bit, Louise Raligh enters 
into an important role latter on, and Gertrude 
Beckley takes the secondary honors among the 
women as Mother Frochard. She makes Fro- 
chard ultra-hard, in playing and makeup, but 
no more so than it should have been for the 
villainousness of the Frochard creature. E. L. 
Fernandes or William Cavanaugh Is Mother 
Frochard's elder son and her partner in crime. 
He gives an excellent performance, whoever 
It was (no programs issued at the Academy 
of Music). John Daly Murphy mixed business 
with pleasure before the camera, securing a 
couple of laughs, one through a fall. Sheri- 
dan Block was a benign nobleman, with other 
roles taken by Frank Goldsmith and Ben 
Graham, leaving the principal male heroic 
figure for Mr. Brenon to play, as the cripple, 
who fell in love with Louise and was taken 
away from the Frochard hovel when Louise's 
mother discovered her. Between Miss Southern 
and Mr. Brenon there was but little left for 
the other principals, excepting Frochard ana 
her eldest son, against whom the resentment 
waxed high all of the time. Mr. Shay was a 
manly enough and honorable lover, erecting 
himself as a protectorate over Henrietta who 
was taken to jail as a bad girl and about to 
be "sent away," which must have consumed 
more time than it would have taken Mr. Shay 
to have located her, were he the ardent adorer 
the film intimated. Still this may have been 
in the original story or the play. It's minor 
but what could come under the heading ot 
"license" Is the calm walk-out of Pierre, the 
cripple, immediately after having stabbed his 
brother to death in the presence of the police. 
And that's Immaterial as well. They are the 
only dents in the five reels from the director's 
end, while to more than counter balance, other 
than the customary straight away direction 
that knits the story and holds it at tension 
continually, Is the moment in the Frochard 
garret, when Louise, the blind girl, is lying 
on the floor, rats run about near her. To a 
girl in fear of rodents this would have been 
most trying. Miss Southern seemed, as one 
of the rats approached quite close, to grow 
frightened. She scrambled to h<r feet, and 
without losing the character, stood erect. If 
It were fear it was well covered up, and she's 
not to be blamed for It. MIbs Bara had com- 
paratively little to look after. Hor biggest 
scene, and one excellently timed and worked 
up to (whether written the samo way in the 
play) was when Louise, singing on the streets 
while begging, walked beneath Henrietta's 
window, and the girls were calling to each 
after having been separated since reaching 
I'arls. Henrietta was prevented from Joining 
her sister through the police arriving to arrest 
her upon the complaint of the landlady, who 
accused Henrietta of harboring men. The 
nearness of the two sisters and the cruel con- 
tinued separation, caused as It was here, 
brought, a distinct sigh of disappointment from 
the Academy's audience, which displayed its 
Intense Interest Monday afternoon through ap- 
plauding a caption, "uttered," by Pierre as 



ho defended tne girls from his brother, Pierre 
"saying'' that while ho had always thought his 
brother brave because he was big and strong, 
he now knew him for a coward as he fought 
women. Then the brothers had a tumbling 
knife duel, with the stage set for a "picture" 
with the sisters to one side clasped in each 
other's arms, while Mother Frochard also 
watched her sons fight, this scene running into 
the finale after Pierre had done the killing. 
It was a realistic duel or fight, with some 
wrestling tactics introduced to good purpose. 
Many of the scenes were taken in Montreal. 
That city may be Mr. Brenon s idea of Amer- 
ica's Paris, where the locale Is supposed to be, 
but anyway Montreal did its work, One or 
two scenes in a snow storm were pretty in 
effect, and it looked as though either Louise 
or Pierre would be frozen to death, but they 
lived to play to the finish. Philip E. Rosen 
Is announced as the photographer. The pho- 
tography is clear, and many figures brought 
fully out on the sheet without too many close 
up views. Mr. Brenon has a knack of giving 
his story added animation through quick flash- 
es and seems to condense big scenes into a few 
feet, such as the concert hall moments, also 
the reception where an "evening" was held 
down purely to the action of the story. The 
character or colonial costuming of the people 
destroyed some of the personalities, to quite an 
extent, but the powdered wig style of hair 
dress added a picturesqueness to the feature 
In its entirety. "The Two Orphans" in its 
sadness, and pathetic and sympathetic lean- 
ings la well suited to be among the very few 
standard films produced so far, a picture that 
will have a long life because there is none 
other to be made that will resemble It in any 
way. With the title, the feature looks big 
enough to have stood seven or eight reels for 
a special show and the Fox service Is entitled 
to acknowledgment by its exhibitors for not 
attempting to "hold out," but playing it upon 
the regular service program for the opening 
of the season. Sime. 

"TRILBY." 

Trilby Clara Kimball Young 

Svengall Wilton Lackaye 

Gecko Paul McAllister 

Little Billy Chester Barnett 

There are a number of faulta to be found 
with the five-reel screen adaptation of the fa- 
mous DuMaurler novel "Trilby." It is not an 
adaptation of the play, following more closely 
the story aa laid out in the book. For in- 
stance, in showing Little Blllee, Taffy and the 
Laird walking through a street in the Latin 
quartler of Paris, they passed an English 
"bobby" or policeman. Then again in scene 
showing the lobby of the opera house where 
Trilby sings for the last time, the camera 
has caught a studio wall. Once more, some 
of the titles were hard to read. One expected 
much more of Wilton Lackaye, . who gave a 
most intelligent and not exaggerated concep- 
tion of Svengall; but this was a distinct dis- 
appointment. He might have disregarded a 
modicum of consistency and contributed a bit 
of sensationalism. Clara Kimball Young aa 
Trilby, the "wise" folks agreed gave a most 
convincing characterisation. Chester Barnett 
was excellent as Little Blllee, Paul McAllister 
was first rate as Gecko and Taffy and the 
Laird were played by two un programed act- 
ors who should have been given credit on tne 
program for their parts. There were several 
"big" scenes intelligently directed and the 
photography throughout was fins. One might 
continue indefinitely recounting the pros and 
cons of this feature, saying a lot which meant 
little -or nothing. The one thing that counts 
and means anything is that, taking it as a 
whole, the picture is a good one and worthy 
of being played in the best picture bouses 
throughout the world. Nothing else matters. 

Jolo. 



THE MAN WITH THE IRON HEART' 

A Sellg three-reeler carrying a conventional 
Capital vs. Labor story. The only points worth 
mentioning are the scenario was written by 
Henry KoTker (presumably the playing star), 
an excellent mob fight scene between the strik- 
ers and "scabs," Mr. Kolker's Idea of "Con- 
science," and a very poor wig with a much 
poorer mask. Al. Fllson is featured in the 
film, Al Fllson of Fllson and Enroll, the first 
and among the best sketch teams ever in 
modern day "vaudeville." Mr. Fllson is the 
hard-hearted task master, president of the 
National Supply Manufacturing Co., and what 
Hugo Morris would call a "stony-hearted 
jailer." The boss carried a perpetual grouch. 
He fired one Boyd for being ten minutes late 
to work. Boyd bad to look after a sick wife. 
It delayed him, but the hose d'.ln't find that 
out until after he had been shot by a striker 
wearing a bum beard, and had a hard fight 
with "Death" on the bed and in the parlor. 
"Death" wore an awful mask, a fit running 
mate to the boss's wife's terrible white wig. 
"Conscience," according to Mr. Kolker, Is a 
pretty girl with flowing hair. Although It is 
said every one has a conscience, every one 
hasn't a conscience like this "Conscience." 
It they had — "Conscience" continually plagued 
the boss. While recovering from the wound 
caused by the striker's bullet, "Conscience" 
worked around him .overtime, In double ex- 
posures mostly, until the boss granted all the 
demands of his employes, restored Boyd to 
bis job at twice the former salary* sent for 
bis wife, kissed her when she arrived, as the 
last view faded away for another that said the 
National Board had passed the picture. No 
reason why It should not, as there's no offi- 
cial objection to amateur disguises. But "The 
Man With the Iron Heart" means nothing 
among films, It's just a picture, made passable 
by Mr. Kllson's stony-heartedness and good 
playing, but in playing he was always that — 
good. Sime. 



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FILM REVIEWS 



THE IMPOSTOR. 

The release of this Wm. A. Brady (World) 
feature (adapted from Uie Douglas Murray 
play of the same title) records the screen 
debut of Jose Collins sb a social outcast, 
playing opposite Alex B. Francis, who doubles 
In the characters of Sir Anthony Oregson 
Bert and his twin brother, "Blink." It's s 
dramatic affair dealing with the life and 
death of 8lr Anthony, later Impersonated by 
his twin who proceeds to right the wrongs 
perpetrated by the dead man during his 
business career. Sir Anthony Is a rattier 
narrow-minded human, subject to frequent 
heart attacks, while "Blink" Is s soldier of 
fortune, who knows not the value of mossy, 
but Is possessed of a fine physique and s 
desire to travel. Sir Anthony disinherits his 
only son, and he proceeds to secure a posi- 
tion with his father's barrister, eventually 
marrying the letter's daughter. As s re- 
sult of his strenuous business sctlvlty Sir 
Anthony suffers a heart attack that neces- 
sitates a sen voyage and while anchored In 
an American port, his yacht Is recognised by 
"Blink," who Is associated with the "Tsars?' 
(Jose Collins). Sir Anthony is Invited ashore 
by "Blink" and during his brief visit Is 
stricken with paralysis and lmmedlstely ex- 
piree. "Blink" and "The Tearer" place the 
corpee In an adjoining room and "Blink" 
removes Sir Anthony's clothes, deciding to 
masquerade aa the dead brother and return 
to England to assume control of the estate. 
"Tearer" aecempanlee him aa a trained nuree. 
His first action upon returning la to sottls 
a strike of the factory hands employed by 
Sir Anthony and later he affects a recon- 
ciliation with the dead man'e eon, who, up to 
now, Is unaware of his Identity. Tnere comes 
one Oouger who witnessed the remains of 
Sir Anthony, and thinking it was his de- 
voted friend, "Blink," has Journeyed to Eng- 
land to accuse "Sir Anthony" of the mur- 
der. A hurried explanation and recognition 
takes place, but Is overheard by the son, 
when the entire affair Is explained and the 
quintet. Including the son's wife, decide to 
keep the secret, whereupon "Blink" continues 
to live on as his dead brother, the finale 
suggesting a marriage ceremony between 
"Blink" and the "Tearer." The production 
was directed by Albert Capellanl, who has 
worked In some excellent double exposures In 
the dual role or AnthonT and "Blink," but 
one can find little opportunity for favorable 
comment on the camera •work, for throughout 
the action Is portrayed In a decidedly dark 
background. At one time a splendid night 
view of the sea is shown with the moon's rays 
spread across toe water, but an adjoining 
scene apparently representing the same time 
shows bright daylight, a very notable In- 
consistency. The Interiors were exceptional- 
ly well set and lived up to the financial 
standing of Sir Anthony, nut one oan hardly 
reconcile the lack of light In the majority of 
other soenee. Of course. In many lnstsnces 
the darkness was appropriate, but It hid 
the facial features and details although the 
genral action and story were clearly pic- 
tured. Mr. Francis gave an excellent per- 
formance In both characters, particularly aa 
Sir Anthony, his minutest action carrying 
weight. Miss Collins hsd little opportunity 
to exhibit her screen value In the Impostor, 
for she made a late appearance and 
her role called for meagre dramatic 
work. Aa a feature, barring the faulty pho- 
tography, this production will have little 
trouble In holding up, for Capellanl has di- 
rected the story excellently and managed to 
keep the Interest at a high tension through- 
out, despite the light weight of the -theme 
proper, it easily measures up to the stand- 
ard of the World program. Wynn. 

"INFATUATION." 

Phlllls Ladd Margarita Fischer 

Robert Ladd Joseph E. Singleton 

Cyril Adslr Harry Pollard 

"Infatuation" Is a four-reel Mutual Master- 
picture (American company) adapted from 
the novel of the same title by Lloyd Os- 
bourne. In selecting the cast the director did 
not pick s leading man who looked the part 
and thereby this picture which might have 
been a corking feature, was let down badly. 
The story Is simple enough, a foolish young 
girl, the daughter of a railroad president, 
becoming Infstusted with the leading man 
and star of a 10-20-30 troupe. She elopea 
with him and is disowned by her father. The 
actor Is a hard drinker and Is dismissed from 
the show. He decide* to return to New York 
and try to win back laurels which drink 
csused him to lose. A manager engages him, 
but the underground system of the girl's 
father gets to sll of the managers, and his 
influence Is used to have his son-in-law kept 
out of employment, hoping to eventually break 
him and get him to divorce his daughter. The 
father's scheme fslls and the actor Is at last 
accepted as one of the family. Fred. 

"THE WOMANNEXT DOOR." 

Irene Fen wick Is featured In "The Woman 
Next Door," ticketed as the initial release 
upon the new Klelne-Edlson program. Owen 
Davis, who has repeatedly dipped his pen In 
metier Ink. wrote the scenario. Miss Fenwlck 
plays a young woman who married a rich 
man and learned she did not love him. 8he 
figured In a sensational divorce case when a 
"frameup" brings her husband and detectives 
down upon her In a hotel room. She takes 
up her abode next door to a family known 
as the Orsysons and has a love affair with 
Tom Grayson, a mining engineer, who finally 
straightens everything out satisfactorily and 
becomes engaged to the woman next door. 
Miss Fenwlck makes a charming appearance 
before the camera, but in "The Woman Next 
Door" she was handicapped by a poor part 
and preciously little acting was required of 
her. The scenario flops around and presents 



so many Inconsistencies ; regularity and dra- 
matic tension being conspicuous by their ab- 
sence. Aa shown In an uptown theatre last 
week the picture had sharp dissolutions and 

auick cut-ins on the next scene that spoiled 
le story at these Junctures. Whst sppesred 
as a grotesque state of afflrs waa the telling 
of her past life by Jenny Oay (Miss Fenwlck), 
re-enacted In camera form so the audience 
could tell precisely what had gone before and 
while she waa pouring out this narrative jn 
a bench as Tom Grayson (Ben L. Taggart) 
listened, Tom's father waa doing a lot of trip- 
hammer work that for results hsd a vacuum 
cleaner beaten. Aa Jenny 'a story unfolds 
Itself Judge Orayson listens to Jack Lake's 
bunk mining scheme proposition, buys 
a worthless bond and then sends for the po- 
lice to take Lake Into custody. In fact Gray- 
son, 8r., doesn't move out of his drawing 
room for hours at a stretch, according to 
one's deduction, but Just the same he tightens 
the screws on Lake's undoing. Lake, It ap- 
pears, waa the man responsible for the hotel 
"frameup" and the Kleins directors hsve Miss 
Jenny tell Lake to come back that night for 
his answer. He bobs up without any hat and 
It seemed In nearly every scene he moved 
shout aa If afraid of his shadow. As Tom 
was the Intercollegiate heavyweight champ, his 
dad suggested he get Lake In a room and, 
after beating him, force him to confess he 
wss the one who did the dirty work. With the 
aid of the picture director all this worked 
out, but in the camera presentment it loomed 
up decidedly tame and amateurish. Just why 
s college champ or a pug with the glgantlo 
frame of Taggert'a should resort to auch 
tactics isn't known, but none of his ring 
greatness shows up at any angle. Miss Gay's 
husband tried to humiliate her still further by 
acquiring a Jag and showing his superiority 
as the hesd of the house when she left him. 
Then followed the hotel episode and that 
forced Miss Jenny to move next door to the 
Graysons. As a feature "Tne Woman Next 
Door" shoots wide of the mark. Miss Fen- 
wick's lack of something to do to keep up 
the Interest reducee her average. It did not 
appear aa though Miss Fenwlck waa to blame 
as the scenario was too thin. Mark. . . 



"BUSINESS IS BUSINESS." 

Nat Goodwin is featured in thla six-part 
screen production of the Octave Mirabeau 
story* reconstructed for the film by F. Mc- 
Graw Willis. Notwithstanding Mr. Goodwin's 
presence, his clever playing of the leading 
role and the superior atmosphere thst natural- 
ly results from his presence In the cast, 
"Business Is Business," makes a fine piece 
of property for any exhibitor, for it carries 
an Intensely dramatic story with a resound- 
ing "kick" at the finale, bound to please the 
moet hardened auditor. The inevitable moral 
Is there also, for the story shows the pos- 
sibilities and results of s home neglected for 
business. Goodwin hss a mean role, one devoid 
of sympathy, but his acting, facial expressions 
and pantomimic •.ellvery of his innermost 
thoughts are so clearly portrayed ho monop- 
olises sll sttentlon and makes the lighter roles 
look like the work of supernumeraries. The 
theme deals with the Joys and sorrows of 
a wealthy Frenchman who haa risen from the 
ranks of peasantry to a position where he 
is looked upon ss a king of finance. His wife 
and daughter share his luxuries, but the 
taint of hereditary peasantry Is so deeply 
imbedded In them, they cannot accustom 
themselves to their new life. The daughter 
Is In love with her father's gardener, the 
affair carrying the mother's sanction, but 
wealthy Isadora Lechat (Mr. Goodwin) haa 
planned for a family connection with a neigh- 
boring nobleman's son. During the action 
of the three-ply love affair (for Lechat him- 
self haa tasted of the fruits of Parle and 
haa become Infatuated with one Celeate, a 
woman of the world). Lechat succeeds In 
breaking the Vlcomte de la Fountenelle ( Well- 
ington Playter) and establishing him among 
the servants of his home, appointing the 
Vlcomte aa his steward. It Is one of his 
ambition to have nobility at hia feet Later 
on, two mining operators attempt to swindle 
Lechat out of a fortune by aelllng him a 
mine within the military lines, making It 
Impossible for him to operate the property, 
but Lechat, with all eyes to business, se- 
cures the government sanction to work 
the mine and closes the deal as his son lies 
deed In an adjoining room. Celeste visits him 
st a psychological moment, as he Is denounc- 
ing his own daughter for destroying his 
home (her love affair with the gardener hav- 
ing progressed unusually well without the 
formality of a marriage ceremony) and In 
a short scuffle, Celeste Is shot dead. With 
his mistress dead at his feet, his son, a 
corpse as the result of an auto accident, and 
his daughter, wife and home practically dis- 
graced, Lechat retires to bis library and 
calmly expires, apparently from a broken 
heart. The scenes are decidedly well select- 
ed, the Interiors, Including some of the finest 
on record. Mile. Marguerite, aa Lechat's 
daughter, gave a clever "reading" of an Im- 
portant part, and Maude George, as the moth- 
er, was convincing In her peasant role. 
Gretchen Lederer, as Celeste, made a charm- 
ing Parlslenne damsel, while Playter carried 
all the essentials of an aristocrat. But Nat 
Goodwin is the whole affair, bearing some 
excellent direction, credited to Otis Turner. 
If the Universal continues to release such 
high-class features aa Its last few produc- 
tions, the U will Jump to the front, for 
Its staff has the right Idea In dramatic photo- 
plays and with Its standard cast of players, 
the accompanying scenic necessities and the 
right scenarios, the U needs nothing but 
an exhibition parlor and an audience. "Busi- 
ness Is Business" makes a great feature for 
the best houses — and then Nat Goodwin is 
somewhat of an attraction. Wynn. 



"TAM V SHANTER." 

Tarn O'Shanter Murdock MacQuarrle 

Mrs. Tam Evelyn Thatcher 

Tarn's Daughter Marjorle Beardaley 

Jock Arthur Moon 

Sauter Johnnie William White 

The significance of this U three reeler, evi- 
dently taken at Universal City, Is that it opens 
a new field for scenario writers snd adaptors. 
"Tam O a 8hanter" la one of the poems writ- 
ten by the Immortal Scot, Bobby Burns. It is 
known the world over and will be enjoyed In 
Its film form aa pictured by this company. 
Dr. C. W. Bachman adapted It. The picture 
version la delightfully pleasing snd keeps 
one's thought centred continually. The story 
of the old reprobate, Tam, who would sacri- 
fice his daughter for a bar bill, la told In a 
manner acceptable to any audience. At times 
there la pathos but humor holda up the picture. 
Tam and his family of wife and daughter are 
happy. Wlfey keepa close watch of her lit- 
tle brood although her husband continually 
leavea the straight and narrow. Hia meetings 
with his pels snd the many rounds of musty 
ale at the village inn are realistically pic- 
tured. 

The reformation of old Tam and the Joyous 
life looked forward to by his little daughter 
with her blacksmith husband bring it to a 

Slendld close. Most of the credit goes to 
urdock MacQuarrle, who directed and played 
Tam. He takes readily to the character, 
making the role of the Jovial old Scotchman 
a memorable one. Evelyn Thatcher aa the 
good wife with ever ready club to whack her 
husband Is well casted, with MaJorle Beards- 
ley aa the daughter, and Arthur Moon aa Jock 
playing nicely aa well. The production Is 
not costly. The two msin interiors are the 
room in Tarn's house snd the Inn. Several ex- 
teriors were used with numerous supers. From 
Burns' works undoubtedly there will be other 
bits thst may be aa well fitted to the screen. 



"THE WAT BACK." 

While the story of this Edison four- reeler 
Is cleverly moulded together with plenty of 
Interest contained, It leana somewhat toward 
lawlessness In s fashion that would give 
Joy to some of our scrupulous censors, for 
It sneers st the Isw snd desls with crime 
as a successful venture. Miriam Nesbltt is 
the principal player, aa an heiress shamefully 
trimmed of her inheritance by a cunning and 
heartless attorney. She auctions personal be- 
longings to satisfy some accumulated debts 
and looks for work. This proves to be a dis- 
heartening pastime and she finally locates In 
a boarding house wherein a gambler la the 
star boarder. Weak from exertion and 
hunger, she suffers s breakdown In health, 
and the gambler appoints himself ner sole 
guardian, treating her aa best he can, but 
withal in a gentlemanly fashion. Comes 
there a day when he is taking a '*run-out 
powder" on a aquad of city police, after 
accepting hia share of a recent robbery and 
after being traced to hia boarding house, 
with Utile chance of escape, he Induces Msrv 
Wilson (Miss Nesbltt) to walk out with the 
booty In order to evade the searching party 
himself. Mary does well, pawning the Jew- 
elry at a nearby ahop, and upon her re- 
turn accepts the gambler's proffered proposi- 
tion to become s decoy for the gambling 
house, the new position offering untold 
wealth. She soon after runs across the son 
of the lawyer who had atolen her fortune. 
Here Mary realizes sn opportunity for re- 
venge and after Introducing the youngster 
Into the house of chsnee, induces him to 
do some double figuring on his books. In 
a short time the lad waa $30,000 to the bad 
and then the firm woke up. The boy's father 
(the lawyer) la notified, also the police. Mary 
suggests a trip to Europe and the couple 
Journey to a boat, but Mary, with no Idea 
of sailing, leavea the boat, promising the boy 
to return. He becomes auspicious, however, 
snd follows her. The father learns of the 
woman In the case and visits her apart- 
ment, but before hia arrival, Mary, who feels 
she haa been fully revenged, pays back the 
thirty thou, having become pretty well to 
do through the decoy work, and vindicates 
the youngster. The latter Is fully acquaint- 
ed with the circumstances that led up to his 
experiences, snd, being s nice young chap, 
forces his father to make good on the money 



he copped from the heireas. The love affair 
ends with the finale when Mary and the good 
hearted gambler become engaged and promise 
to trsvel the straight road together. The 
direction la auperb throughout with a cast of 
appropriate types. Tne scenes ere of the 
average with no effort Indicated to surpass 
that. An improvement could have been made 
in the attorney'a quarters and home, but they 
paas Inspection as they stand. Mlsa Nesbltt 
held her role up to expectation. The scenario 
la based on s single Incident with no extra 
complications and the mere fact that the 
experiences of Mary Wilson hold attention 
through a four-reel period reflects consid- 
erable credit on the director who shifted 
scenes and kept the action moving with un- 
usual agility. "The Way Back" may And 
some difficulty in passing a few of our high 
brow" censor tests, but where it will find 
exhibition opportunities, It will satisfy. 

Wynn. 

NEW INCORPORATIONS. 

Ragged MesjacagTer Co. $5,000. Theat- 
rical. Morris Schneider, Alfred J. Wolff, 
Abner B. Stupfel, New York. 

Plaraarapa Co. 119,000. Pictures. Rob- 
ert 8. Kearney. Alfred Ely. Jr., Charles 
W. Allen, Stamford. Conn. 

Big Three Asnaaeaacat Corporation. 
HOOiOOO. Charles A. Qoldreyer. Maurice 
L. Flelschman, Max J. Kramer. Queens, 

N Y 

Aalsaated Target Co. 9100,000. Motion 
Picture Devices. Joseph T. Pousson, Jes- 
sie Bolton, William A, Walling. New 

York. 

Broadway Arena Corporation. $5,000. 
Amusements. Charles S. Bloch, Joseph 
and Harry Sartoris. New York. 



BILLS NEXT WEEK. 

(Continued from page 16.) 



Virginia, fiUasu 

ROYAL (wva) 
Otto ft Olivia 
2d half 
McLynn ft Sutton 

KEITH'S (ubo) 
Blnna ft Bert 
Lightner ft Alexandria 
C Monroe Co 
May Melville 
"Ships In Night" 
O Hoffman Co 
Watervar?* Oaaa. 

POLI'S (ubo) 
Eckoff ft Gordon 
Bert Frank Co 
Stuart ft Stuart 
Will Oakland Co 
(Two to fill) 

2d half 
Malcom 

Boyle ft Patsy 
Billy Saxton Co 
Rose ft Moon 
Hunting ft Francis 
"Minature Revue" 



MAJESTIC (wva) 
Lohse ft Sterling 
Julia Curtis 
Geo Damarel Co 
Dolly ft Mack 
Gordon A Rica 
2d half 
Visions D'Art 
Herbert ft Dennis 
Dena Cooper Co 
Clarke ft Verdi 
6 Waterlllles 
WUkea Bar**, Pa. 

POLI'S (ubo) 
The Balklns 
"Autumn Ball" 
Ed Morton 
Sablna ft Bronner 
Crawford A Broderlck 
Sylvia Loyal ft Pard 

2d half 
Zylo Maids 
Marguerite Farrell 
Orth ft Dooley 
Moratl Opera Co 
Hlcksvllle's Mlas 
Max's Circus 



ORPHlRjS 
Nellie V Nichols 
Brown ft Spencer 
Harry Beresford Co 
Hooper ft Cook 
Brooks ft Bowen 
Dudley 3 

STRAND (wva) 
Regal ft Bender 
Mme Rlalto Co 
Ted ft Uno Bradley 
Corrlgan ft Vivian 

PANT AGES (m) 
Bothwell Browne Co 
Three Chuma 
Joe Whitehead 
Frances Dyer 
Swain Oatman 8 



Worcester, Mi 

POLI'S (ubo) 
3 Martina 
Eugene LeBlank 
Towlln Bros ft Keys 
Hal Stevens Co 
Francis ft Jones 
Pauline 
(Two to fill) 

2d half 
Melville ft Thatcher 
Stuart ft Stuart 
Haley Bisters 
Bessie Remple Co 
Tom Mahoney 
"Jappy Land" 
(One to fill) 

PLAZA (ubo) 
MUlcent Doris 
Rucker ft Winifred 
Sllverton ft Girls 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Sylvester ft Vance 
Monti 8 
(Two to fill) 

Ycwagrstewa, O. 

HIP (ubo) 
Cole ft Denehy 
Kenny, Nobody ft P 
r> Annapolis Boys 
Hugh Herbert 
Gallagher ft Martin 
Morris Cronln Co 
Moore, Gardner ft R 
3 Emersons 



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Hazel Rice was selected to play the title 
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"Star and Garter Burlesque" show for this 
season. 



Delmar and Light, who were down for a 
route over the Western Vaudeville Manager's 
Association, lost It after their first showing. 

Will Douglas has been appointed a seat 
on the board of directors of the Fuller Aus- 
tralasian Vaudeville Circuit. 



Mrs. Pearl Marx, said to be a vaudeville 
singer, was injured In an automobile accident 
last week. Dr. Frank Joyce who drove the 
car st the time was killed. 



"A Royal Gentleman," a production sent 
out to tour Wisconsin oy Guy Kaufman a 
few weeks ago, returned to town last week. 

James Leonard has leased his old vaude- 
ville act "When Caeser Sees Her," to the 



Charles Z. Schaefer, at present manager of 
the Columbia theatre (vaudeville) here, will 
manage the Orpheum, Madison, Wis., this 
season. 



The Grand, Kewanee, which the Thlelan 
office supplies with vaudeville shows for Sun- 
days, will not open for a few weeks through 
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Brown 'o Band, whose walling notes can be 
heard at the Lamb o Cafe, has arranged to 
plsy for danolng at Madison Square Garden 
In New York. 



The ante, Appleton, Wis., may bo supplied 
Hoon by the Association. The house has been 
playing featdre pictures. 

The Lakeside theatre opened Saturday. The 
new picture house Is on Sheridan road, near 
Lakeside avenue, is aald to hare cost $150,000, 
and will seat oTer a thousand people. 

Kerry Meagher, who lately returned from 
his vacation, has taken the office formerly 
occupied by Walter Downey on the booking 
floor of the Association. Downey was given 
a floor desk. 



Professor Armond, who produced "The Fell 
of Antwerp," will ask an Injunction against 
the management of the Pittsburgh Exposi- 
tion for alleged pirating of his production 
which played all this summer at "White 
City" here. Armond claims that after nego- 
tiations with representatives for the Pitts- 
burgh Exposition the show was placed there 
after ' a copy of It had been made. The 
Pittsburgh Exposition Is on now. 



Walter Perclval and Co. will be given some 
time around here In spite of a cancellation 
which happened two weeks ago. Perclval 
showed the act a second time. He Is at 
present playing the Butterfleld Circuit. 

There has been whispers around this week 
of a new theatre to be built in Muskegan, 
Mich. The new one Is going to be open for 
vaudeville before the end of the present 
season. It is said. The United Booking Of- 
fices In Chicago is now booking a theatre 
In this city. 



A rumor this week said the Orpheum, Sioux 
Falls, was about to drop out of the Associa- 
tion. It was also said Tom Carmody, the 
booking manager of the Association, left for 
Sioux Falls late Monday to fix up whatever 
difficulty that might have arisen between the 
Solari Brothers, who control the house and 
the Association. 



If Governor Dunne takes the threatened 
action In regards to the hoof and mouth dis- 
ease It Is going to be most inconvenient for 
animal acts. Already there is a movement 
on foot to stop cattle from being sent '.o 
fairs this soason In this state. If Illinois 
becomes a restricted area no animal act can 
leave here after they once get within th9 
State limits. 



One of the telegraph companies got an act 
In wrong this week. The act pleaded sick to 
the Affiliated Booking Co. and at the same 
time sent a wire to the Western Vaudeville 
Managers' Association, acoepting a week. It 
works out that the Affiliated had the act 
booked in an opposition town. The wire that 
was sent to the Association reached the Affili- 
ated office by mistake. The Affiliated then 
threatened suit against the act and it had 
to play the opposition week. 

BLACKSTONE (Edwin Wappler, mgr.). — 
"Pollyanna" (second week). Business good. 

COHAN'S GRAND (Harry Ridings, mgr.).— 
"It Pays to Advertise" (second week). Flat- 
tering notices. Four months run assured. 

COLONIAL (George Bowles, mgr.).— "The 
Birth of a Nation" film (third week). Ex- 
ceptional business. 

COLUMBIA (Wm. Roche, mgr.).— "Follies 
of the Day." 

CORT (U. J. Hermann, mgr.).— "The Lie" 
with Margaret Illlngton (fifth week). Still 
going well. 

CROWN (Edward Rowland, mgr.).— "The 
Littlest Rebel." 

FINE ARTS (Albert Perry, mgr.).— Pic- 
tures. 

GAIETY (R. C. Schoenecker, mgr.). — Bur- 
lesque. 

OARRICK (John J. Garrlty, mgr.).— "The 
Only Girl" (second week). Big business. 
Sure fire success. 

HAYMARKET (Art H. Moeller, mgr.).— 
Burlesque. 

ILLINOIS (Augustus Pltou, mgr.).— "Watch 
Your Step." Opened Saturday. 

LA SALLE (Harry Earl, mgr.).— "Molly 
and I" with Ltna Abarbanell (second week). 
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NATIONAL (John Barrett, mgr.).— What 
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OLYMPIC 'George L. Warren, mgr.).— 
"Kick In" with Richard Bennett (fourth 
week). Still holds interest, business good. 

ORCHESTRA HALL (Strand Theatre Co., 
mgr. ) . — Plcturea. 

POWERS (Harry Power*, mgr.).— "He 
Comes Up Smiling" with Bernard Granville. 
Opening ihursday. 

PRINCESS (Sam P. Gerson, mgr.). — "The 
Ragged Mesenger" with Walker Whiteside. 
Opened Sunday. 

STAR A QAR.-R (Chas. Walters, mgr.). — 
Burlesque. 

STUDEBAKER (Alfred Hamburger, mgr.). 
— Pictures. 

VICTORIA (Howard Brolaskl, mgr.).— 
"The Sunnyside of Broadway" with Max 
Bloom. 

ZIEOFIELD (Alfred Hamburger, mgr.).— 
Pictures. 

MAJESTIC (Fred Eberts, mgr.; agt., 
Orpheum). — The big holiday crowd were seat- 
ed before the first act appeared at the Mon- 
day matinee. Caroline White Is the headllner 
and surrounded by a corking good bill. Miss 
White scored with a short routine In which 
she does not appear to extend herself to any 
extent. Sherman, Van and Hyman were next 
to closing, following the headllner. This 
looked like a tough spot for the boys, but 
they were an easy hit. The ancient "under- 
wear" and "sheet" gags, though big laugns, 
should be replaced by something newer. 
Frank Fogarty In "No. 6" was a laughing 
success and provided good entertainment to 
big applause. Bessie De Vole and Guy Liv- 
ingston in mixed dances opened the show. 
Some of the dances were good and some not 
so good. Mabelle Lewis and Paul McCarthy 
were next. The excellent appearance of this 
couple combined with a neat offering of songs 
and talk made them very well liked. Claud 
and Fanny Usher followed with their skit, 
"The Straight Path," the bright dialog in the 
early part getting laughs throughout, and 
they made a fine impression which got them 
several curtain calls. The Bison City Four 
got laughs right from the start. The Can- 
slnos, dancers, show considerable speed. Their 
"whirlwind trot" at the finish put them over. 
Page. Hack and Mack accomplished the un- 
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position. Their hand balancing and other dar- 
ing equllibristlc feats with their style of In- 
troducing them makes it a strong closing act. 

PALACE ( Harry Singer, mgr. ; agt.. 
Orpheum).— Labor Day night. At seven 
o'clock the S. R. O. sign was out. The show 
given for vaudeville's start this season at th« 
Palace was uandy for big attractions. It 
seemed a bit too heavy but ran smoothly. 
Bessie Clayton has a new band, and these 
boys alone could easily be a big vaudeville 
act all by themselves. They play all kind* 
of music in a way that is different and at 
all times pleasing. Miss Clayton delighted 
with her dancing. McConnell and Simpson, 
assisted by Laurence Simpson, had the audi- 
ence screaming and closed a big laughing 
hit. Gertrude Vanderbllt, again in vaudeville, 
with George Moore as a partner, had many 
friends in the house, as she has been appear- 
ing here for some time in "The Lady in Red." 
Miss Vanderbllt ana Mr. Moore are doing a 
vaudeville turn with special songs. Outside 
of the new ones they sing a couple of popular 
songs as we.i. It might have been better if 
the pair had selected popular songs entirely 
as the special ones show no particular merit. 
Miss Vanderbllt and Mr. Moore though have 
ability In every direction and can always be 
depended upon for a pleasing vaudeville act. 
They were accorded a big reception before 
and after the act. Josle Heather, "No. 4," 
was made welcome on her return here, where 
she haB always reigned as sort of a favorite. 
Miss Heather Is doing the name songs she 
used in the east last season and they proved 
valuable. The little singer could make her 
art go much better if finishing with the Scotch 
number, which seems to be the big tblng in 
her act. Harris and Manlon had the difficult 
"No. '2" spot and it rested with them to start 
off the show. This they did with their bright 
patter and good singing. Romalo and De 
Lanoln, acrobatics, opened the show. Bud 
Fisher's reputation beat him here and he was 
immediately popular with the big crowd. The 
cartoonist was "No. 5." Eddie Ross, in black- 
face, next to closing, did remarkably well In 
that position. Palfrey. Hall and Brown closed 
the big show very well. 

McVICKER'S (J. G. Burch, mgr.; agt., 
Loew).— The show at McVleker's suffer* 
mainly through arrangement. The first five 
acts did not show a woman, the first act hav- 
ing three, the second two, the third two, 



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DAILY TELEGRAPH 

" 'A wonder act/ which has 
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the fourth two and the fifth one of the male 
sex only. The sixth act, a sketch team* had 
a woman member. And then came a ma'e 
quartet. The Three Astrellas opened and did 
fairly with acrobatics. Pealson and Qoldle, 
well known here, made more than good. Capt. 
Barnett and Son worked in fine shape, the 
midgets managing to make a big hit so 
early. The Valdos do a cabinet act. They 
use a plant, apparently more Important than 
tbe illusion, for he gets Bcreams of laughter 
throughout. The illusion Is well worked and 
the two men both work It In a smooth man- 
ner. Theodore Tenny Is a ventriloquist, a 
marvel In the voice-throwing line. At pres- 
ent he seems to lack confidence, with a re- 
sult that his stage presence could be Im- 
proved. When sure of himself the vent, 
should get along In higher circles. Mr. and 
Mrs. La Costa play the eastern sketch, The 
Tamer," and It immediately found favor. The 
Big Four, who have been playing around here 
for some weeks, made good with their fine 
singing. "Colonial Days," a big musical act, 
is playing quite a quick return at this house . 
and was warmly welcomed. BUUe Seaton, 
sir King four songs, finished strongly. 

GREAT NORTiiERN HIPPODROME (A. H. 
Talbot, mgr. ; agt., W. V. M. A.). — The Labor 
•Day first showing of the day shift of acts 
at the Hippodrome proved to be a varied and 
Interesting affair. The house was filled at 
noon with the usual crowd waiting at the 
doors to gain admission. It was a show where 
the biggest hits of the bill would be hard to 
pick, though the Herbert Jermon Trio and 
Chevalier De Loris both registering good sized 
ones. The rest of the bill also came In for 
applause. Tbe show started off with O'Brien, 
Dennet and Murphy, a piano and singing turn 
with a couple of dancing numbers. A young 
fellow plays the piano while another and a 
girl sing and dance. They have a nice way 
of singing, the girl helping along with good 
looks. The dancing could be left undone as 
it does not show up well. Neal Abel does a 
slrgle that Is somewhat different from the 
usual. Outside of using Bert Williams' man- 
nerisms In places his style is distinctly origi- 
nal. Abel is a dandy single for pop houses. 
The Herbert Jermon Trio make the trampo- 
line and bar useful for a vaudeville act. Two 
of the men are "straight" and perform some 
remarkable tricks, while the comedian does 
things that haven't been seen before on the 
trampoline. The act was a comedy hit be- 
sides getting over big with the tricks. Pll- 
cer and Douglas, whose billing makes them 
some relation or other to Harry Pllcer and 
Gaby Deslys, would probably be better off if 
they did not try to Imitate that couple. Out- 
side of the girl wearing some very flashy cos- 
tumes the act compares with the usual "pop" 
house double turn. This flash, however, is 
liable to land them a route around here. 
"Prince Charles," the monk, was In rare 
comedy form and got laughs all by himself. 
It seems a treat nowadays to see a monk 
that does not go to bed. "Charles" has 
bicycle riding which Is quite enough. Gard- 
ner and Revere were on next to closing with 
their comedy and music. The funny work 
of the man stands out well and the act did 
fine. Chevalier De Loris in his novel shoot- 
ing turn got away big in closing position. 
De Loris should make a good attraction out 
this way. 

AMERICAN (Finn A Helman, mgr.; agt., 
W. V. M. A.). — The Labor Day matinee was 
well patronized. Five acts on tbe bill all 
received honors. Fields and Co. (Al Flel Is 
with a new partner) had the hansom cab 
skit. With some old quips and some new 
rnes at the finish Fields was a big scream. 
Dorothy Brenner, now with Eddie Allen as 
an assistant, became popular a second after 
she reached the stage. Miss Brenner Is stilt 
playing the candy booth act and It looks 
just as good as ever. Allen Is a young fellow 
who besides handling himself well sing* 
ballads with a corking voice. The Three 
Lyres were No. 2 and cleaned un. Follow- 
ing a travel picture Klnzo opened the show. 
This is a Jap luggler who works fast and 
passes nicely. The Six Water Lilies closed 
the vaudeville portion. It's a big-looking 
act for pop houses. 



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ORPHEUM.— Mrs. Leslie Carter and Co. 
held over, in "Zaza," applause at finish ; Salon 
Singers, closing position, encored ; "Tango 
Shoes," funny dancing ; Rives and Ben Har- 
rison, good — some material risque ; Harry and 
Eva Puck (holdover), popular: Willie Solar 
(holdover), again applause hit of the bill, 
his work scoring all the way ; Eva Shirley 
(holdover), opened successfully; Charles E. 
Evans and Co., laughter. 

EMPRESS.— Yuma, successful In closing 
spot; "Too Many Burglars." acceptable; 
Hager and Goodwin, very good ; Weden and 
Gearln, pleasing ; Kerr am! Burton, well used ; 
Nolan and Nolan, exceptionally good; Dick 
and Margie Carvllle, satisfactory. 

CORT (Homer F. Curran, mgr.).— "New 
Henrietta" (first wrrk). 

COLUMBIA (Ootfloh. Marx ft Co., mgrs.).— 
"Potash ft Perlmutter" (second week). 

ALCAZAR (PHasro & Mayor, mgrs.).— 
Lytell-Vauathan Players. 

WIGWAM 'Jos. F. Bauer, mgr.).— Del. S. 
Lawrence Dramatic Players^ 

PRINCESS (Bert Levepr .esses and mgr.; 
agt.. Levpv ) . — Vaudevllb . 

HIPPODROME (Wm. Ely, mgr. ; agt., W. 
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Strand Theatre Building, 47th Street and Broadway, New York 

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MAX WINSLOW, Professional Department 



BOSTON 

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Grover Schepp Is recovering from a com- 
plication of diseases. 



Bert Levey Is preparing to go to New 
York this month. 



things theatrically are decidedly slow out 
here despite the regular season is but a little 
ways off. 



At the conclusion of the "Potash-Perlmut- 
ter" engagement at the Columbia, Margaret 
Anglln will open there In "Beverly's Balance." 

The American theatre will open Sept. 15 
under the management of C. S. Rogers. It 
Is said the policy will be feature films at 
10 cents admission. 



It Is reported a large number of the local 
stage hands are out of employment which 
might be Interpreted as an Indication that 




Wanted 



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tractive proposition to 
submit to those wishing 
to be VARIETY corre- 
spondents. 

It will not interfere with 
other pursuits, and may 
be developed into a per- 
manent income by active 
people. 

Newspapermen should 
be particularly inter- 
ested in it. 

Address applications to 

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The Dillon a King Musical Comedy Co. 
leaves the Republic theatre Sept. 11 and on 
the following day the house will be gov- 
erned by a new "tab" policy. Abram-Johns 
and company of 20 will present tab drama, 
condensed grand opera and tab musical com- 
edy. 



What Impressed showmen as the big nov- 
elty of the recent Chinatown Carnival was 
the fact that all amusements and shows used 
Chinese spielers to make the opening and 
do the grinding. The Chinese barkers did 
surprisingly well, considering they were 
novices. 



Saturday, Sept. 4, the Lyric theatre— for- 
merly the old Chutes theatre — located at the 
corner of Eddy and Fillmore streets, opened 
with a six-act bill and a film under the 
management of Charles Cole, previously man- 
ager of Pantages local house. The Lyric Is 
charging 15 cents nights and 10 cents mati- 
nees, with the shows furnished by the W. 
S. V. A. 



Hermann and Shirley opened at the local 
Hip for a week Immediately upon returning 
from Australia. The team made such a hit 
they were brought back to finish the last four 
days of the following week, and despite hav- 
ing played there the full week before they 
again scored the hit of the bill. 



It Is reported a playhouse located In Mon- 
t eel to, a small town adjacent to Santa Bar- 
bara, Cal., opened Thursday evening, Sept. 
2. While the reports are vague concerning 
the new playhouse from what can be learned 
It looks as though the little theatre was 
erected for society shows and built from funds 
donated by the smart set In that part of 
the state. 



Thursday afternoon. Sept 2, Silvio Pettl- 
rossl, the Paraguayan blrdman who was an 
applicant to succeed Art Smith as Expo avia- 
tor, lost control of his machine while mak- 
ing an exhibition flight and dropped a thou- 
sand feet Into the nay, but escaped death. 
Not long ago Nlles, who secured the appoint- 
ment of Expo blrdman, likewise fell Into the 
bay while making a flight and narrowly es- 
caped death. 



ATLANTA. 

FORSYTH (Geo. Hickman, mgr. ; agt., 
IT. B. O.).— Helen Leach Wallln Trio, pleased; 
Abbott and White, good ; Russell and Cal- 
houn, applause ; Johnny Ford, big ; Nlgbt 
With the Poets." good; Marie Fltzglbbon, 
hit ; Billy Bouncer and Co., laughs. Busi- 
ness very good. 

BIJOU (Henry Deglve, mgr.). — Opened with 
melodramatic stock. Jewel Kelly Co. Busi- 
ness big. 

GRAND, STRAND, MONTGOMERY, RE- 
GENT. SAVOY, ALAMO. ALPHA and VAU- 
DETTE. — Pictures. Business good. 

BONITA (Geo. Campbell, mgr.; agt., 
Greenwood).— MuBlcal Tabloid policy to stand- 
ing room. 



1ALTIM0RE. 



By FflAlfClft n OTOOLE. 

MARYLAND (Frederick C. Schanberger, 
mgr.). — An unexpected cool wave and a strong 
bill filled this house to capacity Monday 
nfternoon and evening. Mercedes was the 
h«.'ulliner and his act went through splen- 
dl y. Martlnettl and Sylvester open the show 
nni" draw much applause. Charles Olcott, and 
\V Mlssea Leighton and Newton Alexander 
wi ?v the applause hits, the latter act being 
ewnrod to the limit. Mr. Olcott has a clever 
turn, which he puts over nicely. Grace Fisher 




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sings very well. "The Red Fox Trot" Is an 
up-to-the-minute sketch presented by George 
Howell and Players. Hazel Lowry and Ernest 
Wood give a very good exhibition of ball- 
room dancing. Corcoran and Dingle keep the 
audience In laughter during their short stay. 
Russell and Calhoun did nicely. Bankoff and 
Girlie dance well. The bill Is concluded with 
a Pathe Weekly 

GARDEN (George Schneider, mgr.).— A 
strong sketch, the scene of which Is on the 
prairie lands, and which is well acted, car- 
ried off the hit this week at the Garden. The 
act is handled by Minerva Court and fco. 
Jack Polk talked his way Into favor. The 
Piccolo Midgets make a hit with the chil- 
dren. The Reynolds please highly ; Ernest 
and Greenway entertain with a bit of side- 
walk chatter; Fields and Clifford exhibited a 
number of new dances ; Silverose opened the 
show with his shadowgraphs. Two reels of 
pictures are also shown. 

HIPPODROME (H. m. Gurlscb, mgr.).— A 
strong bill opens this house for the season. 
The Hlcksvllle Minstrels headlined and car- 
ried off the hit of the evening ; Roehm's 
Athletic Girls give a fine exhibition of self- 
defense and physical culture ; Louise Norton's 
Monkeys showed remarkable training; the 
Kaufman Sisters, in a novelty number, en- 
tertain ; Hallan and Hayes, sing and dance ; 
Hobson and Hampton, clever. 

VICTORIA (H. G. Keene, mgr.).— "Kid- 
land," a sketch, headlined the bill for the 
first part of the week, presented by Al White 
and Co. His juvenile actors were remarkably 
free from that self-consciousness which mars 
many acts of this kind. Olivette, a woman 
violinist, plays well ; Harman, Zaines and 
Dunn, the Cabaret Trio, very good ; Sprague 
and McNee, skaters, clever; Savoy sings. 
Several reels of pictures are also on the bill. 

NEW THEATRE. — Pictures. 

FORDS OPERA HOUSE (Chas. E. Ford, 
mgr.). — Howe's moving pictures. Next, "The 
Only Girl." 

At the Gayety a voting contest for the most 
popular chorus girl Is being held weekly, a 
ten-dollar gold piece awarded every Friday 
night to the one getting the most votes from 
the audience. A picture of all the girls In 
the chorus Is given the men as they enter 
the house and they are asked to mark the 
best looking or their favorite. The votes are 
counted and on Friday evening the winner is 
announced. 

The Auditorium players under the manage- 
ment of Edward Renton will open up In the 

fill 



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Auditorium next week, playing Clyde Fitch's 
drama, "The Climbers." 



A series of muslcales will be given this sea- 
son at Ford's opera house. They will begin 
on Oct. 7 ; Albert Splandlng will be the first 
of the artists to appear; he will be assisted 
by Mile. Loretta del Valle. Among others 
who are booked for these musicals are Mme. 
Emmy Destlnn, Mme. Ernestine Schumann- 
Helnk and Mary Garden. 

Manager Tunis Dean has announced Sept. 
20 as the opening date for the new Academy 
of Music. 



The Parkway theatre Is rapidly nearly com- 
pletion and is expected to open during the 
second week of October. 

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Billie Burke 
Orrin Johnson 
Mae Marsh 
Willard Mack 
H. B. Warner 
John Emerson 
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Frank Keenan 
Tully Marshall 
Bruce McRae 
Hale Hamilton 
Bessie Barriscale 
Mary Boland 
Sarah Truax 
Joe Weber 



Douglas Fairbanks 
Eddie Foy 
Lillian Gish 
Julia Dean 
Frank Campeau 
Kathryn Kaelred 
Henry Woodruff 
Owen Moore 
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THE 

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SENSATION 




The only original dancer of the Sultan's Harem 

At Keith's Atlantic City Theatre, last Friday mid-night, FATIMA 
gave a performance for the Governor of the State, the Mayor of 
the City, and the Legislators, receiving in return their sincere 
commendation* 

This Week (Sept. 9-12) Keith's Royal 



After playing Australia and Africa for one year, eight weeks at 
Sydney, Mr. Mcintosh personally indorses her as the most suc- 
cessful dancer ever playing his theatres. 



BUFFALO. 



By CLYDE P. RBI. 

TECK (John R. Olshei. mgr.).— "The Law 
of the Land," first time here. Delighted Dig 
audiences first part of week. Should have 
successful road tour with present cast. Next, 
"Hands Up." 

8TAR (P. C. Cornell, mgr.).— Neil O'Brien's 
Minstrels played to good business first half of 
week. Elsie Janis scores great hit in her 
new vehicle, "Miss Information." Good va- 
riety displaying Miss Janis at her best In six 



Fields, Winehill and Green, feature; movies 
close two hour performance. Business good. 

GAYETY (Charles T. Taylor, mgr.).— 
"Smiling Beauties" play throughout week to 
capacity. Next, "Stone and Pillard." 

ACADEMY (Jules Michaels, mgr.). — Musi- 
cal comedy offering, "The Girl from Paris," 
draws well. Billy West and Co., in "Is He 
Charlie Chaplin," a big success. Pictures 
close. Capacity business three times daily. 

FAMILY (Paul Fennevessy, mgr.). — Gus 
Arnold and Co. remain and appear with suc- 
cess in new playlet entitled "The Girl of His 
Dreams." Pictures also. Business but fair. 

LYRIC (H. B. Franklin, mgr.).— Opening 



Summer parks and lake resorts are planning 
on closing for the season within the next two 
weeks. 



Keith's starts next Sunday and the Empress 
the 19th. 



Many Buffalontans attended the Exposition 
at Rochester during the week. 



CINCINNATI. 



Manager Fish, of the New Empress, be- 
lieves his house is destined for great busi- 
ness. The passing of the Walnut leaves the 
Empress the only popular-priced theater in 
town. The Empress will charge 10, 20 and 
80 cents as of yore. 



Co- 



By HARRY V. MARTIN. 

OLYMPIC (Harry Hart, mgr.; agt., 
lumbla). — "The Americans." 

PEOPLE'S (Frank Shafer. mgr.; repertoire 
burlesque). — "Uncle Sam's Belles." 



DETROIT. 



: 



■7 JACOB SMITH. 

(503 Free Press Building.) 
TEMPLE (C. G. Williams, mgr.; U. B. 




different characterizations. Should be a big 
success wherever presented. 

SHEA'S (Henry J. Carr, mgr.).— Eva Tan- 
guay, first time here, in a number of seasons, 
headlines with tremendous success. Big box 
office attraction. John E. Hazzard, good ; E. 
F. Hawley and Co., please ; Wm. Horellk's 
Ensembles, score ; Hayden, Borden and Hay- 
den, entertain ; Dupree and Dupree, novel ; 
Marian Weeks, featured ; Leo Zarell Trio, sen- 
sation ; exceptional good bill, business best In 
months. 

OLYMPIC (Bruce Fowler, mgr.).— Five 
Romeros, headline, success ; Rex Adams and 
Co., appear extra In "The Night Hawks ;" 
Gertrude Manning, pleases ; McFarland and 
Murphy, entertain ; Bombay Docrfoot, great ; 



under what is termed a "three in one policy," 
featuring a musical comedy playlet, three acts 
of vaudeville and closing with movies. Plan 
has made a big hit with Lyric patrons. Busi- 
ness good first half with every indication of 
holding up. Popular prices to prevail, three 
shows dally. 

MAJESTIC (John Laughlln, mgr.).— Her- 
man Tlmberg, in "School Days," is a big hit. 
Supported by well balanced cast. 



Movie theatres, especially those located in 
downtown section, featuring Paramount re- 
leases, report big business. Labor Day was a 
record breaker for the season, being the first 
roal holiday Buffalo has enjoyed throughout 
the summer seasofl. 



LYRIC (Hubert Heuck, mgr.).— Lyman 
Howe's pictures. 

ZOO (W P. Whitlock, mgr.). — Wormwood's 
Monkeys. Esberger's Band. 

CHESTER PARK (I. M. Martin, mgr.).— 
Regular season closed Labor Day. Will be 
oper Sundays until October. 

CONEY ISLAND.— Season closed Labor Day. 

MUSIC HALL (Milton Gasdorfer, mgr. 
pictures). — "The House of a Thousand Can- 
dles," first half; "The Wheels of Justice," 
second half. Mrs. Antoinette Werner West, 
soloist. 



The Grand opens its regular season 26 with 
Elsie Janis, and the Lyric on the 25th with 
Julia Dean in "The Law of the Land." 



Reh. Mon. 10). — Hyams and Mclntyre, re- 
fined entertainers ; Hussey and Boyle, laughs ; I 
Grace Fisher, songs; "Cranberries," good t 
sketch ; Ralph Dunbar, musical novelty ; Brad- ( 
ley and Morris, well liked ; Everest's Circus, * 
pleased ; Ward and Cullen, good. 

MILES (George A. Harrison, mgr.; A. B. C.l 
Reh Mon. 10). — Beatrice MacKenzie, fea- 
tured ; Allman and Nevlns, fair ; Three Amert- 
can Girls, good ; Welsser and Reeser, pleased ; 
Selblni and Co., acrobats. 

ORPHEUM (Tom Ealand, mgr.; agt., 
Loew; Reh. Mon. 10).— Royal Balalaika Or- 1 
chestra, hit; Madeline Harrison, big; Ameri- 
can Comedy Four, popular; Mabel Hamilton,! 
well received ; Richard Walley, clever : I 



CHARLES LOVENBERG presents 

Six American Dancers 

The Original Sextette of Stylish Steppers [Title always used by us] 

Introducing a series of new dances. Repeating our success of former seasons. 

Opened season This Week [Sept. 6] at Keith's Orpheum, Next Week [Sept. 13] Keith's Alhambra 

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A moras and Mulvey, good; Ronalr and Ward, 
good. 

DETROIT (Harry Parent, mgr.).— "Prinee 
or Pllsen," with Jess Dandy. Excellent busl- 
neu. Next week. Elate Janla. 

GARRICK (Richard H. Lawrence, mgr.).— 
"Bird of Paradise." Next week, LouUMsnn. 

OAYETY (John Ward, mgr. ) .—"The Sport- 
ing Widows." 

CADILLAC (Sam Levey, mgr.). — "Whirl of 
Mirth." 

AVENUE (Frank Drew. mgr. ) .—Melodra- 
matic stock. Opening week. 

POLLY (R. A. James, mgr.).— Stock bur- 
Igsquq 

NATIONAL (C. R. Hagedorn, mgr.).— 
Musical comedy stock. Bigger business than 
ever. Parquette seats advanced to 15 cents. 
Four shows dally. Two companies. This will 
make the second season of musical tabloid. 



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MAX WINSLOW, Professional Department 



THE 

10th Anniversary 



dated Amusement Company has been post- 
poned till later In the season. 



The Columbia and Palace are maintaining 
same policies of small time vaudeville; four 
actn and pictures; ten cents. 

Two new large picture houses opened Sat- 
urday night. Sept 4, Strand at Grand River 
and 14th. and the Lakewood at Jefferson and 
Oneida avenues. Both seat about 1,500 people. 

The United Amusement Co. has been incor- 
porated for $75,000. Stockholders: Bert C. 
Whitney, proprietor of Detroit opera house ; 
Sam Levey, of Cadillac theatre ; A. J. Gill- 
Ingham, theatre owner; J. A. Fitzgerald and 
Frank Drew, Avenue theatre. The company 
will handle theatrical enterprises. 

HAWAHAfTlSLAND. 

By B. C. VA UGH All. 

YE LIBERTY.— Feature Film. 
BIJOU (J. H. Magoon. mgr.).— Jane 
O'Roark and Farrell in sketch, "The Law." 
EMPIRE.— 
HAWAII.— 
POPULAR.— Pictures. 
A8HI THEATRE.— (Pictures.) 



Number 






HONOLULU. 



mr m. c. 

The Jane O'Roark-Broderlck-O'Farrell Com- 
pany opened Saturday, Aug. 21, at the 
Bijou for a three weeks' engagement. The 
opening bill was a sketch, "The Law," which 
went well to a packed audience. 

Madame Melba packed the Royal Hawaiian 
opera house for her opening Aug. 21. The 
house was filled, which means 800 people. 
The prices for the Melba season are from 
$1 to $4- 

Frank Moss, student of the renowned pian- 
ist, Harold Bauer, will give a recital at the 
Hawaiian opera house In September. 

The engagement of Raymond Teal Musical 
Comedy Company with the Honolulu Conaoll- 



WILL BE ISSUED IN DECEMBER 



Early applications for space are assured of the 

best positions 



INDIANAPOLIS. 

BY C. J. CALLAHAN. 

8HUBBRT MURAT (Nelson Trowbridge, 
mgr.).— "Maid In America." 

KEITH'S (Ned Hastings, mgr.; agt, U. B. 
O.).— Tom Lewis; Sophie Tucker; Arthui 
Sullivan- John and Mae Burke; McCormack 
and Wallace; Cooper and Smith; Ferry; Pre- 
vost and Brown. 

ENGLISH'S (H. K. Burton, mgr.; agt., 
U. B. O.).— Hippodrome Four, entertaining; 
Burnham and Yant, went big; Joe Kennedy, 
fair ; Adams and Gilbert, very good ; Marimba 
Maniacs, well received; 2d half: Fanton's 
athletes; Sari Sisters; Isetta ; Bogart and 
Nelson; The DeOroffs. 

LYRIC (H. K. Burton, mgr.; agt., U. B. O.). 
— Wm. Morrow and Co. ; Louise DeFoggl ; 
Carpaa Bros.; The Bramlnos ; Murray K. 
Hill; 2d half: Jewel Comedy Trio: Knight 
and Moore; Clinton and Ruthland ; Billy 
Jones; 3 Rlanos. 

FAMILY (agt.. J-L-8).— First half, Gray 
and White ; Ellis and Ellsworth ; Lew Welch ; 
Gordon and Warren. 

OAYETY (C. Cunningham, mgr.; agt.. 
C-T-B-B).— Vaudeville and picturea to very 
good business. 

LYCEUM (Phil Brown, mgr.; agt, Stair 
and Haviland).— "September Morn/ 7 opened 
to big business. 

COLONIAL (Bingham, Cross and Cohen, 
nigra.). — Feature pictures. 

COLUMBIA (Sam Davis, mgr.).— "20th 
Century Maids," opened to big bouse and 
were well received. 

MAJESTIC (O. E. Black, mgr.; agt., Am- 
erican Wheel).— "Monte Carlo Girls" pleased 
a big house on the opening. 

The Lyceum and the Shubert Murat started 
their season this week. 



No change in advertising rates for the special issue 



Keith's big time bills started this week. 
The house has been running 4 acts and pic- 
tures all summer to a good business. 

kansaTcity. 

By R. A. DARROUGH. 

ORPHEUM (Martin Lehman, mgr.),— Hou- 
dlni, Morton and Moore, Tracer and Stone, 
5 Musical Bryons, Julia Curtis, Hartman and 
Varady, Novelty Clintons. Opening week, 
business capacity. 

AUDITORIUM (8. J. Breen).— Stock. 

GARDEN (Dublnaky Bros., mgr.).— Stock. 

GLOBE (Cyrus Jacobs, mgr. ) .—Vaude- 
ville. 

OAYETY (Geo. Gallagher, mgr.). — Manchea- 
ter's Own Co. Burlesque. 

CENTURY (Joe Donegan, mgr.). — Yankee 
Doodle Girls. 

EMPRESS.— Pictures. 

WILLIS WOOD.— Feature pictures. 



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ORPHEUM (Clarence Drown, mgr.; a«t., 
T. B. O.).— Clark and Berkman, very good; 
"The Society Buds," clever dancers; Orches- 
tra Torrcblanca, entertaining; Bernard and 
Phillip, well received ; Gaudsmldta, pleasing ; 
Hall and West, passed nicely ; William Mor- 
ris and Co., fine; Jackson and Wahl. repeated 
Huccessfully ; James Teddy, well liked. 

REPUBLIC (Al. Watson, mgr.; agt, Levey). 
-Three Old Veterans, very good; La Plllrlca 
Co., well received; Cliff and Dee, fair; Fred 
Rogers, mediocre ; Bond and Bond, entertain- 
ing ; Damonte Brothers, pleasing. 

HIPPODROME (Lester Fountain, mgr. 
Western States).— Elsie Schuyler and Co. 
well received ; Maurice Downey and Co.. pleas 
lng; 81 Jenkins, entertaining; Brlssons, fair 
Juggling Mowatts, cleverly done ; Hong Fong 
mediocre ; Broadway Comedy Four, well ap 
plauded. 

MASON.— Mrs. Patrick Campbell In reper 
tolre. 

MOROSCO— "So Long, Letty." 

BURBANK.— "The Yellow Ticket." 

MAJESTIC— "The New Henrietta." 

TENTURY.— Burlesque. 



PROFESSIONAL STARS 

Who Indorse Our Gowns 

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or Stage 



Donald Bowlea, erstwhile director at the 
llurbank, Is now In pictures. 



Edwin A. Conn, manager for "The New 
Henrietta," Is planning to star his protege, 
Madeleine Welner, In a photoplay feature 
to be financed by New Yorkers. 




S I am crasy about the gowns 
S you made for me. 



Avery Hop wood, the author, whose new play. 
"Sadie Love," goes on at the Burbank thin 
week, has returned from Frisco. 

Blanche Hall, Harry Mestayer and Tyrone 
Powers are to be starred In a series of 
Ibsen plays at the Little theatre. Mestayer 
Ih to be the director. 



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MONTREAL 

■r A&TBUR SOHALsaK. 

ORPHEUM (C. H. Preston, mgr. ; agt., 
U. B. 0. ; Reh. Mon. 10).— Kathleen Clifford, 
excellent ; Claude QUUngwater, excellent 
sketch ; Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Wilde, novelty ; 
MUo? hit; Robbie Oordone, artistic poses; 
Ward Bros., pleasing ; Whitfield and Ireland, 
amusing ; Martlnettl and Sylvester, funny. 
Big business. 

HIS MAJESTY'S (H. Qulntus Brooks, 
mgr.).— His Majesty's Players; "The Mas- 
queraders." Next week, "Argyle Case." 

OAYETY (Tom Conway, mgr.).— "The 
Roseland Olrls, ' an excellent show. Big 
houses. 

FRANCAIS (W. H. Foster, mgr.).— Sam 
Green and Eddie Collins' Co. ; "O, Miss Jose- 
phine," well pleased audiences. 

IMPERIAL (H. W. Conover, mgr.).— In- 
ternational Trio, pleasing ; Adair and Wyant, 
good. 

FAMILY (Maurice West, mgr.).— Joe Wal- 
dron's Musical Comedy Co., and Andrews Sis- 
ters, Rose Enkle and Victor Occellier. 

SCALA (W. H. Foster, mgr.).— Cliff Wat- 
son's "Peerless Maids Co., 2d week with 
change of program. 



The Princess has changed its opening date 
to Sept. 2i >. "Trilby," first attraction. 



Starting Sept. 20 the Theatre Francais will 
change policy, running seven vaudeville acts. 



Marlon Barney and Louis Ancker, who 
closed their season at His Majesty's Sept. 
4, will shortly open a dramatic school in 
Montreal. 



Only gowns I have ever had 5. 
that caused so much comment. — 




Thank yon so much for your 
good taste and originality. 



Louis Bennlson has left for New York to 
begin rehearsals for "The Unchastened 
Woman." 



TvewlH Stone has returned to that other 
Hrondway to appear In "InBlde the Lines." 

Davy Silverman, In charge of Hert Levey's 
southern rights to the film. "Tillies Punc- 
tured Romance," has returned to New Or- 
leans. 



CeorRe Mooser has left for the East. 



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NIW ORLEANS. 

BY O. M. SAMUssX. 

ORPHEUM (Arthur White, mgr.).— Opening 
Monday the largest In history of the thea- 
tre. The really distinguishing element of 
bill is physical metamorphosis of Emma 
Carus, who however still carries weight ar- 
tistically. Samayoa, daring: Kerr and Wes- 
ton's dancing landed solidly ; Allan Brooks, 
nervously amusing ; Newbold and Orlbbens, 
scored decisively : Matthews and Shayne, ap- 
plause hit : Reynolds and Donegan, closed. 

CRESCENT (T. C. Campbell, mgr.).— Bald- 
win Players in "Within the Law." 

GREENWALL (W. B. Tyler, mgr.).— Dixie 
Minstrels. Wall and Winifred, Crystal Quar- 
tet, Billy DeVoe, Frank Clark, George Hill 
and "The Black Lieutenant." 

HIPPODROME (Jake Miller, mgr.).— Vau- 
deville. 

ALAMO (Will Gueringer, mgr.). — Vaude- 
ville. 



Director Tosso, of the Orpheum orchestra, 
has Veen rehearsing a band of Elks during 
the summer. When he lifted his baton for 
the first number, be was surprised to find hlr 
pupils occupying the stage instead. They 



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Louis Weslyn Announces His Various Vaudeville Acts 



Lola Merrill and 

Frank Otto 

"Her Daddy'* Friend" 

Successor to "After the Shower" 



Maurice Brierre and 

Grace 

"A Campus Flirtation" 

With Three Special Song Numbers 



Minnie Allen 

Special Comedy Song Numbers 



Amy Lesser 

An Individual Girl with Individual Songs 



Hal and Francis 

"Town and Country" 

With Two Special Song Numbers 



Godfrey and Henderson 

"Isn't Nature Wonderful?" 
With Two Special Song Numbers 

Thornton and Cor lew 

"Before the Honeymoon" 

With Special Song Numbers 



Monte Brooke and 

Bert D. Harris 

"The One and the Other" 



Kenneth Keith and 

Dorothy Godfrey 

"During the Rehearsal" 

With Special Song Numbers 



Kelly and Drake 

"Ginger-Snaps" 

With Three Special Song Numbers 



Rice and Sullivan 

"Between Dances" 

With Special Song Numbers 



Brown and Taylor 

"A Modern Romeo" 



Sylvia De Frankie 

"My Child" 
The Cute Kiddie with Special Songs 



Chester Spencer and 
Lola Williams 

"Putting It Over" 

With Four Special Song Numbers 



Fred Holmes and 

Lulu Wells 

(Late of Mclntyre & Heath's "Ham Tree" Co.) 
"On the Door Step" 

With Three Special Song Numbers 



Pierce and Maizee 

."Smiles and Styles" 

All Special Song Numbers 



Jennings and Dorman 

"Tee-He and She" 

A Golfing Skit with Special Songs 



LOUIS WESLYN 



Louis Mintz and 

Jean Palmer 

"An Easy Mark" 

With Two Special Song Numbers 



Thompson and Berri 

"Patent Applied For" 

With Special Song Numbers 



Gilson and DeMott 

"Names Don't Count" 

With Special Song Numbers 



Mote 



The Protean Artiste in "Song Novelettes" 

All Special Songs 



Mabel Care w 

Special Songs 



Catherine Chaloner 

Special Song Numbers 



NOW IN PREPARATION 

Charles and Sadie McDonald and Company in 'THE TRAP/' written in collaboration with WILL R. ANDERSON. 

Helen Byron and Company in "AT DAYBREAK." Chas. Egelston and Company in "THE PINK PELICAN." written in collaboration with Will R. Anderson 

EARLIER SUCCESSES BY LOUIS WESLYN 

Rooney and Bent in "At the Newsstand"; Merrill and Otto in "After the Shower"; Mack and Walker in "The Girl and the Pearl"; 
Weslyn and Nickells in "Cupid's Ladder"; Earl and Curtis in "The Girl and the Drummer": Redway and Lawrence in "Moon 
Flowers"; Chas. Wayne, Gertrude Des Roches and Compsny in "The Incubator Girls"; Howard Truesdell and Company in "Two Men 
and a Bottle"; Lew Welch and Company in "Levinsky's Old Shoes" tEmil Hoch and Company in "The Tail of a Coat"; and Special 
Material for Mary Norman, Augusta Glose, Jack Wilson, Innes and Ryan, Elizabeth Otto, Hurst and Kelcey, Frank Coombs and 
many others. 



I f\l T|Q \I/I7Q| VW Writer of Sketches, Songs and All Vaudeville Material 
lA/UlO W dOLi I 11 144 West 37th Street — WITMARK BUILDING — New York 



mdered several selections, and then pre- 
mted Tosso with a token of appreciation, 
undreds of Elks attended the Orpheum to 
Itness the event. 



PORTLAND, ORE. 



Howard Qayle Is representing the Klelne 
dlHon people here. 



Charles Perez has succeeded his father as 
anager of the No Name, which contains the 
nallest stage In the world. 



The Orpheum looks like a new theatre. 
ih been given a general overhauling. 



It 



HEILIO (W. T. Pangei; mgr.) — "Birth of 
A Nation," week 29. 

BAKER. — "The Tapping at the Door," Sept. 
1. "Within the Law," week of Sept. . r >. 

EMPRESS (T. R. Conlon, mgr.).— Week 21>. 
Juggling Wilbur, opened with a clever turn ; 
The Gregorys, pleased ; W. A. Burnell and 
Co., Btrong playlet; Mendel and Nagel, en- 
tertaining ; La Salle Opera Co., fine. 

PANTAGES' (J. A. Johnson, mgr.).— Lalla 
Selbinl, clever ; Sullivan and Mason, good ; 



Karl Emmy and his pets, laughs ; Carney and 
Ashley, entertaining ; Innls and Ryan, 
pleased ; Maudle Armfteld and Co., good. 

ORPHEUM.— Feature films. 

LYRIC ( Dan Flood, mgr. ; agt. Webster- 
Fisher). — Vaudeville and pictures. 

OAKS (John Cordray, mgr.).— Oscar Bab- 
cock ; musical comedy. 



HAVE YOU HEARD OF "FOOTLITE BRAND" OF SILKOLINE? 

Well, to use the words of hundreds of performers, "Footlite Silkoline" in tights, union 
posing and diving suits, are better than silk, because "Footlite Silkoline" im- 
proves after a couple of washings, and looks better the second month than tha 
first. Nothing equals "Footlite Silkoline," and 
prices are low enough to surprise you. We 
also manufacture our garment* in cotton, 
worsted and pure silk. We make no extra 
charge either for our "Footlight Sanitary . 
Pad," an exclusive feature, and certainly a I 
boon to female performers, or for procuring 
garments made to your special 
measure. Do not buy anything in 
knit goods before you write us for 
our new catalogue, price list, and 
aamplea FREE. 



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ST. LOUIS. 

By M. BERNAYS JOHNSON. 

COLUMBIA (H. O. Buckley, mgr.; Orpli.).- 
The Crisps, fine ; Imhoff, Conn and Coreene, 
good comedy ; Dawson, Lanlgan and Covert, 
well received ; Haverman's Animals, very 
good; "Olrl from Milwaukee," very pleasing; 
Molly Mclntyre, excellent; Empire Comedy 
Four, comedy bit ; Selma Braatz, fine closing 
act. 

GRAND OPERA HOUSE (H. D. Wallace, 
mgr; W. V. M. A.).— Three Alveretten, fair; 
Vanderhoff and Lewis, pleasing ; Dick Fergu- 
son, good ; Nick and Lydla Russell, well re- 
ceived ; DeWltt Burns and Torrence, good ; 
Wortenberg Bros., line novelty; Lex Neal, 
fair ; Wm. Lytell £ Co.. good ; Brown. Harris 
and Brown, comedy bit ; Olympla DeB Vail 
& Co., fair. 

EMPRKSS (Coney Helb, mgr.; W. V. M. 
A.).— Mary Ellen. Gordon Eldred Co., Roach 
and McCurdy, Leonl Heggl, Crelghton Girls; 
2d half, Nicholas Nclnon Troupe, Melnotte 
Twins, Yvonne. Roland Went Co.. Nip and 
Tuck. 

FOREST PARK HIGHLANDS.— Cloned for 
the seanon. 

DELMAR GARDEN. Rigo and Cabaret, 
hiiRlnene good. 

OLYMPIC (Walter Sanford, mgr > Mirth 
of a Nation," buHinesn good. 

PARK (.Ins. Tillman). Dramatic Co.. 
"Within the Law." business fln»\ 

SHENANDOAH (Wm. Zepp. niRr. > Fol- 

lies of St. I^ouh," buHlnesH great. 



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GAYETY (Don Stuart, mgr.).— Irwin's 
Majesties, business good. 
STANDARD (Lee Relchenbach, mgr).— 
"Merry Burlesquers," excellent business. 
GRAND CENTRAL.— Pictures. 



Sbubert opens 12th, with Joseph Santley's 
Review, "All Around Town." 



Cabaret reviews are In vogue here. Mc- 
Tague's Cafe opened with a very elaborate re- 
view booked and produced by Oscar Dane, 
with many novel effects and pretty numbers. 
Maryland Hotel opens 12th. with a review. 
Night business In the downtown districts Is 
picking up. 

The Imperial will not open with burlesque 
this season, the shows going to the Gayety. 

The Standard, under the direction of Leo 
Relchenbach, has Inaugurated Friday evening 
wrestling bouts which are packing the house. 

The Electrical Workers' union's troubles 
have been adjusted by Manager Wallace at 
the Grand and everything Is progressing 
nicely. 



SEATTLE 

VARIETY'S 

Seattle Office 

MZ-M9 Crary Bldg. 

JAY HAROLD, Correspondent 



EMPRESS (J. Rum Bronaon, mgr.).— Last 
week of the summer season, and business 
great The opening spot Iield by the Aerial 
Patts, the cleverest and fastest trapese artists 
seen here for some time; Alvla and Alvla. 
good; Billy Roder, goes over big. Billy is 
assisted by Walter Ford, an accomplished 
pianist ; Francisco Redding and Company, In 
a worn out sketch, fair; Leroy and Cahlll, 
stop the show with their clever work. Mile. 
LaToy'R Canine Models, good act of its kind, 
closes show. 

PANT AGES (Alexander Pantages, mgr.). — 
Ober and Dumont, are the big hit of the bill ; 
tho rest of the bill is up to the Pantages 
standard of vaudeville. 

LOIS (John Cooke, mgr.). — On account rf. 
the extra advanced show, the prices were 
Jumped from ten to fifteen cents here this 
week. This Is a very had move, and as the 
qLtfW* is reaiiy not worth the Increase In 



Moore-O'Brien-Cormack 

THE SPEED BOYS 

A RIOT OF FUN AND MELODY 



SINGING 



"DOWN IN BOM-BOM-BAY" 



Nan Hewins 

and COMPANY 

NOW PLAYING FOX CIRCUIT 

Direction, IRVING COOPER. 

WANTED, Comedy Sketch for Two or Three People 

Address NEW VICTORIA HOTEL, NEW YORK CITY 



price, It Is positive that the house will lose 
a great deal of patronage. This week's bill 
was headed by W. L. Thome and Co., playlet 
entitled "The Piker." It was well acted and 
well staged. The rest of the acts were 
mediocre. 

GRAND OPERA HOUSE (Eugene Levy, 
mgr.). — Three acts of vaudeville and pictures, 
playing to good business. 

MOORE (Geo. Hood, mgr.). — Dark. 



METROPOLITAN (Geo. McKenale, mgr.).— 
Dark. 



John Consldine returned to town the first 
of the week. 



The entire theatrical profession of the city 
is waiting with Interest the reopening of the 
Orpheum here. The prices have lowered from 
twenty-five to thirty-three per cent., and there 



A GENUINE HEADLINER A STAR WITH A STAR ACT 



is nothing to keep the house from making 
money 



SOUTH AMERICA. 

By ROY CHANDLER. 

Buenos Aires, July 20. 
Buenos Aires, as well as the whole of the 
Argentine Republic, has been badly affected 
by the war, theatrical business is pretty well 
at a standstill. 



The grand opera season at the Colon the- 
atre (the big municipal opera house in this 
city) haa fallen far below expectations, In 
spite of Oaruao. Tltta Ruffo, Mile. Viz, a 
noted French soprano. Mile. Delia RUsa. 
The management of the Colon also controls 
the Coliseum and haa had another opera com- 
pany playing In It without any stars. 

The smaller theatres are all running as 
usual with the Spanish and native companies. 

The Great Raymond closed his season In 
Buenos Aires laat week. He la the only 
man who has really made money In the Ar- 
gentine this season. He has a good show 
and his flashy advertising, billing and per- 
formance made them turn out. Aa a rule they 
do not like magicians here, but Raymond 
made a decided hit 



Tony Lowande's American circus and 
menagerlea la also getting Its share of the 
business. This Is the first tent circus to come 
to Buenos Alrea for several years. Mr. 
Lowande haa a combination American and 
European circus, specially suited to these 
countries. 



The picture theatres have been doing a 
splendid business, although there la a great 
deal of scarcity of film, with very few good 
pictures shosrn here at present The latest 
big feature la an English production of "Jane 
Shore." "Neptune's Daughter" has been 
shown to good advantage through these coun- 
tries. 



The Pan-American Theatrical Co. of New 
York seems to be getting hold of many of the 
theatres here and contracting to aupply them 
with first-class American ^pictures. These 
people have made contraota with over 82 
houaea In the Argentine alone to aupply them 
with pictures, aa well as with many other 
houses and concerns in Brasil, Uruguay and 
Chile. 



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BUENOS AIRES THEATRE.— Israelite 
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MODERNO.— Italian Dramatic; fair busi- 
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MARCONI.— Filiberto Mataldl Italian Com- 
edy company ; good company, good business. 

ALCAZAR, ROMA. SCALA.— Dark. 

CASINO. — Vaudeville and pictures ; poor 
show, poor business. At present Wrestling 
tournament. 

ROYAL. — French Revues ; good show and 
good business. 

JAPANESE PARK. — Open Sundays only, 
winter season, vaudeville, Mctures and park 
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TAMPA THEATRE.— Week R, stock. The 
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CASINO.— Dark. 

BONITA.— Pictures and the Texaa Quar- 
tette. 



ODEON. — Felyn Verblst, Belgian classic 
dancer. 

COLISEO.— Italian grand opera. 

POLITEAMA. — Coming soon, Leopoldo Fre- 
goll, prolean. 

SAN MARTIN, NACIONAL. AVENIDA, 
VICTORIA, MAYO, BELGRANO, COMEDIA. 
— Spanish Varsuela. 

NUEVO, APOLO, ARGENTINO. BATTAO- 
LIA, VARIEDADE8.— Argentine Dramatic 
company. 



The new Strand theatre Is announced to 
open about the 15th. It will be without doubt 
the finest house In the State outside of Jaz. 



The West Indian Hurricane that tore up 
the Florida coast last Saturday, finally los- 
ing Itself up In Georgia, gave Tampa a wide 
berth. The "tall end' struck here about 6 
p. m., the wind doing a 36-mlle-an-hour stunt. 
This, In addition to the rain, put a crimp 
in the sh >w business for the profit night 
of the week. 



ADDRESS|DEPARTMENT 

Where Players May Be Located 
Next Week (September 13) 

Players may be listed in this department weekly, either at the theatres they are 
appearing in or at a permanent or temporary address (which will be inserted when route 
is not received) for $5 yearly, or if name is in bold type, $10 yearly. All are eligible to 
this department. 



Abelee Edward Variety N Y 

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M. CLAMAN, Mf r. 



That our apartments are acknowledged to bo the host appointed of any specializing to 

theatrical folks? 

The cheerful look that greets ons on entering our apartments Is no different from that 
of one's home. Our placee are always fresh looking. 

We know th. tenants sf the etepit vhe Is order ts lift ttteenltally nett kavs rssny rsens ■■• pritaty. 
aat till thty tss N sjsj sf getting All bilMlsss tmlaead with electric light 



155 to ISO West Slst St. Phone 71S2 Col. (Block to Broadway) 
Elevator trsyrSSf balMlsa tf the highest type Jest sonaleted. Wits every neesra sr.lt. tad asflvsaltsts. 
Apartments art btsatlfally arrsssed ast statist tf 2, 3 set* 4 rsens, kltcbess sis kitchenettes, private oath 
ant phene. Mi 14 service If 4«slrs4. 

$12.00 UP WEEKLY 

OI8 ©< _ _ 

241-247 West 43d St. Phono 7fl2 Bryant. (Just off Broadway) 

Twin Mllsisss Is tkt heart sf tat tlty. 100 feet frsn Tints Steers Cleet tt all besting tfOces. srittlpal 
theatres, department ittrss. tract let lists, L reads ant ssbway 

1. 3 ant 4 resn apartments nits kitchenette*. Prlvstt hath tss sheas. Malt ttrvltt rtotssssty. 

110.00 UP WEEKLY 

HENRI OOURT 

212, 214 and 3l« West 48th St. Uhono SSse Bryant. (Block to Broadway) 

As ep-tt-the-niaete new trssrecf betiding. aaTSJgei la Sgsrtneate ef 3 ant 4 rssns with klttheei. prlvstt 
bath, reset is eath apartment 

$12 00 if WEEKLY 



32S and 330 West 43d St. Phone 4293-4131 Bryant. (Block to Broadway.) 
Three ant Iter reseat ant hath, therseihly feraishsd far ceaplcte hssseketslag "ere hemelike than ether*. 
Any ef these apartments will etuftrtably s c tsn n tdtts 4 sdalt*. 

11.00 IP WEEKLY 

Principtil Office: YandU Court > 241 West 43rd Street, New York 

ALWAYS PLEASED TO SHOW APARTMENTS 



AN ITALIAN DINNER YOU WONT FORGET 
Ill-Ill West 4tth SI M | A | If A Ntar 6th Ave. 

Lunch 41c. HIIII I I 1 1 DINNER w - k »»'•• •*• 

un.. ||fi_. RjV tWI B^ Holiday, and Sunday •, «c. 

wnn wine ^ne as wsv bbbwbi as -mw mjH w|Nt 

"THE RENDEZVOUS OF THEATRICAL'S BEST' 
TURNING THEM AWAY NIGHTLY 



Telephoneei 
Bryant 



Sts. 



THE ADELAIDE -sja 

Formorly THE ANNEX. 

754-758 EIGHTH AVENUE 

3-4-S ROOMS NEWLY FURNISHED WITH PRIVATE BATH AND PHONE IN EACH APART- 

MENT. $* UP. THOROUGHLY RENOVATED AND HOMELIKE 
UNDER CAREFUL MANAGEMENT MRS. GEORGE HIEGEL STRICTLY PROFESSIONAL 



UNDER MANAGEMENT OF THE OWNER 







HUR 

252-254 West 38th St., Off 7th Avenue. New York 

$150 to $5.00 Weekly 

lot rooms, scrupulously c An, baths on every floor, steam heat, electric light and gas 
Telephone 41W Greeley ^~ MUSIC ROOM FOR USE OF GUESTS 

FURNISHED APARTMENTS 
1, 2, 3 AND 4 ROOMS, $3.50 to $10.50 

Complete Houtekowping Equipments. Telephone and Elevator Service. 

MARION APTS., 156 W. 35th St., NEW YORK 

Just off Broadway 



DANI 



Northwest Cor. 42d Street and 9th Avenue 

TWO BLOCKS WEST OF BROADWAY 

Telephone 1802 Bryant NEW YORK CITY 

NEW BUILDING ABSOLUTELY FIREPROOF 

8*4 ROOMS With Hot and Cold Running Water 

ALL MODERN IMPROVEMENTS TELEPHONE IN EVERY ROOM 

SHOWER BATHS EVERYTHING NEW 

PRICES $3.50, $4.00, $4.50 WEEKLY 

CAFfe AND RESTAURANT tSOZiSP&o 



Hotel Richmond 



70 WEST 46TH STREET 



NE>V YORK 



1 BLOCK FROM BROADWAY, 1 BLOCK FROM STH AVENUE 

f MINUTES' WALK TO St THEATRES 

This excellent hotel, with Its quiet, comfortable, attractive service and restful 
phere, invitee your patronage. 

TARIFFi 
Double room, use of bath, $1.S» per day. Double room, private bath and shows 
per day. Parlor, bedroom and private bath, $3.M per day. Parlor, two hsil rooms and private 
bath. $4.00 per day. For parties of three, four or five persons we have large euitee wtsh 
private bath at special rates, ranging from $1.00 per day up. Telephone ' 
Good and reasonable restaurant, giving you room service free of charge. 
feesional rates. EUGENE CABLE, 1 






Phone Bryant 1044 






FURNISHED APARTMENTS 

323 West 43rd Street, NEW YORK CITY 



Complete for Housekeeping 

Clean and Airy 

Private Bath, 3-4 Rooms. Catering to the comfort and convenience ef the 
Steam Heat $s Up 



Catering to Vaudeville's Blue List 

Schilling House 

107-109 West 48th Street 

NEW YORK 

American Plan. MEAL SERVICE AT ALL 
HOURS. Private Baths. Music Room for 
Reheersals. Phone 1SSS Bryant 

TORONTO-CANADA 

NEW GIBSON HOUSE 

QUEEN AND GEORGE STREETS 

European and American Plan 

John J. Burns, Proprietor end Manager 

Special Rates to the Theatrical Profession. Five 

minutes' walk from Theatre District. Take 

Parliament Cars from Union Depot. 



EXCLUSIVE- 



Typewriter 



-All Utters Comforts- 



Shower Baths 



•ELEGANT 



Phone HOTEl Ml RA 61 3 °tb8t 



Bryant 

2411 



Corner 6 th Ave. 
New York City 



Manager 
The Genial Theatrical Man 
BENJAMIN B. VERNON 
Admirable location In the theatrical and shopping district 
between the Penn. and Grand Central Stations. 

Day, Single, 75c. and »p — Doable, SI. 25 ami tf. 
Week, Single, $4 and up — Doable, $5 and gp. 



Beaumont A Arnold care 



Mi 



& Feil NYC 



ADELAIDE M. BELL 

Featured with 

WARD, BELL, WARD AND COMPANY 
CareVARIETY. Now York 



Berzac Mmf Jean Variety Chicago 



6 BROWN BROS. 

2d Season with "Chin-Chin" 
Globe Theatre Indefinitely 

TOM BROWN, Owner and Mgr. 

Bimbos The Pantages Spokane 

Blondell Edwerd Variety N Y 

Bowers Walters & Crooker Variety N Y 

Bracka Seven care Tausig 104 E 14th S'NYC 

Brinkman & Steele Sis Variety San Francisco 

Briscoe Olive Princeton Hotel NYC 



ST.PAUL HOTEL 

esTH ST. AND COLUMBUS AVE. 

NEW YORK CITY 

Ten-story building, absolutely fireproof. All 
baths with shower attachment. Telephone in 
every room. 

One block from Central Park Subway, fth 
end 9th Ave. L Stations. Same distance from 
Century, Colonial, Circle and Park Theatres. 
RATES— 

1M Rooms, use of bath, $1 00 per day. 
ISO Rooms, private bath, $1.50 per day. 
Suites, Perlor, Bedroom end Bath, $2.50 and up. 

By the week, $6, $9 end $14.00. 

SPECIAL RATES TO THE PROFESSION 

Byal ft Early Variety N Y 

Byron ft Langdon 174 E 71st St N Y C 



Cantor Eddie & Lee Al Variety N Y 

Carlisle & Romer Orpheum Los Angeles 

Collins MUt 133 W 113th St N Y C 

Collins Milt Shea's Buffalo 

Colvin William Burbank Los Angeles 

Conlln Ray Variety N Y 

Conroy ft Lemaire Variety N Y 

Cook Joe Variety N Y 

Crane Mr & Mrs Douglas Orpheum Circuit 

Cross ft Josephine 902 Palace Bldg NYC 



Dares Alec ft Gina Variety Chicago 

Da Dlo Circus care Tausig 104 E 14th St N Y C 

De Lyons 3 care F M Barnes Chicago 

Demarest ft Collette Variety N Y 

Demons 6 Shea's Buffalo 

Devlne ft Williams Orpheum Portland Ore 

Donovan & Lee Keith's Toledo 

Doyle & Dixon Keith's Philadelphia 

Dupres Fred Variety London 



Fary Trio Variety San Francisco 
EasJ_G_ej)r^e_C_ofopJieum Brooklyn 

SOPHIE and 
HARVEY EVERETT 

"ADAM AND EVE UP.TtVDA 



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VARIETY 



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BEST PLACES TO STOP AT 



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PHONE BRYANT 4841 



20 HOUSEKEEPING APARTMENTS OF 2 AND 3 ROOMS WITH BATH, $8.00 TO $15 WEEKLY. 



114 West 47th Street 
New York City 



60 SINGLE AND DOUBLE ROOMS WITH BATH, $5.00 TO $10.00 WEEKLY. 
CITY HOMES HOME COOKING HOME COMFORTS 



Special Summer Reductions 
On Those Regular Retee. 



(Juet off Broadway) 
COMPLETE HOTEL SERVICE 



The 



MONF0RT 



104 and 106 

West 40th Street 

(near Broadway) 

NEW YORK 



NEWLY RENOVATED 
THEATRICAL PROFESSION ONLY 
REHEARSAL ROOMS, ETC., FREE 
European plan, rooms $2.50 UP PER WEEK. DOUBLE 

$3.5* UP. Housekeeping rooms, W.S0 up per week. 

Fully furnished. Gas free. Hot water all hours. 
Baths on every floor. Telephone, Bryant 4»S1. 

JIMSEY JORDAN, Mgr. 



A MONEY SAVING NOTICE 



LEONARD HICKSiHOTEL GRANT 



€€ 



The Keystone of Hotel Hospitality" 

I 





OFFER DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS SPECIAL WEEKLY RATES TO THE PROFESSION 

WHY NOT LIVE IN THE HEART OF CHICAGO? 






Special Rates to the Profession 



REISENWEBER'S 



58th St. and Columbus Circle 
'Phone 9640 Columbus 



Attractive single rooms with bath, also Suites of Parlor, Bedroom and 

Bath, overlooking Central Park. 

Restaurant A la Carte. Popular Prices 
Exceptional Table de Hote Dinner 

CABARET DANCING 



Hotel Bradley 



I AND EAST GRAND AVE. 

Rooms — 



CHICAGO 



CATERING TO THE BETTER CLASS OF THE PROFESSION 

WALKING DISTANCE OF ALL THEATRES 

ROOMS WITH BATH, $7, $8, $9, $10.50 

TWO ROOM SUITE, $14. THREE ROOM SUITE, $21. 

HIGH CLASS RESTAURANT MODERATE PRICES 

ROBT. H. BORLAND, Manager 

(Sam* Management Alexandria Hotel) 



Where the Connoisseurs of Good Food Congregate 



Original Little Hungarian Restaurant 



ALEX. SCHWARTZ 



111 NORTH DEARBORN STREET 



AND DINING ROOM 

Now in enlarged quarters 



CHI 



Proprietor 

(Nsxt to Cort Theatre) 



Elinors Kate * Williams Sam Northport L 1 
Empire Comedy 4 Orpheus* Memphis 
Everest's Monkeys Keith's Providence 



Fern Harry Orpheum Brooklyn 
Fitzgibbon Lew Shea's Buffalo 
Fox St Dolly Palace Chicago 
Fred Si Albert Majestic Milwaukee 

G 

C.lenn Harriet Variety N Y 

Gordon Jim & Elgin Mary Variety San Francisco 



Gray Trio Variety N Y 



JACK E. GARDNER 

In "THE OLD STUFF' 

Dlrettfom, HAIRY WEBER 



Ciabricl Master Co Keith's Indianapolis 
(iall.iK'ier & Martin Hipp Youngstown 

H 

Hat- is Si Mannion Majestic Milwaukee 
Hsrt Billy Bob Manchester Co 



Rooms with Private lath 



Week 



IN THE 



NORMANDIE HOTEL 



417-13 



WABASH 



Ton 



CHICAGO. ILL. 



Hotel Chickasaw 



Le« Angeles' Meet Modem Hostelry 



Coterlaf Especially to 

Rooms (71 with bath). Oae Meek 

Broadway Thaatraa. Ip trial Rates. 

828 So. Hill ft 

LOS ANGELES, CAL. 



Weiss' Little Hungaria 

RESTAURANT and DELICATESSEN 



Now Located at 134-138 S. WABASH AVE. "•^S^iSSST 

f* u i r* a r* n h °me cooking 

vnlVHuU POPULAR PRICES 



Tolophona 
Cantral 3841 



FOR THE PROFESSION 

HOTEL CLARENDON 

North Clark and 1^14 IP 1 A l^n 

Ontario Stroata *-,« ItAUU 

M. C. LaRUE, Prop. 

83.S8 to 18 Wookly— Europoan 
Walking disteaco to all thaatraa 

Hayward Stafford A Co Variety N Y 
Heather Tosie Variety N Y 
Hagans 4 Australia Variety N Y 
Hermann Adelaide Hotel Pierpont N Y 
Holman Harry Co Variety N Y 
Hooper & Cook Orpheum Winnipeg 
Hussey & Boyle Majestic Milwaukee 

Imhoff Conn Si Corennc Maji-stio Chicago 

j 

JOE JACKSON 

JENIE JACOBS 



Jackson Si Wahl Orpheum Salt Lake 
Jefferson Joseph Palace Theatre Bldg N Y 



Dad's Theatrical Hotel 

PHILADELPHIA 



UI8, 

RECENT HOTEL, 188 N. 14TH ST. 

NEW RECENT HOTEL, 181 N. 14TH ST 

E. E. CAMPBELL, Prop, and Mgr. 

THEATRICAL HEADQUARTERS 

FREE AUTOMOBILE TO ALL THEATRES 

Jewell'. Manikins Variety N Y 

Johnstons Musical 625 S Potomac St Baltimore 

Jones Jolly Johnny Forsyth Atlanta 

Jordan A Dohorty Variety N Y 

Jordan (Jirls Keith's Cincinnati 

Josefsson Iceland Gllma Co Ringling Circus 



Kammerer & Howland Feinberg 1416 B'way N Y 
Kc it & bumont Temple Detroit 
Kelso A Leighton 167 W 145th St N Y C 
Krelles The care Irving Cooper NYC 
Kramer Si Morton Keith's Cleveland 
Kronold Hans Variety N Y 



Lai M<>n Kim Trincc Variety N Y 



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VAUDEVILLE 



The Best Small Tim* in the Far Wot. Steady Consecutive Work for Novelty Feature Acta 

EXECUTIVE OFFICES, ALCAZAR THEATRE BUHL, SAN FRANCISCO 
Can arrant e from three to five weeks between sailings of boats for Australia for all Aral class 

act* Communicate by wire or lettrr 



AMALGAMATED Vaudeville Agency 
BOOKING 



B. S. MOSS, President and General Mi 
B. S. MOSS CIRCUIT PRUDENTIAL CIRCUIT 

PLIMMER CIRCUIT 

Artists and Acta of every description suitable for vaudeville can obtain long engagements by 
BOOKING DIRECT with us. Send in your open time at once or call. 

Offices t Colum bia Theatre Building.— TIMES SQUARE, NEW YORK.— Telephone Bryant s44$ 

of allperforiners going to Europe make their steamship arrangements through 



95% 



us. ibe following have: 

Jack Wilson 3, Weise Fsmily, Wilson and Hastings, Wilson Sisters. Wish 
Wynne, Work and Ower, Winston's Seals. Welde and Sersno, Vilmos Westoni, 
Violet Wagner, Nat Wills, Nellie Wallace, Albert Wheelan, Whaley and Scott, McMshon's Water- 
melon Girls. 

PAUL TAUSIG A SON, 1M E. 14th SL, Now York City 
German Savings Bank Bldg. Telephone Stuy vaant 13SJ 

Fuller's Australasian Vaudeville Circuit 

Governing Director, Ben J. Fuller 

MR. BEN J. FULLER'S U.'S. REPRESENTATIVE 

ROY O. MURPHY 

WILL BE IN NEW YORK FOR THE PURPOSE OF SEEING ACTS FROM SATURDAY, SEPT. 

4th UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. ADDRESS ALL LETTERS CARE VARIETY 

OFFICE, TIMES SQUARE, NEW YORK CITY 

CHICAGO OFFICE 
Suite 1111— 2t E. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IU. Phone Wabash 7C11 

ROY D. MURPHY, U. S. Representative 



HarryijRickard's Tivoli Theatres 



LTD. 

AUSTRALIA 
Capital, ILSMM 



And AFFILIATED CIRCUITS. INDIA and AFRICA 
Combined Capital, S3.MMM 



HUGH McINTOSH, Governing Director 

Registered Cable Address: "HUGHMAC," Sydney 

Head Office: TIVOLI THEATRE, SYDNEY— AUSTRALIA 

NEW YORK OFFICES: 311 Strand Theatre Bldg. 



Recognized Vaudeville Acts 

Write pr Wire 



Noble es Brooks Tivoli Sydney Austrslis 



J H A LA 7 Countess Grazia Nardini 
■ U ■■ af a* mmm ^Brmmn* Direction GENE HUGHES 



Booking Agency 

Orpheum Theatre Bldg. 

MONTREAL, P. Q. 



Direction GENE HU GHES 

Norton & Lee Orpheum Kansas City 
Nosses Musical New Brighton Pa 



Odiva Orpheum Brooklyn 

Orange Packers Colonial New York 



WARTED-CAMKT ACTS 

Dancing, Singing and Musical p age Hack & Mack Coiumbis St Louis 



For Urge dancing pavilion. No liquor sold In 
building. Only clean high claas acts wanted; 
must be the best or contract will bo cancelled. 



The 

East Market Street Winter Garden 

2*82 E. Market Street, AKRON, O. 

Langdone The Empress Decatur 
Lawrence & Cameron Keith's Cincinnati 
Leonsrd ft Willsrd Variety N Y 
Lewis Tom & Co Keith's Cincinnati 
Lloyd Herbert Pantages Circuit 



Mirdo * Hunter 25 N Newstead Ave St Louis 
McDonough Ethel Columbia St Louis 
M '-r,inn Francis Lambs Club N Y 
Mifjnon Temple Detroit 
Moors A Haager Majestic Ssn Antonio 
Morris Wm Co Orpheum Salt Lake 
Morrissey A Hackett Variety N Y 
Morton A Moore Majestic Milwaukee 



Paflotlar Pterre Variety N Y 

Picrlot & Schofield Maryland Baltimore 



Reilly Chartto Variety San Francisco 

Ring Julie Co Columbia St Louis 

BocWs Monkey Musis Hall 2 Maiden Hill 

Gardens Maiden Eng 
Ruth Florence Variety San Francisco 
Ryan A Lee Orpheum Memphis 



Samuels Ray Palace Chicago 

Santley A Norton Maryland Baltimore 

Schaffer Sylvester care Tausig 104 E 14th St N Y 

Hialek Bertha Shea's Buffalo 

Shentons 3 Variety N Y 

Silver A Du Vail Silver wd Cot Southberry Ct 

Simpson Fannie A Dean Earl Variety N Y 

Skatolle Bert A Haxel Variety N Y 

Stanley AUeen Variety N Y 

Stanley Forrest Burbank Los Angeles 

Stein A Hume Variety N Y 

St Elmo Carlotta Variety N Y 



NOTICE! NOTICE! NOTICE! 

For the information of vaudeville artists who may be 

contracted to play for 

C H. MILES, IN DETROIT 

please send your photographs and billing to the 

ORPHEUM THEATRE, DETROIT 

as I am no longer connected with the Miles Theatre 



RomAlffll HnflltA ASSOCIATED BOOKING OFFICES 
nCniUf II rlQUUC Removed to Suite 924 Con- 
sumers Building, Chicago, 111. Phone Har. 5531. 
Exclusive Booking Agents for the beautiful PALACE 
THEATRE, DETROIT, MICH. — The House That 
Does the Business. 



SPECIAL NOTICE 

STANDARD ACTS of merit, 
coming; West or going East, 
who are desirous of breaking 
their jumps, will do well to 
communicate with this office. 
Address all communications 

ASSOCIATED I00KINQ OFFICES 

Suite 124 Consumers Bldg. 

CHICAGO. ILL. 



Stephens Leona 1213 Elder Are N Y 

Sutton Mclntyre A Sutton 904 Palace Bldg N Y 

Syman Stanley Variety N Y 



Tigho Harry and Babotts Variety N Y 

V 

VALDO and CO 

EXPONENTS OF HILARITY 



Valdares (Original) Cyclist Variety San Fran 
Valli Muriel ft Arthur Variety Chicago 
VloUaaky Variety N Y 
Voa Hoff George Variety N Y 

W 

Wads John P Variety N Y 

Walton ft Vivian Baldwin L I 

Wells ft Bundy Variety N Y 

Williams ft Rankin Variety N Y 

Wright Cecelia United Booking Office N Y 



Zazelle H M Co 8 W 65th St N Y C 



BURLESQUE ROUTES 



(Week Sept. 13 and Sept. 20.) 

Al Reeves' Show 13 Colonial Providence 20 
Casino Boston 

Americans 13 Empire Cleveland 20 Penn Circuit 

American Belles 13 Yorkvllle New York 20 
Academy Jersey City 

Auto Girls 13 Star Toronto 20 Savoy Hamilton 
Ont 

Beauty Youth A Folly 13 Columbia Grand 
Raplda 20 Englewood Chicago 

Bebman Show 13 Colonial Columbia 20 Empire 
Toledo 

Ben Welch Show 13 L O 20 New Hurtlg ft Sea- 
mon's New York 

Big Craze 13 Gsyety Minneapolis 20 St Paul 

Billy Watson's Boer Trust 13 Oayety Washing- 
ton 20 Oayety Pittsburgh 

Blue Ribbon Belles 13-15 L O 16-18 Academy 
Fall River 20 Howard Boston 

Bon Tons 13 Miner's Bronx New York 20 Or- 
pheum Peterson 

Bostonlan Burlesquera 13 Empire Toledo 20 
Columbia Chicago 

Broadway Belles 13 Star St Paul 20 L O 27 Cen- 
tury Kansas City 

Cabaret Girls 13 Gaiety Milwaukee 20 Gaiety 
Minneapolis 

Charm Ins; Widows 13 Savoy Hamilton 20 Cadil- 
lac Detroit 



Cherry Blossoms 13-15 Star Scranton 16-18 Ma- 
jestic Wilkes- Barre 20-22 Armory Blngham- 
ton 23-25 Van Culler O H Schenectady 

City Sports 13 Howard Boston 20-22 Park Man- j 
cbeater 23-25 Worcester Worcester 

Crackerjacks 13-15 Park Manchester 16-18 Wor- 
cester Worcester 20-22 Gilmoro Springfield 
23-25 Park Bridgeport. 

Darlings of Paris 13 Olympic New York 20 L O 
27 Oayety Brooklyn 

Follies of Day 13-15 Berchel Dos Molnea 16-18 

L O 20 Gaiety Omaha 
Follies of Pleasure 13 Englewood Chicago 20 

Gaiety Milwaukee 
Frolics of 1015 13 Oayety Brooklyn 20-22 L O 

23-25 Academy Fall River 
Gay New Yorkers 13 L O 20 Casino Philadelphia 
Girls from Follies 13 Gaiety Baltimore 20 Troca- 

dero Philadelphia 
Girls from Joyland 13 Olympic Cincinnati 20 

Empire Cleveland 
Girl Trust 13 Casino Boston 20 Columbia New 

York 
Globe Trotters 13 Orpheum Peterson 20 Empire 

Hoboken 
Golden Crook 13 Casino Philadelphia 20 Palace 

Baltimore 
Gypsy Maids 13 L O 20 Miner's Bronx New York 
Hastlng's Big Show 13 Gaiety Kansas City 20 

Gaiety St Louis 
Hello Girls 13 Cadillac Detroit 20 Columbia 

Grand Rapids 
Hello Paris 13-15 Gilmoro Springfield 16-18 

Park Bridgeport 20 Star Brooklyn 
High Life Girls 13-15 Armory Blnghamton 16-18 
Van Culler O H Schenectady 20 Corinthian 
Rochester 
Howe's 8am Girls 13 Columbia Chicago 20-22 

Berchel Des Moines 
Lady Buccaneers 13 L O 20 Gaiety Brooklyn 
Liberty Girls 13 Palace Baltimore 20 Gaiety 

Washington 
Maids of America 13 Empire Newark 20 L O 27 

Empire Brooklyn 
Manchester's Own Show 13 Gaiety St Louis 20 

Star ft Garter Chicago 
Majesties 13 Star A Garter Chicago 20 Gaiety 

Detroit 
Marion's Own Show 13 Casino Brooklyn 20 Em- 
pire Newark 
Merry Burlesquera 13 Gaiety Chicago 20 Majes- 
tic Indianapolis 
Merry Rounders 13 Columbia New York 20 

Casino Brooklyn 
Midnight Maidens 13 Gaiety Boston 20 Grand 

Hartford. 
Military Maids 13 Academy Jersey City 20 

Gaiety Philadelphia 
Million Dollar Dolls 13 Empire Brooklyn 20 

Miner's Bronx New York 
Mischief Makers 13 Penn Circuit 20 Gaiety Bal- 
timore 
Monte Carlo Girls 13 Buckingham Louisville 20 

Olympic Cincinnati 
Parlslsn Flirts 13 Gaiety Philadelphia 20-22 

Star Scranton 23-25 Malestlc Wllkes-Barre 
Pose Puss 13 Grand Hsrtford 20 L O 27 New 

Hurtla a Seamon's New York 
.te^ord Breakers 11 Majestic Tndlanapolin 20 

Buckingham T^outaville 
Rpvlew of lMlfl 13 Corinthian Rochester 20 Star 
Toronto 



4-DUQUESNE COMEDY -4 



The Only Quartet Introducing 
Original Characters 

NOW (Sept. 9-12) LOEWS 
AMERICAN 



PISAN0 



Kl 



AND 



BINGHAM 



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This Week (Sept. 6) Proctor's. 5th Ave. and Keith's. Jersey City 



Direction ROSE and CURTIS 



VARIETY 



PAUL MURRAY 



is now located at his new offices. 



18 CHARING CROSS ROAD, W. C. 



All classes of Theatrical and Vaudeville Business Transacted. 
Exclusive Management of Artistes for British Tours undertaken. 

American Burlesque Managers desiring reproductions of their shows in Great Britain are invited to 

communicate. References, VARIETY, New York. 

WANTED, GOOD SINGING AND DANCING TEAMS, NOVEL COMEDY ACTS 

PAUL MURRAY 



PRODUCTIONS and ACTS 



CABLES: MURRAY, CARE JESSFREE, LONDON 



Rose Sydell's 13 Gaiety Detroit 20 Gaiety To- 
ronto 
Roseland Girls 13 Empire Albany 20 Gaiety Bos- 
ton 

Rosey Posey Girls 13 Gaiety Pittsburgh 20 Star 
Cleveland 

September Morning Glories 13 Century Kansas 

City 20 Standard St Louis 
Smiling Beauties 13 L 20-22 Bastable Syracuse 
23-25 Lumberg Utica 

Social Maids 13 Gaiety Buffalo 20 L O 27-^9 
Bastable Syracuse 30-2 Lumberg Utlca 

Sporting Widows 13 Gaiety 20 Gaiety Buffalo 

Star & Garter 13 Gaiety Omaba 20 Gaiety ivan- 
sas City „ „ 

Strolling Players 13 Gaiety Montreal 20 Em- 
pire Albany 

Tango Queens 13 L O Century Kansas City 

The Tempters 13 So Bethlehem 14 Easton 10- IS 
Grand Trenton 20 Olympic New York 

The Tourists 13 Star Cleveland 20 Colonial 
Columbus 

Tip Top Girls 13 Star Brooklyn 20 Yorkvllle 
New York 

-:0th Century Maids 13 New Hurtlg ft Seamon's 
New York 20 Miner's Bronx New York 

U S Beauties 13 Trocadero Pnlladelphla 20 So 
Bethlehem 21 Easton 23-23 Grand Trenton 

Watson-Wrothe Show 13-15 Bastable Syracuse 
10-18 Lumberg Utlca 20 Gayety Montreal 

Yankee Doodle Girls -- Standard St Louis 2<> 
Gaiety Chicago 



ND 



BALTIMORE 



CIRCUS ROUTES 



BARNUM-BAILEY— 10 Kokomo. Ind., 11 
Munsey, 13 Springfield, O., 14 Tiffin, 15 Mt. 
Vernon. 10 Canton, 17 New Castle, Pa., 18 
Sheridan. 

HAGENUECK-WALLACE— 10 Bedford, Ind., 
11 West Baden, 13 Frankfort, 14 Decatur. 
15 Portland, 16 Richmond, IT Piqua, O., 18 
Wapakoneta. 



Late Star of the Famous Play, 
"Potash A Perlmutter" 

Julian Rose 

Season's Rarest Treat and Best Humor 
in Generation 

"20 Minut es of Hilarity" 

Bertha Shalek 

Metropolitan Dancing Girls 

Harry Fern and Players 

Watson Sisters 



Return to Vaudeville 

Julian Rose 

In a New Version of that Clastic 

"Levinsky at 
the Wedding" 



Muriel Worth 

Assisted by LEW BRICE 



Ota Gygi 



Byal & Early 



Rayno's Bulldogs 



Pathe Weekly 



Baltimore "Star"— "Julian Rose received a 
tremendous ovation at both performances." 

Baltimore "News"— "Taking applause as a 
criterion, first honors tro to Julian Rose in 
a hilarious monologue." 

Baltimore "Sun" -"Julian Rose nets ova- 
tion." 

Baltimore "Evening Sun"— "Perhaps, how- 
ever, for clean sustained entertainment, the 
laurels should «<> to Julian Rose, late star of 
'Potash & Perlmutter.' " 



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Where C follows name, letter is in 
Variety's Chicago office. 

Where S F follows name, letter it in 
Variety's San Francisco office. 

Advertising or circular letters will 
not be listed. 

P following name indicates postal, 
advertised once only. 



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NEW MATERIAL. 



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101 RANCH— 10 Columbus, 0., 11 Plqua, 1H 
Indianapolis. Ind., 14 Terre Haute, 15 Deca- 
tur. 111., IK Hloomlngton. 17 Jollet, 18 Racine. 
Wis. 

RIXGLIN'G BROS.— 10 Hannibal, Mo., 11 



Eoonville, 13 Jefferson City, 14 Lexington, 1ft 
Sedalia, 16 Overly, 17 Klrkvllle, 18 Trenton. 
SELLS-FLOTO— 10 Larned, Kas., 11 Newton. 
1.1 Sallna. 14 Manhattan, 15 Clay Center, 10 
Holton, 17 Kansas City, Kan., 18 Independ- 



rn 



Adams Raymond 
Adams Eugene (C) 
Adamey Austin (C) 
Allen Claude E 
Aiik.1I Gertrude (C) 
Ardelle Franklyn 

B 

Baldwin Earl (C) 
Barnes Howard C 
Barton ft Belle 
Bolton Nate ' 
nosturrk Fred R (C) 
Beam Earl 
Benner Emelle 
Bennett Wallace 
Benson Bennle 
Bestry Harry 
Rlocksom Harry 
Bloom Edward L 
Burker Maida 
Burnett Rex 
Burns Chas 
Burns Miss K 
Butler Ida 
Bernard & Sonrth 



Campbell Allen (P) 
Carroll Bronnle 
Carew Mabel 
Carlllo Leo 
Carle Grace 



Carter A Carter (C) 
Carter Lillian 
Chandler Daisy 
Claire Nell 
Clark Gertrude 
Clark Slim 
('live Gus 
Cooney May 
Correll G (C) 
Cortese Frank 
Crelghton James (C) 
Cummingn Frank 
Curren John F 
Cuthbert A Darlberg 
Cook A Rotbert 



Dacobeco Troupe 
Dagmar Alexander 
Dawson Ulllan 
Deal berg Raymond 
Deane Al 
Dean Wanda 
Dell Jack (C) 
Dewltt George 
Hewitt Sisters 
Dixon Maggie 
Dobbs Carl 

E 
Eld ridge Pre** 
Elliott Clyde (C) 
Elliott Broomstick 
Ellison Glen (C) 
Emerson James E 






I 



ORPHEUM CIRCUI 
This week (Sept. 6), Orpheum, Kansas City 
Next week (Sept. 13), Orpheum, Omaha 



MAT 



ANDREW 



MARSHALL «. TRIBBLE 

"THE TROUBLES OF SAMBO AND DINAH" 

■— fc* MM on th. Ultm TIME M«n« g ement HARRY SHEA 



GRACE LEONARD 

SINGING COMEDIENNE 

Introducing "MIKE," the CANINE WONDER. The DOG that really talks. Also "TIP," 
the Tango Dog. UNITED TIME 



CROSSMAN'S 8 ENTERTAINERS 

A Novelty Musical Production. Introducing the World's Famous 

"B-a-n-j-o-p-h-i-e-n-d-s" 



Successful at the PALACE. NEW YORK, THIS WEEK (Sept. 6) 





Direction. PAUL DURAND. 



Management, TONY WILSON 



38 



VARIETY 



THE CRISPS 



Season 1915-1916 ORPHEUM CIRCUIT 

THIS WEEK (Aug. 30) MAJESTIC.CHICAGO 
NEXT WEEK (Sept. 6) COLUMBIA, ST. LOUIS 



HERMANN °M 
SHIRLE,Y 

"The Mysterious Masquerader" 

A SURPRISING COMEDY NOVELTY 

Just Returned from a Year's Tour of Australia 
Menacing Director, JOHN C. PEEBLES, Palace Theatre Bldg., New York 




FRANZESCO 



(Jackie and Billy) 

JACKIE— The bird who talks so as to be understood by everyone. 
R«presentative-LLOYD SPENCER, Consumers Bldg., Chicago, IU. 



RUSSELL 



BLANCHE 



MACK a»d VINCENT 






ORPHEUM CIRCUIT 

Direction GENE HUGHES 

This Week (Aug. 30), Majestic, Chicago 



JOHNNY 
DOVE 

Scotch Minstrel 

With Zlegfeld "Follies of 1114" 
Personal direction 

JULE DELMAR 



ALFREDO 



Touring New Zealand 



H. D. Mcintosh 



Sam Barto 



'The Silent Tramp" 
Variety, London 



EDMUND LOWE 

LEADING MAN 
Morosco's Burbank Theatre, Los Angeles 



If It's a Harold Selman Playlet It'a a Success 

WATCH FOR 

"IT WORKS BOTH WAYS" 

The biggest novelty playlet vaudeville has ever known. 
Now playing "The Mysterious Will." 



with an All Star Cast. Booked Solid 



P 
Pillier Leo (C) 
Florenie Helen (C) 
Poo Lee Tong (C) 
Francis Milt 
Frankleno Mrs H (C) 



Gallager ft CarMn 
Gallagher Dan (C) 
Gantel Archie (C) 
Oermaine Flo (C) 
Gleason Lew (C) 
Goetz Geo (C) 
Golden Morris 
Grandy Mrs Lee (C) 
Gray Trio 
Grey Clarice 
Griffin Pete 
Griffith Bula 
Quertln Henry 
Guy Arthur L Co (C) 
Gwyme a GoRHette 

(C) 
Gygl Ota 



H 

Ilagar Genevie 
Hall Howard 
Hammond Alice 
Hammond Helen 
Harrington ft Chuby 

(C) 
Harrison Neva 
Harris & Sprogue 
Hartford Bisters 
Hayden Thomas 
Holly O A (C) 
Howard Sam 
Howell J (C) 
Hunt Sally (C) 
Hunter Steve M (C 
Hutchinson Wlllard 



.Icaak-a Duo 
Jones Mr D 
Judge Mike 

K 

Kalamo Princess 
Keller Edw. 



Kelles ft Haffner 
Kelly Perry (C) 
Kelly Daniel 
(P) Kelly-Plst«l (C) 
Keene ft Williams 
Kemp Mr A 
King Henry (C) 
King Mazie 
Knapp R II (C) 



Laird Lee 
Laugblln Jack 
Laurence Frankle 
La Malre Claire (C) 
La Mar Harry (C) 
Leonard Blllle 
Leslie Roxle 
Lowe Ch 
Lorraine Hazelle 
LuBby Ryby 

M 

Morlssy ft Rich 
Mack Wlllard (C) 
Manchester Ed (C) 



Manclnl Frank (C) 
Mankin Harley (C) 
Mann Billy (C) 
Maxims Four 
May Florence 
Maynard Miss D 
McCag Nolter (C) 
McCarthy Burt 
McCullough Carl (C) 
McDermott ft Wallace 
McKenna Mr T 
McPhial Bryan 
Meaker ft Ross (C) 
Mead Vera 
Meara Ben S 
Meldrum Mr 
Meredith Miss E 
Millers Musical 
Miller Thomas H 
Milton Frank (C) 
Minus Bud 
Mohler Roy (P) 
Moleno Frank (C) 
Montrose Frank A J 
Moore Frank 
Mora Teas (C) 



3 Marconi Brothers 3 



INTRODUCING 



a 



THE WIRELESS ORCHESTRA" 

We have added for the coming season three new accor- 
dions, costing $1,500.00, each giving six different tones, 
and imitating orchestral instruments. 



JACOB P. ADLER, Jr 

Engaged for TOWN TOPICS" 
Direction, NED WAYBURN 



HOWARD THURSTON 

THE WORLD FAMOUS MAGICIAN 

rr...n» "A MILE A MINUTE" 

With GEORGE F. HARRIS and a cast of seven people 
Carload of scenery. Featuring the Great Race Scene from "The Honeymoon Express," 
Winter Garden Direction, ALF. T. WILTON 



\hi\ 



BOOKED SOLID 



J. ALFRED 




IM S \A/I 



JOHN E. 




ON 



"THE BAND MAN AND HIS BAND" 
DELINEATORS OF SOUTHERN TYPES 



Direction, HARRY SHEA 



MAYME REMINGTON 

AND COMPANY 
New Act. Booked Solid U. B. O. 



Moran Tom 
Moss Richard 
Mullaly Don (C) 
Myers Rhea 

N 

Nellson Maura 
Nelson Edgar 
Newton Dan (C) 
Nixon 

Nolan Louisa 
Noonan ETlsle 



O'Neill Faye 
Osborn Fred (C) 



Parker Texas 
Parry Mr B H 
Parry Charlotte 
Peleterre Pierre 
Pooley Harry Mr 
Porte Blanco 
Powers Freeman 
Prenbis Valentine 
Presslar Dolly V 
Prultt BUI 



Qulnlan Dan 
Quirk Billy (P) 

R 

Raymond Ed 
Really Wauer 
Reed Oeo 
Reed Pearl 
Remy Jack 
Rice Edward E 
Richard John 
Roberts Joe 
Robinson Eugene 
Rodgers Ed 
Roland Jack (C) 
Roland Jack 
Rose Harry 
Rose Lester 
Rose ft Wells 
Russell R H 
Russell Walter 
Ryan Ben 

S 
Saunders Claud 
Schlarb Mamie (P) 
Scmldt H E (C) 
Smith Raymond (C) 
Seldon George 



Shayne Al (P) 
Sherman Sarah 
Sidney Mr O T 
Silvers Barney 
Snyder Edna 
Snyder Francis (C) 
Sours Jess Mrs 
Spink George 
Spooner ft Wells 
Stampe Carey E (C) 
Starr David 
Sterling Kitty 
Stewart Mrs H (P) 
Still Lulu E 
Stoddard Marie 
Stover Burt W 
Straight Chas T (C) 
Strong Eugene K 



Tobin Sylvia 
Townshend Miss B 
Tracey Claudia 
Tralnor ft Helena 
Transfleld Sisters (C) 
Trevllla Bros 
Tyson Pearl 

U 
Uhlrlch Fred C 



ValdosThu (P) 
Van Charles 
Vincent Sid 

W 
Wadelle Leon 
Walley County ft W 
Walker Annette 
Walker ft 111 
Walsh May 
Walters Clara 
Walters Miss S 
Wandllng John W 
Ward Henry (<C) 
Ward Pop 
Ward Prince 
Ward Spencer 
Warsaw Walter 
Weston Happy 
Weston William A 
Whistler Edan A 
Williams Dot 
Williams William 
Wills Nat M 
Wilkes Ruth (C) 
Wilson Dale 
Wilson Al Q (C) 
Winchester A Clare 



J5*CKBo*e £ 

•5 VJOR.TH rv|0&e f? 

THAI) Wl6HBo/vJe\ li 

I §£232) msswsssbK 





BILLY LLOYD ** GEORGE BRITT 

In "A Mlltur* of Vaudeville" By Ned Dandy 

Seel. I NukiWi, llrnisfsasi Is* M— Met, PhHsdilp M s 

fast. II Nerfetk. IUsmss Ufl 17 M«yU»4, Itltiawt 

Ott. 4 Keits >. Watainttee 
Direction, HARRY FITZGERALD 



Wlndlsch Chas 
Wlnthorp John 



Yatra Francia 



Yeakle Walter W 
York Alive 



Zenlta 



VARIETY 




Buster 
Santos 



and 



Jacque 
Hays 

The GirU with ths 
Funny Figure 

In their bow act, 

•The 
Health Huaton" 

Touring 
PutifM Circuit 



BROWN 



AND 



JACKSON 



Personal Dlroctloa 
JULE DELMAJL 



1st k Is Watt With a Via Aft* a Dtady Vsmom 




TRANSFIELD SISTERS 

W. V. M. A. TIME 



BOBBY 



HELEN 



WookeyjMeher 

In •THE BLOWOUT" 




New Danes, "Mex- 
ican Wheel." You do 
several "Revolutions" 
with your Partner; 
bo careful and don't 
"Hurt Her." 

(Deep, VILLA-nooua 

• tuff.) 

BILLY 
BEARD 



"The Party from 

the South" 
Booked by ALF. T. WILTON 



BERTIE FORD 



The Tangoist on 
the Wire 






SAYS: 

Did you avar notice that all wire acta ara 
"up stage," and that they will walk right 
ovar you, if you ara unfortunate enough to 
be o ntha bill with them. And the dressing 
room* happen to be under the stage ? 



MAX BLOOM 

(That's My Horse) 

In "THE SUNNY SIDE OF BROADWAY" 

With Alice Sher 

Direction, BOYLE WOOLFOLK 




PAULINE SAXON 

THE "SIS PERKINS" GIRL 

PETE MACK Suggests 

FANTAS 




PARISIENNE NOVELTY 

POSING SINGING 



3 STEINDEL BROS. 

ORPHEUM-UNITED TIME 



DEAR FRIENDS:— 

Our sailing has been postponed until Sept. 
28th. We will play around Frisco for the 
next 3 weeks. Address care VARIETY, 
Pantages Theatre Building, San Francisco, 
CaJ. 

P. S.— Regards to Al Prince and Helen 
Deerie. 

JIM-MARIAN 

HARKINS 




FRANCES CLARE 

AND 

GUY RAWSON 



Nan Halperin 

Direction. M. S. BENTHAM 




4 MARX BROS. .-CO. 

In "HOME AGAIN" 

Produced by AL SHEAN 

The most sensational success of the season 
Direction HARRY WEBER Address VARIETY, New York 



Welling 
Levering 

Troupe 

Famous Cycling Comiques 

Next week (Aug. It), Senator Park, Montreal 




"Cartoonist and Shadowgraphtat in 
an original style of act, different 
and ahead of all others." 




You know that the bast < 
vaudeville ia 



:t la 



MARTYN 

and 

FLORENCE 



Howard Lmgford 

(Juvenile Light Comedian) 
Lata Feature of the "Night Clerk" 

Direction. WM. B. FRIEDLANDER 



PAUL RAHN 

Artistic Character Stager and 

Light r— - rfr- 

"MerrTe Garden Revue" 

HOTEL PLANTERS. CHICAGO 

Indefinite 



5 MacLARENS 

W. V. Ma A* 
Eastern Rent. Western Rep. 

I. KAUFMAN TOM POWELL 



America's 

Premier 

Xylophonists 



4 - XYLOPHIENDS - 4 



SPECIAL SCENERY 

PETE MACK 

Big Imp. 



The Western 



Jean-De LISLE and Du PONT-Teddy Th ffi 

PLAYING BOSTON FOR TWO WEEKS. STARTING MONDAY, AUGUST 30 




AND 




ACROBATIC JESTERS 

TEN MINUTES IN ONE. IN ONE SURE-FIRE HIT 

of PAUL DURAND 



VARIETY 






• 






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World Famous Vaudeville 


















A full season is offered. Consecutive engagements, the very 
lowest of average railroad fares between stands and a return visit 
usually immediately booked for successful acts. 












The Loew 



















is also booking the 






JONES, LINICK & SCHAEFFER 

THEATRES 



C. H. MILES CIRCUIT 












We will considei ^olications from vaudeville managers to be 

»•' s'T: lied through our booking office. 






. 















I 



The Marcus Loew Booking 







Putnam Building, New York City 



JOS. M. SCHENCK, General Booking Manager 



WALTER F. KEEFE 
Representing Miles Circuit 

Putnam Building 
New York 



CHICAGO OFFICE 
North American Building 

Aaron J. JONES, Gen. Rep. 
FRANK Q. DOYLE, Book. Mgr. 






TEN CENTS 




VOL. XL, No. 3. 



NEW YORK CITY, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1915. 



PRICE TEN CENTS. 




VARIETY 



Chamberlain Brown 

Sole Agent, Personal Manager and Representative for 



American 
Play Co. Joe. 

(Agency) 



T. ROY BARNES 
HOWARD ESTABROOK 
VALESKA SURATT 
ZOE BARNETT 
LENORE ULRICH 
ADELE BLOOD 
EVA CONDON 
ALICE DOVEY 
BRANDON TYNAN 
MONTAGUE LOVE 



VERA MICHELENA 
EMILY ANN WELLMAN 
WILLIAM RUSSELL 
BETH FRANKLYN 
ROBERT WARWICK 
LILLIAN LORRAINE 
LEAH WINSLOW 
WILLIAM GAXTON 
CLIFTON WEBB 



JOSE COLLINS 
SYDNEY SHIELDS 
HATTIE WILLIAMS 
HARRY TIGHE 
JEROME PATRICK 
JULIETTE LIPPE 
NOEL TRAVERS 
HELEN ROOK 
HELEN LOWELL 



(These Artists Have One and Only Agent) 



Chamberlain Brown 



Aeolian Hall 



Phone 
Bryant 
8920 

33 West 42d Street, New York 




AFTER TWO MONTHS IN THE UNITED STATES, SECURING NEW IDEAS, ELECTRICAL EFFECTS 

SCENERY AND WARDROBE FOR 

Hugh D. Mcintosh's 



u 



1916 




OLLIES 



» 



I am SAILING FOR SYDNEY on the S. S. SONOMA from SAN FRANCISCO, SEPTEMBER 28th. 

I take this opportunity to express my sincere appreciation and thanks to my many friends for their numerous courtesies 
during my American visit. 

I cannot find proper terms to express my gratitude for the reception and treatment tendered me by the Australian 
public, the Tivoli Theatre Co., and Hugh D. Mcintosh, its Governing Director. 

A hospitable greeting awaits you all in Australia. 



Au Revoir 



Jack Haskell 







VOL. XL, No. 3. 



NEW YORK CITY, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1915. 



PRICE TEN CENTS. 



KEITH'S 96th STREET THEATRE 
WILL BE OPEN NEXT SEASON 



New B. F. Keith House to Seat 2,500, Playing Big Time Vaude- 
ville at 50-Cent Scale. Probably Replacing Colonial on 
Keith's Vaudeville List. 96th St. in Heavily Laden 
Vaudeville and Picture Section. 



A new B. F. Keith theatre will be 

built on 96th street, 100 feet east of 

Broadway, on a plot fronting 117 feet 

on 96th street, and running 200 feet to 

95th street. The house is to seat 2,500, 

play big time vaudeville at probably a 

50-cent scale of admission and will be 

in readiness to open by the beginning 
of the '16-'17 season. 

It's not unlikely that with the com- 
pletion of the new Keith theatre, 
Keith's Colonial at 62nd street and 
Broadway will discontinue its present 
big time policy, being devoted to some 
other form of entertainment. 

The 96th street house is in a terri- 
tory that has within the past two years 
been studded by picture and pop vaude- 
ville houses. The William Fox River- 
side and Riveria theatres arc close by, 
while at Broadway and 81st street there 
is a pop vaudeville theatre booked by 
the United Booking Offices (the Keith 
agency). 

It has been often reported since the 
81st Street opened that the Keith peo- 
ple were in a receptive mood looking 
toward taking over that house to re- 
place the Colonial as the Keith lower 
West Side stand. The 81st Street man- 
agement is said to have rejected all 
overtures, having become enthused at 
the prospects through a particularly 
* lrrge nigr|t business, although the mati- 
nee crowds in this rather high grade 
locality have been quite light compara- 
tively at all of the theatres in that sec* 
tion. 

There are now 12 vaudeville and pic- 
ture houses on Broadway between 66th 
and 110th street, an average of one fto 
fvery four blocks. Three play a poj 
vaudeville policy, with a feature picture 
a? an extra attraction. The others arc 
for pictures oniy. 

Monday afternoon, Loew's Lincoln 



Square (vaudeville — with "Helenc of 
the North" and "Neal of the Navy" as 
the film features) was well filled, the 
orchestra getting 15 cents and upstairs, 
10. The Arcade at 1931 Broadway held 
a five reel feature, with admission at 
10 cents. Two o'clock saw 20 people 
in the house. The 77th Street theatre, 
lately opened, plays pictures. A five- 
reeler was the feature Monday after- 
noon. Matinees are 10 cents, nights, 
20. The matinee was light. The house 
seats about 600. 

The 81st, though playing vaudeville 
for the main portion of its show, seem- 
ingly gives more prominence to the 
picture end. The first half feature was 
"The Silent Voice." The Monday 
matinee with the downstairs 20 cents 
held about 200 people. The balcony 
(at 10 cents) had about a dozen peo- 
ple. At the Schuyler the same after- 
noon about 100 people paid 10 cents 
each to watch the picture show. The 
Adelphi at 88th street charges a 
straight admission of 15 cents all the 
time. It was very light Monday mat- 
inee. This house often holds a feature 
film two days. 

William Fox's Riveria has vaudeville 
and pictures. It has improved upon 
the matinee business and does very well 
at night. It adjoins Fox's Riverside, 
playing a feature film program includ- 
ing singers. Matinees are light but 
night business much better. The Ri- 
veria also has a roof for pictures at 
night. The Riverview had about 75 
people at the matinee, mostly women, 
with admission 10 cents. The Broad- 
way at 103rd street plays features, as 
does the Olympia at 107th street, both 
holding light matinees. The Nemo 
(Fox's) at 110th street gives eight reels 
for ten cents in the afternoon and 15 
at night. The house does a big busi- 
ness, relying upon the evening atten- 
dance. 



ANOTHER LA SALLE SHOW. 

Chicago, Sept. 15. 

A show is being organized by Joe 
Howard, it is reported, to replace 
"Molly and I" at the La Salle. Mr. 
Howard has the script for a musical 
production. He was approached by 
Aaron Jones to make it ready for the 
La Salle showing. 

Among the principals so far engaged 
for the piece are said to be Mabel Mc- 
Cane, Maud Raymond, Eva Fallon, 
Edna Whistler, Jack Gardner, James 
J. Morton and Conroy and Le Maire. 

While the local daily papers have 
printed a story to the effect Joe How- 
ard is scheduled for the La Salle in 
three weeks. Aaron Jones, the lessee 
of the house, claims six producers are 
negotiating with him, but nothing defi- 
nitely has been settled. Nevertheless, 
it is generally understood hereabouts 
Howard will be the next tenant. 



TWO K & E WALK-OUTS. 

The Klaw & Erlanger production of 
"Here Comes Tootsie" (renamed from 
"Little Miss Rabbitfoot") has had two 
players of the blackface role in the 
piece "walk out" of rehearsals. 

The first to turn in his part was 
Felix Adler, Mr. Adler saying the role 
was impossible, when Ben Deeley was 
engaged. Tuesday Mr. Deeley fol- 
lowed his predecessor to the street, 
after having been refused permission 
to interpolate any of his own material. 

Among those in the company are 

Elsa Adler, William Norris, Hazel 

*Cox, Georgia O'Ramey, Robert Pitkin, 

P. O'Malley Jennings, Tyler Brooke, 

Irving Brooks and Nice and Adams. 



EVELYN NESBITT OPENING. 

At the Palace, New York, Sept. 27, 
Evelyn Nesbitt will reappear in vaude- 
ville, with her dancing partner, Jack 
Clifford. This will mark the start of 
a tour of the eastern vaudeville houses 
by Miss Nesbitt before commencing 
playing on the Orpheum Circuit. The 
wife of Harry Thaw was routed by the 
Orpheum, to open last week at Omaha, 
but secured a postponement. 

The present dates made for Miss 
Nesbitt went through the H. B. Mari- 
nelli office, at her former salary, $2,000 
weekly. 



CHICAGO HARD ON SPECS. 

Chicago, Sept. 15. 

The ticket speculators are facing an 
unprofitable season if the present cru- 
sade inaugurated against the sidewalk 
merchants by the city authorities bears 
the expected results. 

In the new applications for theatre 
licenses, the managers are compelled to 
pledge themselves against business 
dealings with the specs and any theatre 
found guilty of knowingly assisting the 
rutside operators will face a possibility 
of a license revocation. 



"THE RAID/' MIZNER'S NEXT. 

Wilson Mizner's next production for 
the vaudeville stage has been named 
by the author "The Raid." It will en- 
gage nine principals and be ready for 
presentation in about two weeks. 

Mr. Mizner's sketch effort of last 
season, "Ships That Pass in the Night," 
received this season's route from the 
United Booking Offices, which encour- 
aged the writer-producer to try again. 



TWO STARS WANT PLAYS. 

S. Jay Kaufman has become asso- 
ciated with Katherine Kaelred in a 
managerial capacity and is looking for 
a play for her. He is also desirous of 
securing a play for Lou-Tellegen who 
is also under his management. 



FINE FOR SWIMMING. 

May Irwin refused to play the mid- 
week matinee at the Park Wednesday 
because of the heat. The comedienne 
appeared at the theatre and after look- 
ing at the advance sale and then at the 
thermometer decided that it would be a 
fine afternoon for a swim. 



"SHADOW MAGIC" IN CHI. 

Chicago, Sept. 15. 
Maurice Brown opens his season at 
the Little theatre Oct. 12 with an en- 
tertainment called "Shadow Magic." 
This will be followed during the regu- 
lar season with a number of plays, one 
by Bernard Shaw. 



PETROVA IN "REVOLT." 

Olga Petrova is to be sent on tour 
this season by the Shuberts as the star 
of "The Revolt." in which Helen Ware 
starred last season. 

If you don't advertise In VARIETY, 
don't advertise. 



CABLES 




London, Sept. 8. 

Despite more theatres were open at 

the end of the London season this year 

than last and the optimistic articles in 

the press by the various critics, there 

is undoubtedly an alarming depression 
in the theatrical world of London. 
Hall Caine's drama "The Woman Thou 
Gavest Me," ear-marked for production 
early in the autumn by Sir Herbert 
Tree at His Majesty's, has been indefi- 
nctely postponed, and although since 
the wonderfully successful charity mat- 
inee of "Peter Ibbetson" there have 
been persistent rumors this piece would 
be put on for a run at His Majesty's, 
nothing has been settled. It is more 
probable Constance Collier will take 
the entire production of "Peter Ibbet- 
son" to America and that His Majesty's 
will remain closed indefinitely. There 
will be no autumn production at Drury 
Lane, the theatre remaining closed un- 
til the Christmas pantomime, "Puss in 
Boots," is produced. 



With regard to the autumn produc- 
tions, America is exporting to England 
not only arms, ammunition and food 
si pplies, but there will be several car- 
goes of plays and players. These in- 
clude Doris Keane and company in, 
"Romance," "Kick In," "A Full House," 
"The Only Girl," "The Dummy," etc., 
and there will be ample room here for 
all the good attractions and artists that 
America can send. This is not neces- 
sarily undue affection of the British for 
the American cousins, but because the 
London market will be very shy of 
home-made productions and artists. 

The English author is either not 
writing anything, or, if he is, is not 
marketing his wares.' Then again, 
many stars have dates in America, 
not liking present prospects here. 
Among them are Cyril Maude, Forbes 
Robertson, Louis Waller and Madge 
Titheradge in "Gamblers All," Arthur 
Bourchier, the Irish Players, Frederick 
Ross in "Quinneys," H. B. Irving in 
"The Angel in the House," Mrs. Pat- 
rick Campbell, Marie Tempest, Lyn 
Harding. Phyllis Nielson-Terry, Allan 
Aynesworth (in a new play by Horace 
Anneslcy Yachell), and so on. Not 
only stars, but the rank and file will 
be conspicuously scarce, as nearly 2,000 
young men, out of a possible 5,000, 
have enlisted. 

At the present moment anything re- 
sembling an American juvenile man can 
command his own salary. Managers 
here will not employ a youth of nativc- 
hirth for fear he will be the recipient of 
uncomplimentary criticism for not bc- 
iig at the front. 



ment created by the manufacture of 
implements of war and its kindred oc- 
cupations. The working man who, be- 
fore the outbreak, was earning say 
$7.50 a week, is now in receipt of an in- 
come of from $25 to $30, and is living 
accordingly. What is to become of 
him at the conclusion of peace? He 
has tasted luxury and will be loath to 
return to mere existence. Six months 
after the war he will be in financial 
straits and there will be enough of 
them to formulate an internal political 
revolution. 

And how have the music hall or vau- 
deville managers fared in these troub- 
lous times? They started in by plac- 
ing the artists on a percentage basis or 
else issuing "war period" contracts that 
called for a material reduction in sal- 
aries. Since then these salaries have 
never been restored for any new book- 
ings, except in isolated instances. They 
determined that the day of the indi- 
vidual headline star was a thing of the 
past and that the tops of big bills must 
take out their own companies in the 
provinces and play on shares. They 
couldn't afford to pay such salaries and 
take such risks. However, in London, 
and in other big cities, they would pay 
straight salaries and take all the risk. 
As announced in Varihty,, all of Os- 
wald Stoll's houses have paid dividends 
ranging from 5 per cent, to 25 per cent. 
Alfred Butt has just added $50,000 to 
the reserve fund of the Palace Cor- 
poration and paid his shareholders a 
dividend of 10 per cent. The Syndi- 
cate halls (including Oxford and Pavil- 
ion), were supposed to be doing very 
poorly and offered exceedingly small . 
salaries. They wept every time an 
artist asked anywhere near his regular 
wage. It was rumored they were al- 
most bankrupt and that was the rea- 
scn for trying to sell the site of the old 
Tivoli. It now transpires that they 
are seriously considering rebuilding the 
Tivoli, the Euston is to have its seat- 
ing capacity doubled, its Watford Pal- 
ace is absorbing an adjoining skating 
rink to enlarge its auditorium, etc. 
In short, there is not a London music 
hall syndicate that has failed to declare 
a dividend during the first year of the 
war, after paying huge salaries to its 
managing directors, board chairmen 
,and others. Yes, the music hall man- 
agers must cut salaries — they can't af- 
ford them any longer. Poor fellows! 



PRACTICAL REHEARSING. 

London, Sept. 15. 

The regular company playing "Quin- 
neys" at the Haymarket had a night 
off Monday, when the special company 
organized to tour America gave the 
show. It includes Frederick Ross, who 
will play Henry Ainley's role; Arthur 
Grenville, Cecil Fletcher, Margaret 
Watson, Margaret Rush and Cathleen 
Nesbitt 

The American troupe will play two 
weeks in the provinces before sailing. 



SEE 



LONDON'S "CHAfLIN NUMBER." 

London, Sept. 15. 
Lupino Lane has introduced a Charlie 
Chaplin number in "Watch Your Step" 
at the Empire, with ^) members of the 
chorus similarly made up. It scored 
strongly. 



After one year of warfare, the Lon- 
don theatres have weathered fairly well 
the storm of stress and strife and the 
long list of managerial bankrupts has 
not yet materialized. This may be due 
to the tremendous volume of employ- 



er). 



HIP'S SOUVENIR SHOW. 

London. Sept. 15. 
Push and Go" at the Hippodrome 
is going strong and last Friday cele- 
brated its 200th performance with sou- 
venirs. 



FRED RUSSELL, V. A. F. CHAIRMAN. 

London, Sept. 15. 

Fred Russell has been elected chair- 
man of the Variety Artists' Federation. 

The office was made vacant through 
the recent death of W. H. Clemart. 



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"PETE* IS CLOSING. 

London, Sept. 15. 

Derwent Hall Caine scored a per- 
sonal success in the recent revised ver- 
sion of "The Manxman," produced at 
the Aldwych under the title of "Pete." 

It closes Saturday and will be suc- 
ceeded by "The Christian," also in re- 
vised form. 



COLISEUM'S STRONG BILL. 

London, Sept. 15. 
Lena Ashwell is appearing this week 
at the Coliseum in a revival of J. M. 
Barrie's "The Twelve Pound Look," 
supported by Edmund Sass. The en- 
tire bill is a strong one, and includes 
Lydia Kyasht. 



PRETTY WOMEN, ANYWAY. 

London, Sept. 15. 

"Jolies Femmes," a French revue, 
was produced at the Garrick, Sept. 9, 
with Mme. Rasimi of Paris. 

The cast contains many pretty wom- 
en in charming dresses, but the scenes 
are uneven. It may prove a success. 



TWO REVIVALS. 

London, Sept. 15. 

"When London Sleeps" was revived 
at the Princess Sept. 9. It is a sensa- 
tional melodrama. 

Fred Terry and Julia Neilson revived 
"The Scarlet Pimpernel" at the Strand 
Sept. 11. 




ALHAMBRA ZEP.-BOMBARDED. 

All sorts of ingenious devices were 
attempted by the London correspond- 
ents of the American dailies to squeeze 
in the exact location of the big Zeppe- 
lin bomb-dropping raid that occurred 
in the British metropolis Wednesday 
night of last week, but without avail. 
General details, with the known fact 
the bombs fell in the vicinity of Trafal- 
gar Square, and that "several persons 
were killed and others injured," was 
permitted to pass the censors. 

Private advices from France and 
Berlin, however, via circuitous routes, 
are to the effect the damage was much 
heavier than anything the meagre dis- 
patches from England indicated. 

Andreas Dippel, the operatic impre- 
sario, is reported to have received 
word from Berlin one of the shells fell 
upon the Alhambra theatre during the 
performance, killing some 300 people 
and injuring over that number more. 

Another report has it the theatre re- 
ferred to located in Trafalgar Square 
is the Coliseum, a stone's throw dis- 
tant from the Alhambra. Both are just 
off the Square, and there is a possibil- 
ity both suffered from the air raid. 
There are a number of other play- 
houses in the immediate vicinity. 



LILY ELSIE THE STAR. 

London, Sept. 15. 

His Majesty's theatre opens its sea- 
son Oct. 23 with "Mavourneen" by 
Louis N. Parker, starring Lily Elsie. 

Sir Herbert Tree will not be in the 
cast. 



"ALL SCOTCH" WITHDRAWN. 

London, Sept. 15. 
Harry Grattan's revue, "All Scotch," 
will be withdrawn from the Apollo 
Saturday. The theatre remains dark 
for a week, when "The Only Girl" will 
be presented there with a strong cast. 



YOUNG McLELLAN AT FRONT. 

London, Sept. 15. 
C. M. S. McLellan's son, born in 
America, and who attended Oxford, 
after war was declared became a Brit- 
ish subject, received a commission and 
is now in the trenches. 



All Vaudeville at Palladium. 

London, Sept. 15. 
The Palladium last week reverted to 
an all-vaudeville program, there being 
no revue on the bill. 



Ambassador's 100th Performance. 

London, Sept. 15. 
"More," the revue at the Ambassa- 
dors, celebrated its hundredth perform- 
' ance Monday night, when souvenirs 
were distributed. 



Laurette Taylor Out of "Peg." * 

London, Sept. 15. 
Laurette Taylor is again out of the 
cast of "Peg" at the Globe, but busi- 
ness continues good. 



VAN HOVEN 

"The Dippy Mad Magician," who has scored 
one of the biggest hits of any American playing 
in England. 



"P. & P.V 600TH. 

London, Sept. 15. 
"Potash & Pcrlmutter" celebrated its 
600th performance at the Queen's, 
Saturday night. 



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don't advertise. 



VAUDEVILLE 



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PANTAGES-BOOKED TURNS 

BARRED FROM THE BIG TIME 

Orpheum Circuit Order Reported Issued by Martin Beck Said 

to be Binding Upon U. B. O. and W. V. M. A., Its 

Affiliations. Pantages Grew Too Bold, Wiring 

Turns in Orpheum Theatres for Terms 

for Pantages Trip. 



The Pantages Circuit has been 

placed in the bad graces of the big 

time booking agencies, through the 

order issued by Martin Beck in the 

Orpheum Circuit headquarters that an 
act playing for Pantages can not there- 
after be booked on the Orpheum tour. 
Through its close affiliation with the 
United Booking Offices and the West- 
ern Vaudeville Managers' Association, 
the Orpheum order against Pantages 
will stand also in the other two agen- 
cies, leaving a vaudeville act with those 
three routes closed against them as the 
penalty for playing the Pantages time. 
The W. V. M. A. books from Chicago, 
as does the Pantages Circuit mostly, 
also. 

The Pantages has always made a 
special inducement to turns from the 
Orpheum Circuit, wishing to secure the 
prestige of an Orpheum engagement 
for the Pantages program. Of late 
Tantages is said to have grown so bold 
he wired turns in Orpheum houses 
asking their terms for a trip over the 
Pantages time. The Pantages houses 
are all west 6f Chicago, some in all 
the same towns where Orpheum the- 
atres are located. 

A similar move was contemplated 
last season where the Pantages Circuit 
procured the booking of the new 
Franklin theatre, Saginaw, Mich., play- 
ing shows in opposition to the Butter- 
field house there which was and always 
has been supplied through the "Asso- 
ciation." The Saginaw house moved 
over to the Loew Agency after a few 
week's experience with Pantages 
shows. 

The Pantages office usually routes 
an act for 12 or 14 weeks stipulating 
in the contract from one to four towns 
will be played at two-thirds of the 
regular salary. The "cut" weeks gen- 
erally depend upon the business sag- 
acity of the contracting parties al- 
though recently reports have drifted 
eastward to some unusual irregulari- 
ties in the general deportment of the 
Pan circuit as to its manner of hand- 
ling attractions after the big jump has 
been made to the coast. 

Heretofore the U. B. O., Orpheum 
and "Association" focused its attack 
«pon the booking activities of the Loew 
circuit but since the Sullivan-Considinc 
string reverted to its original owners, 
the larger circuits shifted their censor- 
ship to the Pantages ciiCttit. allowing 
the Affiliated Booking Co., of Chicago, 
free reign in supplying the Considine 
theatres with programs. 

The effect of this latest move carries 

its own significance, for Pantages has 

' a limited market to draw his supply 

from and with but a short season to 

offer, and that on a conditional con- 



tract, the business-like artist will con- 
sider the possibilities of future "big 
time" before accepting a Pan route. 
It undoubtedly will increase the cost of 
Pantages bills, for the situation prac- 
tically makes the artist the dictator of 
salary and terms. 

The Orpheum Circuit concluded that 
an act, after appearing in the "pop" 
houses playing three or four shows 
daily in towns where the Orpheum cir- 
cuit is represented, decreases its value 
as an Orpheum attraction and in order 
to protect the better grade of turns 
decided to inaugurate a ban on the 
coast time. 

The Affiliated Booking Co., which 
supplies the S-C circuit and offers a 
Chicago-to-Coast is not included in the 
ruling. 



BERNHARDT IN FILM. 

London, Sept. 15. 
It is reported Sarah Bernhardt has 
engaged to appear in a film under the 
direction of the Universal, of New 
York, which has a picture branch over 
here. 

The engagement of Bernhardt under 
the management of William F. Connor 
for another American tour has been an- 
nounced postponed, not -surprising 
those over here who never placed 
credence in the original statement the 
French actress would return to this 
side. 

It is known Bernhardt declined a 
$25,000 cash in advance proposition to 
come over for a vaudeville trip this sea- 
son. It was the only cash proposal 
Bernhardt received. 



THEATRE'S CHEAP RENT. 

London, Sept. 15. 
Messrs. Grossmith and Laurillard are 
taking three months' tenancy of the 
Prince of Wales theatre, paying $900 a 
week direct to the landlord. 
* This is regarded as a particularly 
cheap price. That theatre can usually 
command a rental of not less than $1,- 
200 a week. Frank Curzon had it on a 
lease fc>r a period of years, assuming 
repairs and taxes in addition, and pay- 
ing $900. 



HOUDINI'S LATEST. 

Kansas City, Sept. 15. 

Harry Houdini added a new stunt to 
his repertoire last week here when he 
released himself from a straight jacket 
while hanging head downward from a 
rope. 

Houdini was fastened in the device 
borrowed from the Kansas City police 
department by a local newspaper and 
was pulled 20 feet from the ground 
hanging head downward. 

Several hundred city officials wit- 
nessed the test which consumed 20 sec- 
onds. The front page carried the in- 
evitable description with the usual turn- 
' away business at the Orpheum. 



GOOD PUBLICITY A BAR. 

In keeping with the United Booking 
Offices' announcement no artist would 
be booked on #ie strength of notoriety, 
there has been no engagement of Leo- 
pold Godowsky, the pianist, for the 
Palace, New York. I ^booked it will 
not be the direct result of the large 
amount of publicity he received in the 
daily papers through his alleged disap- 
pearance a fortnight ago. 

The largest quantity of publicity 
achieved in a thoroughly legitimate 
way for any act booked in vaudeville, 
was the recent bringing together of 
Weber and Fields by the U. B. O. 



London's "Chin Chin" Cast 

"Chin Chin" is to be produced in 
London in October, according to ad- 
vices received at the Charles Dilling- 
ham offices here. Alfred Butt is to\ 
make the London production at the 
Palace and already has the cast en- 
gage <f. 

Butt t*i*etime ago consummated a 
deal with Dillingham whereby he ob- 
tained the options to the latter's pieces 
for England. 



MONK STARTS RIOT. 

Chicago, Sept. 15. 

"Romeo, the Great," the monk, 
leaped over the footlights at the Amer- 
ican theatre Sunday afternoon and 
started a small riot. No one was ser- 
iously injured. Alfred Drowiskey, 
trainer of the monk, was arrested and is 
under a $1,000 bail bond. 

Drowinski was fined $10 and costs 
for the monk's outbreak, but was 
granted a hearing in which he will 
make an effort to vacate the decision. 
Because of Romeo's antics and the re- 
cent unruly actions of another monk 
known as "Prince Charles" while play- 
ing the Avenue (where the monk gave 
the orchestra drummer a black eye 
Monday) the local authorities are lia- 
ble to prohibit future exhibitions of 
the so-called human branch of the 
simian family. 



DAN ROBINSON COMMITTED. 

Cincinnati, Sept. 15. # 
Dan R. Robinson was sent to Long- 
view Asylum Saturday, after Probate 
Judge Lueders had examined 9 him for 
lunacy. The affidavit against Robin- 
son was filed by his ex-wife, Bessie, 
who testified that when they lived to- 
gether he was often violent.' 

Robinson has been acting queerly for 
many months and circulated numer- 
ous bad checks arqpnd town, He final- 
ly worked as a waiter at Frank Kel- 
ley's road house. Robinson was once 
a showman, and wealthy. 



LEON BOOKED AHEAD. 

London, Sept. 15. 

The Great Leon, conjuror, who made 
his debut in England this spring, has 
received a route in the Syndicate halls 
for the coming season and a "repeat" 
next year. , 

Between the two tours he will prob- 
ably return to America for a few weeks. 



OUT AND IN AGAIN. 

Trixic Friganza left "Town Topics" 
Monday after having seen the Sunday 
ads., and Monday night jumped back 
again. In the meantime, Ned Way- 
burn and his associates tried in every 
conceivable manner to obtain the con- 
sent of the United Booking Offices to 
the engagement of Eva Tanguay for 
the big Century company. 

Grace Field left the company because 
the management would not permit her 
to continue her dance club at the Hotel 
Claridge while she was with the Cen- 
tury show. It was intended Miss Field 
conduct a dance club at the Century 
along similar lines as the Claridge in- 
stitution. 

Lew Hearn was also out of the Way- 
burn company for a day. Mr. Hearn's 
complaint was against his dressing 
room, but he got over it. 

"Town Topics" is due to open 
Sept. 23, Wayburn deciding a few more 
rehearsals were necessary. The press 
dress rehearsal will be held next 
Wednesday night. 



BARNES BACK IN VAUDE. 

T. Roy Barnes will return to vaude- 
ville next week, headlining the bill at 
the Colonial. Following he will play 
the Keith houses m New York. 

Barnes was featured with the A. H. 
Woods' production, "See My Lawyer," 
which closed at the Eltinge last week. 
The play, however, made a particular 
appeal to a number of picture people 
Qvho saw it, and the Gaumont com- 
pany secured the rights for a film pro- 
duction. Barnes has engaged with the 
picture firm and will make his appear- 
ance on the screen in the role which 
he created in the play and scored a 
large personal success. 



VAUDEVILLE FILL IN. 

Chicago, Sept. 15. 
Albert Weis, of the American The- 
atrical Exchange, New York, has ap- 
proached the Western Vaudeville 
Managers' Association with a view of 
having that agency supply Weis' le- 
gitimate theatres in Texas with vaude- 
ville acts twice weekly. 



Helen's An Act Again. 

Somebody told a VxRiHTr feller Helen 
Rook would leave "The Follies" at the 
end of its Amsterdam theatre run. 
Variety printed it, and Flo Ziegfeld 
asked Miss Rook the same evening if 
it were so. The girl answered she in- 
tended giving two weeks' notice, but 
Ziegfeld informed her he didn't need 
i«, she was '^through" right there, so 
Helen will now become a single in 
vaudeville once again. 

"The/ Follies" manager avers Miss 
Rook had engaged with him for the 
theatrical season. # 



Did Teddie Take a Chance? 

London, Sept. 15. 
It is insisted Teddie Gerard has 
"taken a chance" and married young 
Arbuthnot, feeling certain she will be 
able to "fix it" with Joe Raymond of 
New York. The alleged groom is the 
only son of an elderly millionaire 
naronef. * 

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donlt advertise. 



VAUDEVILLE 



BRONX WANTS "BIG TIME" BACK 
AS SUMMER POLICY CONTINUES 



Royal Patrons and Neighborhood Press Come Out Openly for 
Restoration of Old Form of Shows. Request Man- 
agement to Discard Present Pop Policy. 



The public and press of the Bronx 
are making a concerted effort to have 
the big time policy restored at Keith's 
Royal theatre in that section. Manager 
Egan has been flooded with letters and 
the press is printing a number of com- 
munications from readers. The Royal 
played big time shows last season. 
During the summer, shows of the "pop" 
variety were played, and with the re- 
turn of the regular season it was de- 
cided to continue the summer policy. 

The Royal management has been try- 
ing to impress the Bronx public it 
offered big time shows at a small time 
admission scale, but the public replies 
if the management is giving big time 
shows why not the brand of entertain- 
ment of last season? 



"MATERIAL" DELUGE DUE. 

" 'Material' will come around," says 
Sam K. Hodgdon, booking manager of 
the United Booking Offices, in com- 
menting upon the reported scarcity of 
vaudeville talent so far this season. 

• 

"While it's not unusual at this time 
of the year," continued Mr. Hodgdon, 
"for managers to find there is an ap- 
parent shortage of good attractions for 
a vaudeville program, the complaints 
seem a little stronger now than in pre- 
vious seasons. It will come out all right 
however, as it always does. The pres- 
ent low supply for future bills is mainly 
caused by the heavy drafts made by 
the managers for their opening bills." 



GRENNING MAY LEASE. 

Chicago, Sept. 15. 

From reports of Gus Grenning ne- 
gotiating with John VV. Considine for 
the Empress, St. Paul, it seems possi- 
ble Mr. Grenning will soon be running 
that theatre, which he formerly man- 
aged. 

Geo. Fish, formerly the S-C manager 
of the Empress, Cincinnati, is now the 
lessee of it, securing the lease from 
Considine. 

Seattle, Sept. 15. 
The Sullivan-Considine houses in the 
far west are increasing their vaude- 
ville programs to six acts each, at the 
regular admission prices of the circuit. 



AFTER THE WAR IS OVER. 

Roy H. Murphy, who makes Chicago 
his headquarters as American repre- 
sentative for the Fuller vaudeville cir- 
cuit of Australia, is now in New York 
in the interests of his firm. Mr. 
Murphy says that after the war is over 
there will be direct sailings from New 
York to Sydney through the Panama 
Canal, and when that happens the 



Fuller American base will be moved to 
the metropolis. 

The Fuller Circuit on its native heath 
expects to shortly burst into legitimate 
productions. 



BUTTE A FULL WEEK. 

Chicago, Sept. 15. 

The S. C. Empress, Butte, opening 
Monday, will be a full week instead of 
a split. The Affiliated Booking Co. 
is booking. 

Chicago, Sept. 15. 

It was quietly rumored around this 
week that the Western Vaudeville 
Managers' Association may yet book 
the Empress (Butte) here, now being 
booked by the Affiliated Booking Co. A 
further story states that the United 
Booking Office is also dickering with 
the house management to get this house 
within its grasp. Whether the United 
is going after the house with big or 
small time ideas is not known. 



HONOLULU'S BEST HOUSE. 

Honolulu, Sept. 1. 

W. R. Hughes, well known on the 
Pacific Coast, has arranged with Wm. 
Welthems, the Honolulu capitalist, for 
the lease of the new theatre being built 
here by Welthers at a cost of $80,000. 
The capacity will be 1,623 and the house 
is to be completed by next summer. It 
will be the only modern theatre on the 
island. 



Leah Winslow has replaced Claire 
Weldon in "A Full House." 




GLORIA MONTI 

The famous Italian actress, who. posed in pic- 
tures for (iaumont of Paris. 

Miss Monti is stopping at the Hotel Knicker- 
bocker, New York, and will shortly join a fea- 
ture film company over here. 



FROM "ASS'N." TO LOEW. 

Chicago, Sept. 15. 

Brown, Harris and Brown start play- 
ing on the Loew Circuit Monday, open- 
ing at McVicker's here, after having 
commenced at the Grand, St. Louis, 
what they thought was to have been 
a 20-week tour of the Western Vaude- 
ville Managers' Association time. 

According to "Hank" Brown, of the 
trio, they received a letter during the 
St. Louis week saying if they would 
consent to a reduction in salary and 
"show" the act in an outlying house, 
the Association would then be in a posi- 
tion to set a price upon the turn. 



CONSIDINE AFTER DENVER. 

Denver, Sept. 15. 

Litigation is likely during the cur- 
rent week over the lease of the local 
Empress, John Considine having paid 
a recent visit to the city in an effort 
to oust George H. Greaves, the pres- 
ent lessee. 

It is understood a combination of 
Denver men are behind Greaves in the 
enterprise and they propose to prevent 
Considine securing possession of 'the 
house. The Empress has been doing 
exceptionally well so far this season. 



AUBURN HOUSES POOLED. 

Auburn, N. Y., Sept. 15. 
The Jefferson, Auditorium and Ber- 
tis-Grand theatres have been pooled. 
They will be operated by Feiber & 
Shea of New York. The Jefferson re- 
opened its season Monday with pop 
vaudeville and a feature picture. The 
Auditorium will play road attractions, 
showing films in between. The Bcrtis- 
Grand will rcmr.in closed. 



POP AT MOSS' WASHINGTON. 

The B. S. Moss Washington theatre 
(Bay Ridge), Brooklyn, to open Nov. 1, 
will play vaudeville, and not straight 
pictures, as originally planned. The 
house will have a program of eight acts 
and a feature. 



CIRCUIT'S NAME CHANGED. 

At the annual directory meeting held 
by the members of Brennan's Austral- 
ian Amphitheatre Co., Ltd., last month 
in Sydney, Ben J. Fuller was elected 
permanent governing director and the 
title of the company changed to 
Fuller's Theatres and Vaudeville, Ltd. 



Another New York Representative. 

Chicago, Sept. 15. 
The Western Vaudeville Managers' 
Association is considering a change in 
its New York representation and it is 
expected Earl Saunders, who journeyed 
east a few weeks ago in the interests of 
the "Association," will be recalled to 
the main office. His successor has not 
as yet been named. 



Loew's "Sundays" at Shubert. 

The Loew Circuit has commenced 
playing Sunday vaudeville shows at the 
Shubert, Brooklyn, included in the 
btely formed "pool" of theatres in that 
district, with the Shubert selected for 
the legit, combinations. 

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don't advertise. 



IN AND OUT. 

Eva Tanguay restored herself to the 
headline spot of the Keith's Boston, 
bill, opening Monday, after discovering 
during her engagement at Shea's, Buf- 
falo, last week, her voice had not gone 
back upon her. Miss Tanguay holds 
over at Boston next week. 

Mollie Mclntyre was obliged to can- 
cel at the Orpheum, New Orleans, next 
week, owing to illness. 

Diamond and Brennan are missing 
from the Prospect, Brooklyn, this 
week, through Miss Brennan not feel- 
ing well. 

The Harvey De Vora Trio is not at 
the Great Northern Hippodrome, Chi- 
cago, this week, owing to an injury 
received by the little fellow of the turn. 

Britt Wood notified the Chicago Or- 
pheum office late Sunday he would not 
go to the Orpheum, Kansas City, for 
this week's engagement (though 
billed). Romano and De Lano were 
sent instead. 

Two acts withdrew from the Royal 
program Monday. Jean Lenox was 
one. Sherman and Uttry replaced her. 
Clifford and Brooks were taken out 
by the management, as the act did not 
fit in the bill. The Five Kitumura Japs 
were inserted. 



NEW ACTS. 

Louise Gunning with piano accom- 
panist (M. S. Bentham). 

Toby Collins and Arrow Girls (for- 
merly Zarrow-Carmon Troupe). 

"Shop Girls Wanted" girl-act witb 
Tommy Toner, featured cemedian. 

The American Serenaders, 20 people 
^ Frank Bohm). 

Frankie Melrose and Florence Ste- 
vens, rehearsing two-act. 

Murray, Gore and McCready, three- 
act. ' 

"Peace" with 15 people (D. S. Sam- 
uels). 

Billy De Vere and Sid Malcolm, 
two-act. 

Ned Nestor and Betty Duval, two- 
act. 

"The Golf Links of Mexico" with 
Burt and Harriette Brown and eight 
girls. 

Max Rogers and Co. (3) in sketch; 
Yvette and Frawley, songs and music; 
Harry Hines with pianist; Dunbar's 
Southern Singers (Harry Weber). 

Martin Brown has come out of his 
retirement, which has lasted since he 
left "Up and Down Broadway," and 
returned to vaudeville. He has an act 
in which he is assisted by Frederica 
Slemmons and his sister. Brown wrote 
it himself. 

Marshall Montgomery, w"io was 
among the first routed for the current 
season has added Edna Courtney to 
his specialty, working in full stage and, 
"one." The new version of the ven- 
triloquial act will be shown at Detroit 
next week. Upon notification of the 
improvement Harry Weber who rep- 
resents Montgomery succeeded in se- 
curing a complete route at $150 weekly 
increase in salary. 



Sid Gumpertz, of the Western Vau- 
deville Managers' Association, Chi- 
cago, is spending a belated vacation in 
New York. 



VARIETY 



WITH THE WOMEN 



By The Skirt 



The Palace must be an institution in 
New York. With the thermometer 
flirting around 90, the big show place 
was packed Monday afternoon. Nora 
Bayes (so nice and thin) looked uncom- 
fortably warm in a suit of turquoise 
velvet for her first song. A gray hat and 
slippers went with this very stunning 
costume. "The Metropolitan Girls" 
with May LeFevre are a good-looking 
collection of femininity. Russian cos- 
tumes, consisting of white blouse and 
bloomers tied with a hip sash of Ro- 
man ribbon, and a coat of red satin 
edged with white fur, added brilliance 
to the scene. Miss LeFevre was grace- 
fully pretty in a short dancing frock 
consisting of ruffles of white meline 
edged in black and a bodice of jet. 
Vaudeville will indeed be a pleasure 
this winter if all the sketches are as 
clever as "The Honeymooners." Edna 
Hibbard looked the 18-year-old girl she 
played. The lights on the rear of the 
observation car were somewhat dim 
but Miss Hibbard seemed to be wear- 
ing a gray traveling costume. Ros- 
hanara has costumed her dances in 
delightful color schemes. Cloths of 
gold, silver and bronze were profusely 
used. Miss Lucey of McDevitt, Kelly 
and Lucey could dress nearer to date. 
In tights she was better. Maybelle 
Parker (evidently Mrs. Laddie Cliff) 
is a good looking red head who knows 
how to dress. Her one gown worn at 
the piano, is of white lace with a hip 
drapery and bodice of old blue chiffon. 
Touches of 'pink are on skirt and bod- 
ice. The closing turn of the Palace 
bill this week called "The Slave Deal- 
ers" employs three women, garbed in 
red tights and jackets of gold. The 
entire company (and it's a large one) 
wore some marvelous cloaks. 



Mme. Rosenberg bids fair to become 
as famed in New York modiste circles 
very shortly as she was in Paris, from 
which city Madame lately arrived. At 
her shop with its Parisian touch at 
153 West 44th street (just off Broad- 
way) Mme. Rosenberg replied to a 
question why she was keeping dark her 
fime in the City of Fashion that she 
preferred to rest upon an American 
reputation to be established, and is 
willing to bide her time in doing that 
as she did abroad. Which is modestly 
modest for a modiste. Grey and blue 
coloring is the scheme of the Rosen- 
berg shop. Scattered profusely over 
chairs, lounges and figures are gowns 
suitable for equipment from a "single" 
to a production. In a show case Tues- 
day morning was a ravishing orchid 
taffeta evening gown. It was displayed 
but a few moments when purchased by 
a star, who is as well known as a 
"dresser" as she is for her stage per- 
formances. Mme. Rosenberg is giving 
her personal attention to the vaude- 
ville women, for, as she mentioned, 
v; udeville within the past two seasons 
has advanced to the very front of the 
professional ranks in its "clothes." 
"Personal attention" by Madame seems 
to mean much here, for her suggestions 
are worth no less than the prices of 



her gowns, and the Rosenberg prices 
seem very reasonable, considering the 
styles and material offered. 



"Hit the Trail Holliday," now in 
electrics over the Astor theatre, will 
shine there for many nights to come. 
George Cohan has again added to his 
laurels, but Mr. Cohan might have 
played Holliday himself. Mr. Cohan's 
flippancy as a comedian would have 
made the character irresistable. Frej^ 
Niblo has the part, but seems too 
heavy. Mr. Niblo put on considerable 
weight during his three years in Aus- 
tralia. The story dramatizes Billy 
Sunday. The chances are it would have 
been a failure in other hands than Mr. 
Cohan's. But Mr. Cohan has caught 
the humor of Sunday's commercialism, 
and with "Wallingford" and "It Pays 
to Advertise" in mind, he really put to- 
gether an interesting play. It is a 
man's play with very little heart in- 
terest. A suffragette and a manicure 
are thrown in the cast for convention's 
sake. The manicure was Katharine 
La Salle, with a sweet manner. Miss 
La Salle in the last act wore a simple 
frock of white tulle over satin. Lor- 
ena Atwood as the suffragette affected 
costumes in black. An evening gown 
having a coat of embroidered chiffon 
suited her dark beauty. 



"The Merry Rounders," at the 
Columbia this week, is setting a pace 
on women's clothes that will be hard to 
follow in burlesque. If the tempera- 
ture ever again reaches a seasonable 
point, one can admire the fur-trimmed 
garments of the chorus and principals. 
Tuesday one could simply feel sorry 
for the girls compelled to wear them. 
May Latham, June Le Veay and Zella 
Clayton are a comely trio of principals. 
Miss Latham wore a stunning cloak of 
pink velvet, trimmed in black lynx. A 
dress of black and white stripes trim- 
med on crystal was very good looking, 
and an evening gown of cerise satin was 
especially becoming. Miss Le Veay 
is a dainty blonde who dressed very 
well. A tulle frock taking in all the 
pastel shades was bewitching. An 
orange and crystal dress worn by this 
young woman was unique. A three- 
flounce dress of crystal lace with a 
hooped drapery in blue chiffon was 
most dainty. Miss Clayton is a charm- 
ing brunette of the soubrette type. She 
showed excellent taste in her ward- 
robe. A crystal cloak trimmed in white 
fox 'was worn over white tights, with 
a bodice of steel sequins. A fishing 
song was sung in a dress of yellow 
with lace flounces. On board ship Miss 
Clayton was appropriately dressed in 
a sailor suit of white broadcloth with 
pipings of red. The chorus wear 
cloaks of yellow velvet trimmed in 
jet buttons and black lynx. A black 
and white stage setting brought out 
wonderful dressing for the chorus. In 
fact one will go far to find a better 
looking lot of girls or better dressed 
ones. 

If youoon'^iav«rti5^iD 
don't advtrtlM. 



VON TILZER*S "TENNESSEE." 

Jack Von Tilzer is again publishing 
"Tennessee, I Hear You Calling Me," 
under that title, and the original words 
and music. 

Busey & Co. brought a proceeding 
some time ago to restrain Von Tilzer 
from issuing the song, alleging an in- 
fringement on "I Hear You Calling 
Me." An understanding was reached, 
and the reissuance of the number by 
Von Tilzer is the result. 



CHADWICK TRIO THROUGH. 

Philadelphia, Sept. 15. 

Jos. Chadwick, with his son-in-law 
(husband of Ida Chadwick), has a gar- 
age in this city, having retired from 
the show business, which means the 
permanent dissolution of the Chad- 
wick Trio. 

Mrs. Chadwick has also resigned her- 
self to private life, but daughter Ida 
still hankers for the pine boards and 
may consider a production offer. 



TOO MANY ANNAS. 

Anna Boyd, who is to be starred in 
"The Mix-Up" in the role originated 
by Marie Dressier last season, is to 
obtain legal assistance to restrain an- 
other Anna Boyd fr6m using that 
name in small time vaudeville. 

The original Anna states the other 
has no legal right to the name, because 
she simply adapted it for stage pur- 
poses. 



DAINTY MARIE'S DIVORCE. 

Kansas City, Sept. 15. 

Mrs. Earle Fox, appearing at the 
Orpheum this week under the billing 
of Dainty Marie, was granted a divorce 
last week from Earl Fox, said to be 
a New York theatrical agent. 

The case was tried in Leavenworth, 
Kan., her former home. 



ST. LOUIS ORPHEUM STARTED. 

St. Louis, Sept. 15. 
Work on the new Orpheum began 
this week and it is planned to open it 
next March. When completed the 
shows now playing the Columbia will 
go to the Orpheum and the Columbia 
will house a pop brand of vaudeville. 



TWINS MARRY. 

The Manson Twins have retired from 
the stage. 

Blanche married W. H. O'Connor, 
and her sister, Frances became Mrs. 
Donald E. Shaeffer Sept. 16. Both 
husbands are non-professionals, living 
in New York. 



CONLIN AND STEELE DIVIDE. 

Jimmy Conlin and his wife, Lillian 
Steele, have decided not to work to- 
gether this season. 

Conlin is framing up an act and Miss 
Steele is seeking an engagement with 
a production. 



De Wrohgiki Making It Rightski. 

"A Night in a Cosmopolitan Village," 
which was shown for the first time on 
any stage last week at the 81st street 
theatre, has been temporarily taken off 
to undergo several changes. 

Thaddeus De Wrongski, the produc- 
er, has eliminated several of the bits 
originally planned for the piece. 



MRS. BOB ILL. 

Los Angeles, Sept. 15. 
Mrs. Bob Fitzsimmons, recently sep- 
arated from the ex-champion, was tak- 
en seriously ill here the night previous 
to her scheduled opening on the Pan- 
tages Circuit. Her condition is still 
considered dangerous. 

The Mrs. Bob Fitzsimmons referred 
to in the above despatch is the latest 
wife of the ex-pugilist, the former Mrs. 
Fitz (Julia Gifford) having played the 
Pantages time three times under her 
married name. Miss Gifford is re- 
turning to vaudeville next week in 
the east under her former professional 
name, Julia Gifford. 



Al Wohlman Leaves Abrahams. 

Al Wohlman and Maurice Abrahams 
disconnected their business relations 
last Saturday in the music publishing 
house of Abrahams. 

Mr. Wohlman has accepted a vaude- 
ville route over the Loew time. 

Earl Carroll has severed his connec- 
tion with Witmark & Sons and is 
now free-lancing. 



Loew's American Roof in Doubt 
Whether Loew's American Roof is 
to remain open over the winter in com- 
petition with the theatre downstairs is 
still in deliberation by the circuit's 
heads. Until the point is finally passed 
upon, the Roof remains open. 



Musical Director in Divorce Cass. 

Los Angeles, Sept. 10. 
Harry James, a local musical director, 
was sued for divorce last week by his 
wife, who lives in San Francisco. A 
chorus girl in "So Long Letty" is 
named as corespondent. 



Production for "Laddie Cliff." 
Chicago, Sept. 15. 
When "To-Night's the Night" opens 
here Sept. 27, Laddie Cliff will be in a 
principal role. 



1DAWYNN. 

On the front page of this week's 
Variety, are portraits of Ida Wynn, an 
English lyric-soprano, who has just ar- 
rived in this country. She made her 
debut in London in "The Arcadians" 
when that comedy-opera was first pro- 
duced there. Prior, she was on the con- 
cert stage and when Robert Court- 
ncidge, who produced "The Arcadians," 
heard her one night, he immediately 
engaged her for the prima donna role, 
which she played for several seasons. 

Then she went to South Africa, 
where she made several concert tours 
and later appeared in vaudeville. Re- 
turning to England she headlined on 
the Moss Tour of music halls. 

If the war were not on at present, 
Miss Wynn would be appearing on the 
continent, holding contracts for the 
Berlin Wintergarten, Apollo, Vienna, 
and several Kursaals at the various 
fashionable Continental watering 
places. . 

Miss Wynn is visiting New York on 
pleasure, but may be persuaded to ac- 
cept an engagement here before she re- 
turns. She is stopping with friends at 
present at 107 West 48th street, and 
lier phone number is 1050 Bryant. 



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VARIETY 




During the last week there have 
drifted hack to the cast coast many 
amusing and incidentally alarming 
stories regarding the conduct of one 
of the best little exponents of the art 
of ballroom dancing who has made 
"stepping" a profession for the past 
two years. The girl in question was 
at one time spoken of as the possible 
wile of one of the younger sporting set 
whose father was among the shrewdest 
financiers in "The Street." She left 
New York last May to dance in various 
big cities. Shortly after leaving Broad- 
way, she is said to have fallen from 
grace and reverted to what was her 
favorite form of amusement when a 
show girl, about ten years ago. In 
Chicago a rather hilarious party lasted 
four days and from that time on the 
danstuse did not seem to care whether 
school kept or not. On her arrival in 
one of the Colorado cities she is said 
to have become so incensed at her danc- 
ing partner she threatened him with 
prosecution under the Mann White 
Slave Act, and when this did not bring 
the young man to the turn she ex- 
pected it would, she went wandering 
up the side of a mountain where a 
searching party found her unconscious 
about four a. in. the following day. 
Since her arrival on the Pacific slope, 
and especially in San Francisco, she 
has been cutting up rather unusual 
capers. On two occasions she has 
been asked to vacate her table at Tate's 
and after the second experience the 
management "barred" her. The last 
episode that took place in the famous 
rendezvous of 'Frisco's sporting set 
caused the dancer to lose a contract 
which she had to dance nightly in the 
Rose Room at the St. Francis Hotel, 
for which she was to receive $600 per 
for four weeks. It also caused her to 
receive cancellations on a number of 
contracts which she had to dance at 
private receptions, which were to have 
netted her $1,000 an appearance. Be- 
cause of this, the dancing girl has 
shaken the dust of the Golden Gate 
city from her feet and has wandered 
further southward in California. Mem- 
bers of her entourage who have reached 
New York within the last week state 
they still have salaries coming to them 
for the services rendered. 

The Pelham Parkway roadhouscs 
did but little business Tuesday night, 
following the accounts in the afternoon 
papers that day of an auto crash on 
the parkway near Kastchcster avenue 
which resulted in the death of two 
people, one of whom was Ida Brown, a 
Winter Garden chorus girl. The other 
was Walter Delmar, a non-professional. 
Dorothy Hunt, also of the Garden 
chorus, was in the same car and slight- 
ly injured. The Delmar car was com- 
ing from Pell Tree Inn at three in the 
morning, through a thick fog. with the 
other car coming up the road, both 
pmbably going at a very dangerous 
speed, although if each ear had held 
to its side the accident should not have 
h.;ppenrd. The f < » • ^ s on the parkway, 
wl.ic'i is Mvar Long Island Sound, arc 



very dense and settle low. A car 
going 12 miles an hour would take 
a long risk. Another bad accident this 
week that did not reach the dailies, it 
seems, was on the Long Beach road 
at four Sunday morning. About a mile 
this side of Rockville Centre is a sharp 
turn-- A car coming up from the Beach 
and which was said to have been going 
50 miles an hour ran off the road at 
the curve, turning over, killing one of 
the occupants instantly, while two 
others died before noon the same day. 

The Shelburne at Brighton may re- 
main open with its summer policy un- 
til well into October. The weather 
has broken thus far very favorably for 
the shore hotel. It is holding its Ned 
Wayburn revue, "Too Much Mustard," 
until the closing of the regular season. 
The McFarland-Gibbons fight at Brigh- 
ton last Saturday night gave the Shel- 
burne its record day, perhaps the rec- 
ord as well for any summer restaurant. 
It was estimated over 15,000 machines 
brought many of the 50,000 people who 
attended the fight. Many of the cars 
could not find parking space, and finally 
had to line up on the Boulevard five 
deep. (The Boulevard is restricted 
against parking.) The mob overflowed 
the hotel before and after the funny 
fray. Coming on Saturday night, it al- 
most cleaned out the hostelry for sup- 
plies held for the Sunday business. 



The Shanley Trio took a vacation of 
four weeks this summer, spending it in 
entertaining at the Isleworth, Atlantic 
City. The boys have had the longest 
cabaret run on record at Shanley's. Ed- 
die Sheehan is now nearing his fifth 
year as a Shanley entertainer. Tom Pen- 
fold hasn't been there so long, but long 
enough to go with the record. The 
trio returns to the Shanley program to- 
night (Friday). 



The opening of the fall season for 
dancing cabarets, which should be 
about the first week in October, will be 
ardently observed by the proprietors 
to obtain a line on prospective winter 
business. The Eugenia Kelly case late 
last spring received undesirable public- 
ity, as far as the cabarets were afTectcd, 
and this affair was recently brought up 
again when the newspapers reported Al 
Davis would wed Miss Kelly, after the 
interlocutory divorce decree obtained 
against T )avis by his wife had been con- 
firmed in November. The Kellys de- 
nied that would happen, but the papers 
put it on the front page, and brought 
the "dancing" agitation again to mind. 
If the fad is on the wane, the Kelly- 
Davis affair is apt to have given it a 
hard push downward. 



The road houses have had their best 
summer as far as crowds a*e concerned, 
at least those road houses nearest New 
York. Two or three have had such a 
consistent big play with the dancers 
they are likely W> carry the trade into 
the cold weather, if New York has any- 
thing at all like an open winter. 



The Van Cortland Hotel is the fore- 
runner in what is destined to be a uni- 
versal slashing of rates among the low- 
er Broadway hotels, the Van Cortland 
having cut out its weekly professional 
rates to $10 double without bath and 
$14 double with bath, this probably be- 
ing the cheapest rate extant among the 
better grade of Broadway hostelries 
catering directly to the profession. The 
Van Cortland is considering the advis- 
ability of staging a revue with the sud- 
den increase in its dining room patron- 
age where the principal attraction, in 
addition to a sextet of entertainers, is 
a course dinner at 75 cents. 

Gladys Merrick was injured by 
being struck with a golf club at the 
Trenton Country Club last Sunday, ac- 
cording to Samuel H. Macfarlane, pub 
licity pusher for the Hotel McAlpin. 
Standing behind one of the women golf- 
ers, Miss Merrick received the full force 
of the backward swing in the face, frac- 
turing her jaw and dislodging several 
teeth. She was removed to Mercer 
Hospital. Until able to return to the 
McAlpin to dance with Alan Jeflerson, 
Charline Mayfield and Donald Crane 
will assist Mr. Jeflerson for the supper 
dances there. 

The Shubert Ice Palace, extensively 
heralded shortly after the managers lost 
the Hippodrome, has dwindled from the 
building first erected on paper and 
which was to cover the entire vacant 
lot back of the Booth and Shubert 
theatres, to a small space on the roof 
of the 44th Street theatre. Frederic 
McKay and A. Baldwin Sloane are to 
be interested in the management of the 
establishment. There is to be a revue 
of girls who will work on skates (can 
go double) as a part of the entertain- 
ment offered. 

Rector's orchestra, under the leader- 
ship of Banjo Wallace, has had added 
to it a set of chimes by its drummer, 
Earle Fuller. The chimes belong to 
Mr. Fuller and is the only set arourfd 
New York employed in connection 
with a cabaret band. 



Vernon, "The Man of Many Char- 
acters," has taken over the Mira Ho- 
tel at Sixth avenue and 39th street. 



The Hotel Biltmore has Emilie Lea 
and M. Raucourt as dancers, replacing 
Maurice and Walton (on the road with 
"Hands Up."). 




The roller skating season opening 
at the former Broadway Danse at 48th 
street has created no stir. 

The Strand Roof, reopening Oct. 4 
under the same management as for- 
merly, will have Europe's Orchestra. 



Los Angeles, Sept. 15. 

The cabaret at Harlow's is now run- 
ning until one o'clock, instead of 12.30. 
Eddie Pomeroy has returned from his 
vacation and will remain amusement 
manager at Harlow's. Bob Albright, 
is amusement manager for Al Levy. 
Levy has installed a cabaret in his cafe. 
The show though good as a whole is 
nothing to rave about and could be 
decidedly improved. Entertainment at 
noon and afternoons has been rein- 
stalled at the Portola. E. O. Van Pelt, 
i.« the present amusement manager. 
Alois Maier, a local cabaret singer, who 
figured prominently in the papers for 
some time through having been 
adopted by a rich widow while working 
ai the Louvre, is back at this cafe, 
again singing, having renounced his ap- 
parently good fortune. 



Chicago, Sept. 15. 

Charles Eastwood, who had been 
posing around here as a cabaret pro- 
ducer and sometimes got away with the 
pose, almost produced the new revue at 
the Planters' Hotel Merrie Garden 
Restaurant. After rehearsing the chorus 
for three days, Charles Dahl, manager 
of the cabaret, called upon Raymond 
Midgeley, who produced the last revue 
there, to put on the new show. 



GERT VAN DYKE'S TROUBLES. 

Chicago, Sept. 15. 

.Gertrude Van Dyke, who played at 
the Great Northern Hippodrome, 
succeeded in eluding two bailiffs 
who were there to attach her trunks 
on an attachment brought by Lee 
Kraus, the agent. The bailiffs goH the 
trunks at Miss Van Dyke's hotel. The 
suit was for alleged unpaid commis- 
sions owed Kraus by Miss Van Dyke 
for an engagement on the Pantages 
Tour. 

Miss Van Dyke and her husband sep- 
arated after the Hippodrome engage- 
ment, and her time which she had prac- 
tically filled in out this way has been 
cancelled. Miss Van Dyke's husband 
acted as her accompanist on the piano. 



BOB RUSSAK MOVES. 

Bob Russak, for 11 years connected 
with the professional department of 
the Shapiro-Bernstein Music Co., has 
joined the Kalmar & Puck firm as pro- 
fessional manager. 



HENRY LEWIS 

Appearing at the Alhambra this week, featur- 
ing Shapiro, Bernstein & Co.'s new ballad, 
"THE SONG OF SONGS" 



Hawaiian Band's New Leader. 

Honolulu, Sept. 15. 
Capt. Henri Berger, for 50 years lead- 
er of the Royal Hawaiian Band, has re- 
tired on a pension of $125 a month. P. 
Kaalani, who grew up with the organi- 
zation, is now the conductor. 



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decided "The Whip" will not go out. 



Ann Swinburne has accepted some 
special concert dates. 

Fire wiped out the opera house at 
Iron Mountain, la., Sept. 5. 

"A Bohemian Girl," which will make 
a complete tour of New England, 
opens Sept. 20. Will H. Love is ahead. 



Robert Emmett Keane is scheduled 
for a Shubert show and not J. Warren 
Keane as previously announced. 

Roy Chandler, of the South American 
Amusement Enterprises of Buenos 
Aires, will be in New York about Oct. 1. 



Bob Harris is directing the road tour 
of "The Blindness of Virtue," which 
opens Sept. 27. 

The Loew Office, Chicago, is book- 
ing the Auditorium, Galesburg, 111., 
playing spit-week bills. 

Thomas A. Wise goes with A. H. 
Woods' "first company" of "The Song 
of Songs." 

The Transfield Sisters have cancelled 
a vaudeville route to join Dwight 
People's All-Girl Musical Revue. 

The Shuberts expect to put J. H. 
Benrimo's "The Peacock Lady" into 
rehearsal the last of September. 

Frank Vincent is expected to return 
Oct. 1 to the booking office of the Or- 
pheum Circuit. 



The Hippodrome, Reading, Pa., has 
been leased by Frank Callahan for a 
winter fling at musical comedy stock. 

Ruth Smith, operated upon for ap- 
pendicitis last week, is recovering. All 
vaudeville dates have been cancelled. 

Walter Esberger, bandmaster and 
composer, of Cincinnati, was married 
last week to Irene Helman, of that 
city. 



Hallen and Fuller in "The Corridor 
of Time" were engaged to return to the 
Brighton theatre July 4, next year, dur- 
ing their engagement there last week. 



William Raymond is playing Charles 
Trowbridge's role in "Daddy Long 
Legs" until the latter can finish a pic- 
ture which he is appearing in. 



the Palace Theatre Co. of that city. It 
will continue playing pop vaudeville 
with Ed. E. Bender managing. 



George Nash, under contract to the 
Shuberts, is to be starred by them in a 
new play which the Shuberts started 
casting this week. 

Bessie Clayton has been booked to 
play outside of New York until next 
May. She will carry her usual com- 
pany. 

"Search Me," rewritten by its au- 
thor, Augustin MacHugh, is to be sent 
on tour about the middle of NovemV 
ber. 



The Skatelles on the Fox Time have 
arranged with the circuit to give but 
two skating exhibitions in the three- 
show-a-day houses, the couple doing 
a talking act for the "supper show." 



Severin DeDeyn, stricken by paral- 
ysis about two years ago, is convalesc- 
ing at his home, 408 Dean street, 
Brooklyn. 



Tim Murphy has called off his pro- 
posed road tour as a result of his 
signing with "Treasure Island," to be 
produced at the Punch & Judy theatre. 

Gordon Vas Binder has booked a 
company of four people through the 
smaller towns of the middle west in a 
play entitled "The Stronger Love." 



George W. Vierra, of Peterson & 
Vierra's Royal Hawaiian Co., and 
Evelyn De Foliart, leading woman with 
the company, were married June 11. 

William Gaxton has been placed 
under contract to go to Australia to 
appear under the Williamson manage- 
ment there in farce comedies. 



Connie Ediss will play Mrs. O'Mara 
in the English melodrama "Sealed Or- 
ders," to be produced at the Manhattan 
opera house Monday. % 

"The Open Window," with Joe Brad- 
bury ahead, has had a preliminary 
route laid through Pennsylvania for 
this month. 

Louis J. Fosse has taken over the 
Casino, Washington, and is playing a 
six-act vaudeville bill booked by Byrne 
.St Kirby. 



Luigi Albertieri has added special 
children's classes and a class for dan- 
cing instructors in his school of dan- 
cing at 11-13 East 59th street. 



Stuart Black, last season in the 
Scotch sketch, "Sandy's Wedding Day," 
has written Abe Fcinberg, the agent, 
that he has Joined {he British artillery. 



Gertrude Gebest returned to New 
York Sunday on the St. Louis after a 
tour abroad of 13 months, during which 
time Miss Gebest played in South 
Africa, India and Australia. 

When George Marlow revived "Un- 
der Two Flags" at the Adelphi, Syd- 
ney, Australia, the advertisements read 
"the dead and dying" could be seen 
upon the stage. 

The Lyceum, Canton, O., has* bci-n 
turned over by Abrims & Bender to 



lone Bright has succeeded Olive 
Tell as leading woman with Julian 
Eltinge in "Cousin Lucy." Miss Tell 
will be seen in the new W. A. Brady 
production "The Married Mistress." 

Loew's Orpheum, Boston, now in 
process of reconstruction, will reopen 
about Dec. 1. Loew's St. James, Bos- 
ton, is to have a feature film weekly in 
addition to its vaudeville program. 



The Sollylees became the parents of 
a girl last week. Sollylee has walked 
out on ticket taking and intends giving 
his attention to an advertising device 
for picture theatres. 



Jack Flynn will book the Sunday 
concerts at the Wadsworth theatre. 
The summer policy of vaudeville and 
pictures ends next week, and the stock 
company returns. 



"Try It Yourself," a play by a new 
author, John Richards, which the Mar- 
bury-Mooser-Comstock producing firm 
has accepted, will be brought out some 
time in November. 



The Oliver Morosco play, "The Un- 
chastened Woman," now in rehearsal, 
will open with its new cast at Buffalo 
Oct. 4, entering New York at the 39th 
Street theatre Oct. 11. 

The Plaza at 59th street and Madi- 
son avenue, which has changed policy 
frequently from pictures to pop vaude- 
ville and back again, and which played 
stock tabs during the summer has once 
more returned to pictures. 



The Prospect in the Bronx which 
plays a small time vaudeville show 
three times daily will give but two 
shows tomorrow (Saturday) owing to 
the house being used as a Synagogue 
for the Jewish holiday Yum Kippur. 



Mrs. Hugh D. Mcintosh, wife of the 
Australian vaudeville magnate, and 
Mrs. W. A. Hohnar, wife of the Prem- 
ier of New South Wales, left Sydney 
Aug. 28 on the Sonoma, to visit Am- 
erica. 

Beatrice Turner is being anxiously 
sought by her grandmother who is 
seriously ill in New York. Her ad- 
dress will be appreciated by Paul 
Dempsey of the United Booking Of- 
fices. 



Estelle Rose, an American singer, 
was the first to do a Charlie Chaplin 
imitation on the Australian stage, using 
"Those Charlie Chaplin Feet." The 
customary Chaplin Contest shortly 
followed over there. 



avenue while waiting for a car. A 
heavily-loaded truck operated by the 
subway workmen came along and 
bumped against her. 



The Burns theatre, Colorado Springs, 
is playing Orpheum Circuit bills three 
performances Monday and Tuesday of 
each week. It started Sept. 6. The acts 
go to Lincoln or Omaha from the 
Springs, on their way east. 



Unless other plans forestall Ann 
Murdock will reappear as a Frohman 
star in the piece she used at the end 
of last season. "The Girl of Today" to 
be rewritten by the author, Porter 
Emerson Brown. 



Andy Rice expects to leave the 
Coney Island Hospital in about a 
week. While severely burned when an 
explosion occurred in the bungalow the 
Rice family occupied at the Island, 
Andy's burns were superficial ones and 
he will not be scarred, as at first 
thought by the physicians. 

Harry Kaufmann and Irving Park- 
er, who once did a double act in vau- 
deville (only once) and more recently 
were at Weber & Heilbroncr's Times 
Square store, will open a haberdashery 
established in the Strand Theatre build- 
ing next Tuesday. They are popular 
in the profession and will depend for 
a goodly portion of their patronage on 
"the boys." 



The National Grand Opera Co. has 

been organized by Sig. Enrico Odierno 
for a tour of the South and will open 
its season at South Bethlehem, Pa., 
Sept. 25. In the company will be Ed- 
vige Vaccari, Cecilia Zavaschi, Marian 
Brooks, Alice Haessler, Helen Austin, 
Louise Berg, Franco De Gregorio, Al- 
berto Amada, Roberto Anselmi, Giu- 
seppe La Puma, Michele Rossini and 
others. 

A man calling himself Charles B. 
Wilson and claiming to be a delegate 
of the Musicians' Union interrupted the 
performance Saturday night at Daly's 
by walking into the orchestra pit and 
telling the musicians to cease playing 
until he received money he claimed was 
due union members when the house was 
closed last spring by the police. A 
policeman was called by Lew New- 
berger, the house manager, who locked 
Wilson up. Newberger told the police 
he had paid the man the $225 demanded, 
as the audience Was becoming impa- 
tient at the interruption. 



Mrs. Earl Burgess was painfully in- 
jured Monday at 4.3d street and Seventh 



Marie Wayne, who is being featured 
with Richard Carle in the Pathe photo 
production of "Mary's # Lamb," will in 
all probability journey to Tokio, Japan, 
the scene of her birth, at the expiration 
of her present engagement. Miss 
Wayne's father, a former American 
ambassador to Japan, made several- In- 
vestments in his daughter's name while 
representing this country in the Orient 
and the picture star has been notified 
to make a personal appearance in or- 
der to establish her rights to the prop- 
erty or allow them to be confiscated 
l>y the Japanese government. 



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LEGITIMATE, 




Clay Lambert has sent his show, "The Win- 
ning of Barbara Worth." into southern terri- 
tory. 

Den Atwell la taking care of the press de- 
partment at the Manhattan opera house dur- 
ing "Stolen Orders." 



May Irwin has offered a prize of $1,000 for 
an American farce or comedy for next season. 



"Bringing Up a Husband" is going on the 
road. 



Estelle Jackson has Joined "Tipperary" on 
tbe road. 



Olga Nethersole will be seen in "Mary of 
Magdalene," a one-act piece jn ttv» scenes. 



"Back Home," (Selwyn fe To.) -A'.nt Into 
rehearsal Monday. 



Robert Shand Mantell, the son of the actor, 
will marry Marlon Marsh, a society girl of 
Detroit. 



Constance Collier has been engaged for a 

Fart In the Morosco production of "Peter 
bbetson," which opens here In November. 



A. O. DeLamater will produce a musical 
piece starring Liana Carrera (Anna Held s 
daughter). 

Anna Von Hoffman Is at the head of a 
company of grand and light opera players, 
playing week stands on the road. 

The opening of the Playhouse with Grace 
George In "The New York Idea" has been 
set for Sept 21. 

The name of the Ethel Barrymore play has 
been changed from "Roast Beef Medium" to 
"Emma McChesney and Co." 



The National. Denver, once a stock house, 
has been transformed Into the National Ath- 
letic Club. 



George Fenberg Is managing the Empress, 
Decatur, 111. He was formerly at Waterloo, 
la. 

"Pete," the dramatisation of Hall Calne's 
"The Manxman," will be produced In this 
country soon, with the same company play- 
ing it in London. 

R. N. Harris la managing the road tour of 
"The Trail of the Lonesome Pine." which 
T bom as Ryley has sent out with T. D. Bonne- 
ville In advance. 



Rehearsals are now In progress for the new 
Otis Skinner piece which is to be called "Cock 
o' the Walk." An English cast la being 
selected. 



The cast for "Sherman Was Right" In re- 
hearsal Includes Hale Hamilton, Georgia Law- 
rence, Jeffreys Lewis, Martin Alsop, 8am Sid- 
man, Ernest Cossart and Almee Delmores. 



Lee Parvln Is headed toward the Coant 

with "Twin Beds." while Charles McCllntoch 

baa started ahead of the eastern "On Trial" 
company. 

Maude Adams will tour In a repertoire of 
Barrle plays opening Oct. 11. Dec. 20 she 
will open at the Empire for her customary 
season at that house. 



Selwyn 6 Co. will produce "The Eternal 
Magdalene" by Robert H. McLaughlin, a 
Cleveland newspaper man. The play Is run- 
ning In Cleveland at present. 



Guy Bolton, Frank Mandel and George V. 
Hobart are co-Jolntly putting a new play to- 
gether that will be produced this fall by a 
New York firm. 



The opening of Cyril Maude at the Empire 
Monday was marked by the absence of Thomas 
F. Shea, who has been business manager of 
the house since it was built. William New- 
man temporarily was In charge. 



Frank Mclntyre has withdrawn from 
"Brother Masons." The piece was produced 
out of town some time ago. It will be 
brought Into New York by H. H. Frazee 
with a new comedian. 



"What Money Can't Buy," by George Broad- 
hurst was put Into rehearsal Monday. In the 
cast are George Fawcett. Frank Wrsterton. 
Calvin Thomas, Sydney Shields, Emmctt King. 
Mrs. Russ Whytal, Kenneth Hill, Lillian Cor- 
bln, Adrian Rosley and Gus Verace. 



tour under the direction of Ottokar Bartlc, 
who, according to the Imaginative press agent, 
will guarantee the soprano 990,000 for the 
season. Destinn op^ns Oct. 3 at the Music 
Festival to be held at the Panama Exposi- 
tion In San Francisco. 



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MRS. GAY STARTS SOMETHING. 

Cincinnati, Sept. 15. 

Mrs. Kstella Gay, whose quest in this 
city in search of her baby which, she 
says, was kidnapped, is the divorced 
wife of Ned Langer, an actor, who has 
appeared in vaudeville. Langor is sup- 
posed to have been drowned in the 
Dayton, O., flood in 1913. His name, 
however, did not appear among the list 
of known victims. 

The habeas corpus suit brought by 
Mrs. Gay against Dr. S. J. D. Meade, 
a well-known theatrical physician at the 
Grand Hotel, and his mother-in-law, 
Mrs. Laura Mullins, to make them pro- 
duce the child jn court will be heard 
Sept. 21. Df. Meade declares Mrs. Gay 
had only one child — "Peggy" — now in 
New York. Mrs. Gay had been in 
several Shubert productions, in New 
York, the last "Maid in America," but 
was taken ill. She says that Edward 
Arnum, who paid her expenses to this 
city, told her over the long-distance 
'phone that he sold the story of her 
relations with J. C. C. Mayo, Paints- 
villc, Ky., multimillionaire, which, she 
alleges, resulted in a baby being born 
to her by Mayo (the missing che-ild), 
to the New York World for $1,000. 
(This is no press-agent yarn, says Mrs 
Gay.) 

Mrs. Gay is getting all kinds of pub- 
licity and' has stirred up an investiga- 
tion in the local police department, 
because Chief of Detectives Nimmo is 
said to have interested himself in her 
behalf, contrary to orders from Chief 
of Police Copelan. Mrs. Gay was sent 
a bomb from New York today, which 
proved to be a box of candy. It will 
be analvzed. 



FLORENCE REED WITH BELASC0. 

When Florence Reed returns to the 
legitimate stage it will be under the 
management of David Belasco. She 
has been under contract to Belasco for 
almost a year, but there has been dif- 
ficulty in securing a play for her. 

At present there are three plays 
under consideration and as soon as 
Miss Reed decides an announcement 
will be sent out. At present she is 
com^tttingV picture for the Equitable 
and may (Jo another later in the season 
for the same firm. 



Emmy Destinn will arrive in America this 
month and make her first transcontinental 



NEW TITLE. 

A. H. Woods has again changed the 
title of the second installment of 
"Potash and Pcrlmutter," the present 
title being "Wall Street Gets Potash 
and Perlmutter." 

The show is to open in New Haven 
Oct. 4 and play the following week at 
Atlantic City. Then if the attraction is 
in shape it will come into the Cohan 
theatre Oct. 18. 

If you don't advertise in VARIETY, 
don't advertise. 



GARDEN'S SHOW DATE SET. 

The new show at the Winter Gar- 
den, according to latest. developments, 
is to open "cold" in New York, Oct. 1, 
which happens to fall on a Friday. All 
of the principals have reported, and, 
with the exception of one or two 
changes to be made because some of 
those who have been rehearsing with 
the show have dropped out of the cast, 
the rehearsals seem to be going along 
smoothly. 

Texas Guinan quit the cast early this 
week because she found not enough to 
do as the book began shaping up. Two 
of the prima donnas, Ada Meade and 
Viorita Fitzhugh, are also on the verge 
of leaving the production for the same 
reason. 

Wednesday morning Miss Guinan 
reported for rehearsals again but on 
the same afternoon she quit the show 
for good. Frances Pritchard and Col- 
lins and Hart were added to the cast 
on Wednesday. 



REPLACING D'ORSAY. 

"Ruggles of Red Gap" is pronounced 
a sure fire hit by those who witnessed 
the production in Wilmington this 
week. Ralph Herz has made a decided 
personal hit in the piece. The manage- 
ment has decided to make one change 
in the cast before the attraction is 
brought to New York. Lawrence 
D'Orsay is to be replaced by another 
English character comedian. 

Mr. Herz was booked Wednesday 
to play at the Palace, New York, next 
week. 



GARRICK, ST. LOUIS, LEASED. 

St. Louis, Sept. 15. 

The Garrick, a Shubert controlled 
property, dark for the past several 
years, has been leased to an Eastern 
firm and will reopen shortly with a 
feature picture policy. 

The lease calls for an annual rental 
of $15,000 which is said to be about 50 
per cent, of the Shubert rental. 



WEIL TO STAR WIFE. 

E. A. Weil's first production is en- 
titled "A Bare Idea." In it he pro- 
poses to feature Dorothy Arthur (Mrs. 
Weil). 



NATIONAL OPERA ORGANIZED. 

With the field practically clear, bar- 
ring one other traveling operatic or- 
ganization of its kind, the National 
Grand Opera Co. is rehearsing pre- 
paratory to opening a route that starts 
Sept. 25 at Bethlehem, Pa., Sept. 25, 
and will cover the one and two-night 
stands of the south. 

Two men will handle the advance, the 
first man being Richard Durrett, and 
the second, Bob Kirke. Enrico Odier- 
no will be managing director. 

Only five pieces will be offered, "The 
Barber of Seville," "Don Pasquale," 
"Friend Fritz" and "Rigoletti." 

The National's roster includes Ed- 
vige Vaccari, Cecilia Zavaschi, Louise 
von Burg, Marie Brooks, Helen Aus- 
tin, Alice Haesler, Alfredo Amadi, 
Guisseppe Ansalaive, Chev. Franco de 
Gregorio, R. Ansdimi, Guiseppe Ange- 
lina, Guiseppe La Puma, E. Di Giaco- 
mo, Bozza and Michele Rossoni. 



RISQUE PLAY DRAWS. 

Los Angeles, Sept. 15. 

If the local critics don't miss their 
guess, the new show, "Sadie Love," by 
Avery Hopwood, produced last week at 
the Burbank, is just the sort of comedy 
to make New York take notice when 
presented on Broadway later in the sea- 
son. Since the piece opened, local the- 
atregoers have been flocking to see it. 
It has the most risque scene staged 
here in years and has caused the staid 
Burbankers to rub their eyes a bit. 
"Sadie Love" has action, brilliant lines 
and is amusing, although the situations 
are unconventional. 

The cast is headed by Marjorie Ram- 
beau, Pedro Cordoba and Franklyn 
Underwood. From the start Under- 
wood ran away with almost every- 
thing. Miss Rambeau and Cordoba 
were good in their respective roles. 

Starting its second week, the show is 
going like wildfire, and a long run 
seems an assured fact. 



ANOTHER WAR DRAMA. 

Los Angeles, Sept. 15. 

William Russell, who has been ap- 
pearing in pictures here, is at present 
in New York to engage a company for 
a new war drama, entitled "The War 
Cry." 

Because of the title it is to be won- 
dered whether or not the Salvation 
Army will take any action, through 
the official organ of the religious so- 
ciety bearing the same title. 

The piece is to be presented here 
first and later to be taken to the east 
providing it gets over. 



"ROLLING STONES" REWRITTEN. 

What was practically a new script of 
"Rolling Stones" was placed on view at 
the Harris, Monday night. The man- 
agement decided there was too much 
comedy and not enough drama in it, 
and the author rewrote the play. 

Incidentally, there were also some 
changes in the cast, with Margaret 
Brainard replacing Marguerite Skirvin 
and Shelly Hull playing the role Mon- 
day night which was originated by Har- 
rison Ford. 



BROWN'S NEW DEAL. 

Chamberlain Brown has just com- 
pleted an arrangement whereby he 
will take over the direction of the 
Players' engagement department of the 
American Play Co. Mr. Brown has 
moved bis offices from the seventh to 
the tenth floor of the Aeolian Build- 
ing and will occupy part of the suite 
with the American Play Co., of which 
John Rumsey is the president. 

Mr. Brown will continue as the ex- 
clusive manager and agent for a num- 
ber of well-known stage folk. He has 
placed Howard Estabrook with Elsie 
Janis in "Miss Information," and (Miss) 
Sydney Shields with George Broad- 
hurst to be George Fawcett's leading 
woman in a new production, and Geor- 
gette Leland with Cohan & Harris for 
Louise Drew's role in "It Pays to Ad- 
vertise." 

Lyman Brown will continue to as- 
sist his brother in the direction of the 
business and be associated in the de- 
partment which the American Play 
Company will conduct exclusively for 
the actor and actress. 



LEGITIMATE, 



11 



THEATRE MANAGERS' AGREEMENT 
IS NOT SUFFICIENTLY BINDING 



Cut Rate Seems to Go Merrily On — Method of Evasion Per- 
fected by Those Who wish to Continue "Scalping" 
"Outside" — Other Ticket Agencies Con- 
ducting Anonymous Campaign. 



There seems to be some doubt in the 
minds of a great many of the produc- 
ing and house managers of New York 
regarding the effectiveness and stability 
of the ticket compact which the The- 
atre Managers' Association arranged 
for. Already there are signs of weak- 
ening on the part of some of the man- 
agers in regard to the stipulation that 
no cut rate tickets should be issued. 

At the Public Service Ticket Corp. 
(as Joe Leblang's agency in the base- 
ment of the Fitzgerald Building is 
named) there are now two signs with 
the information that seats for "Rolling 
.Stones," and "The Road to Happiness" 
are on sale. The former is a Selwyn & 
Co. production at the Harris, while the 
latter is the attraction at the Shubert 
theatre. No other seats are offered 
other than those for Loew's American 
Roof. 

It is said, however, that in the even- 
ing about 7 o'clock seats can be secured 
at the Leblang agency for almost any- 
thing in town that is playing at the 
houses he previously held tickets for. 
The clerks in charge of the counter 
tell prospective purchasers seats may 
be obtained any evening just before 
time for the performance for certain 
shows which are named by the clerks, 
although there is no sign about the 
establishment announcing them. 

The purchasers are further informed 
this existant condition will only remain 
for a few weeks and then seats will be 
on sale in advance as usual. 

Incidentally this seems to also be the 
opinion held by several managers and 
producers. They maintain no one 
wants to see good money get away 
from them and they are not going to 
wait for the public to return to the 
regular box offices but will fall back on 
the cut rate scheme if the theatergoers 
do not immediately start swarming to 
their attractions. 

Some of the disgruntled agency men 
who are at present forced to do busi- 
ness through the Tyson Company 
agency instead of direct with the 
theatres as heretofore, are starting an 
anonymous campaign against the ar- 
rangement which has been effected 
between the Tyson Company and the 
Managers' Association. This week a 
number of typewritten statements were 
sent out from an unknown source 
which also added a number of news- 
paper clippings to their propaganda. 
The stories are from the New York 
World of Sept. 8 and 9 regarding the 
ticket situation. The conflicting ads of 
the Tyson Company and McBride's 
agency are prominently displayed in 
the circular. The import of the read- 
ing matter is that the public is being 
warned away from the box office by the 
managers who would rather sell their 



tickets through the agency source be- 
cause of increased revenue that the 
theatre receives. The ads of the Tyson 
Company are held up as proof of this 
contention. 

A point that is particularly dwelt 
upon in the statement is that some one 
or more persons receive a "bit" of five 
cents for every ticket sold through 
the Tyson Co. It terms the Tyson Co. 
deal as "The Theatre Ticket Trust." 

The manner in which the houses are 
now allowing their tickets to be sold 
through cut-rate agency is permitted 
by the agreement, it is claimed. The 
scheme is to wait until shortly after 
seven o'clock and then if the house 
does not appear to be selling as it 
should the treasurer is given instruc- 
tions to "dress" by means of tearing 
off the coupons and handing out hard 
exchanges with the stubs. According 
to the managers there is no way of 
preventing any cut-rate agency from 
getting these tickets at the box office 
providing there are sufficient number 
of "diggers" to get the tickets out. 
This at least is the explanation of- 
fered. 

With the passes having been cut out, 
the committee with this feature of the 
agreement in hand has issued a card 
which has been generally distributed 
among all of the managers for their 
use. The card reads as follows: 

"We regret that we cannot comply 
with your request for seats as the man- 
agement of this theatre is debarred 
from issuing any free tickets owing to 
an arrangement entered into by the 
Association of the Managers of all the 
first-class theatres in New York City." 

This statement is signed by William 
A. Brady, as chairman, and Lee Shu- 
bert, Charles B. Dillingham, A. H. 
Woods and Sam Harris as members of 
the committee. 

A meeting of the Managers' Associa- 
tion called for Wednesday to further 
discuss the cut-rate ticket matter, was 
adojurned to yesterday. 



"LETTY" MUST MOVE. 

Los Angeles, Sept. 15. 
Though there is big box office in- 
terest in "So Long Letty," which has 
been at the Morosco for the past 11 

weeks, this show must withdraw from 
that house Saturday night to permit 
Blanche Ring to open there in "No- 
body Home." When the Ring date 
was made, the management had no 
idea that the "Letty" show would de- 
velop the drawing strength it has. 

"So Long Letty" goes to San Fran- 
cisco where it is expected to dupli- 
cate its local success. 



SHOWS IN CHICAGO. 

Chicago. Sept. 15. 

Starting Sunday , the intense heat 
played havoc with show business. If 
a break in the weather doesn't come 
soon, there will be early closings. 

"He Comes Up Smiling" opened 
Saturday night at the Powers, and from 
all expert opinions Bernard Granville, 
the star, made a personal success. Rita 
Boland was also given some of the 
honors. The show is marked only as a 
fair success. 

One of the most solid successes of 
the early season seems to be "It Pays 
to Advertise" at the Cohan Grand 
opera house. The advance sale is big, 
this offsetting hot weather somewhat. 
"Watch Your Step" at the Illinois is 
getting big money, as the $2 seats now 
extend through some rows in the bal- 
cony. "Kick In" at the Olympic, "The 
Only Girl" at the Garrick and "The 
Lie" at the Cort are holding up well. 



GABY SHOW REHEARSING. 

Gaby Dcslys is due to arrive in this 
country on Oct. 27, according to word 
received from her. • By that time the 
company which is to support her in the 
Dillingham mid-winter revue, "Stop, 
Look, Listen," which Irving Berlin has 
written, will have been rehearsing about 
three weeks. The production is in- 
tended for a New York opening about 
Nov. IS. 
There is a possibility It will follow 
Chin Chin" into the Globe, should the 
business of that piece drop off to any 
extent. Just now there isn't an indi- 
cation of that possibility. 



SHOWS IN 'FRISCO. 

San Francisco, Sept. 15. 

"The New Henrietta" took in re- 
ceipts last week at the Cort that to- 
talled over $10,000, and the attendance 
during the early part of the current 
week indicates another very profitable 
period for the show. 

Margaret Anglin in "Beverly's Bal- 
ance" opened Monday night to a good 
crowd, and with the favorable news- 
paper reports the engagement should 
turn out profitable. 



LUESCHER AT THE HIP. 

Charles B. Dillingham has appointed 
Mark A. Luescher as the press repre- 
sentative for the Hippodrome. The 
appointment was decided on early this 
week. Mr. Leuscher is at present on 
tour with the Elsie Janis show "Miss 
Information" but will return to New 
York early next week to begin the ad- 
vance campaign for the new Hippo- 
drome production, entitled "Hip, Hip, 
Hooray." (The same title was used 
some years ago at the old Weber and 
Fields Music Hall). 

Ben H. Atwell, press agent for the 
Hip. last year, is now handling the 
publicity for the "Stolen Orders" spec- 
tacle at the Manhattan Opera House. 



ON THE ROAD. 

"The Two Twins," sponsored by the 
Lake Amusement Co., managed by J. 
A Dawson, with Eleanor Jenkins fea- 
tured, opens Sept. 18 in the middle- 
west. 

"Panhandle Pete," with Leon Davis 
ahead, is in Illinois. 

"The Girl In The Taxi," for the one 
nighters by the Fredericks Amusement 
Co. 

E. A. Harrington has started "Two 
Merry Tramps" for the southwest. He 
opened in Illinois. 

"Happy Heinie," under Ben Holmes* 
('irection, has been organized for its 
annual tour. Ed. Malloy is handling 
the advance. 

A one-night stand route has been 
fixed for "The Tramp Detective," now 
it. rehearsal. 



CALLING OFF SUNDAY MATS. 

Chicago, Sept. 15. 
The local legitimate theatres are con- 
sidering the advisability of discontinu- 
ing their Sunday matinees, giving the 
second afternoon show Thursday in- 
stead. 

The Blackstone and Cort tried the 
new scheme last week with satisfactory 
results and while no definite decision 
has been arrived at, it is quite likely 
the Sunday shows will be few during 
the coming season. 



JANIS DATE DECIDED ON. 

"Miss Information" the new Elsie 
Janis starring vehicle is to open in 
New York, Monday, Sept. 27, but as 
yet there has been no house selected 
for the play. At the Charles B. Dilling- 
ham offices it was stated on Monday 
that Mr. Dillingham had just returned 
to town and that a house would be 
chosen later in the week. 




MARIE CAHILL SHOW. 

Clare Kummer has completed a 
comedy for Marie Cahill which the 
comedienne is now reading. The pro- 
duction is to be made some time later 
this season. 

Daniel V. Arthur will undoubtedly 
have the managerial direction of the 
star. 



"BROTHER MASONS" OFF. 

The production of "Brother Ma- 
sons" which H. H. Frazee contem- 
plates making, has been called off for 
the present. Mr. Frazee intended star- 
ring Frank Mclntyre in the production 
but a misunderstanding between the 
producer and the prospective star 
occurred. 



don't advertise. 



PEGGY O'NEIL 

Who will appear during October on Broad- 
way in a new play, "The Impossible Hoy," 
under the direction of Oliver Morosco. 



Alan Brooks has been sued for a di- 
vorce, his wile alleging desertion. 



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B U R. LESQUE B y Frederick m. mcCloy 



THE MERRY ROUNDERS. 

Max Spiegel's "Merry Rounders" 
furnishes a valuable lesson n> produc- 
ers of burlesque. Jn a positive and 
convincing way it point: s one very de- 
sirable achievement and brings con- 
spicuously to light one of the most 
serious detriments to the monetary suc- 
cess of this division of the business. 
This performance was reviewed at 
length in this department three weeks 
ago. Therefore it is not the present 
purpose to treat it from the customary 
viewpoint of a review. 

Advance burlesque is just now in its 
formative period. To improve, it is 
necessary to pick up all the threads 
that bind burlesque to unattractiveness 
and pull evenly upon them in order to 
bring about the desirable change. To 
employ a homely comparative, very 
little would be accomplished by having 
one leg of a pair of trousers cleansed 
and leaving the other untouched. In 
"The Merry Rounders" Max Spiegel 
has given us the biggest, the most beau- 
tiful and the most perfectly artistic 
production that has been presented on 
the burlesque stage. There are six full 
stage sets that are as faultless in detail 
and construction and as exhibitions of 
the scene painter's art as have ever been 
shown on any stage, and there is a 
prodigality of costuming that has not 
only never been approached in any 
other burlesque production but that 
measures up to the highest standards. 

If the public were attracted to the 
theatre by displays ot magnificent 
scenery and costumes, "The Merry 
Rounders" could safely be depended 
upon to break all existing records of 
every burlesque house on the Columbia 
Circuit. This precisely covers what 
Mr. Spiegel has accomplished for the 
advancement of burlesque. It is a 
praiseworthy achievement and estab- 
lishes a new standard that will probably 
not be reached in any other production. 

But this is as far as Mr. Spiegel has 
gone in the direction of improvement. 
Shorn of its superb sartorial investi- 
ture, "The Merry Rounders" is a con- 
spicuous example of the grievous, in- 
excusable fault of employing time- 
worn bits and scenes to furnish the es- 
sential features of an entertainment 
proper. At least 75 per cent, of the 
"book" is a repetition of material that 
has been frequently been played at the 
Columbia during the past live years. 
True, it is good material, but, like the 
value of a good story, it has lost its 
punch through continual use. If Mr. 
Spiegel had gone a step farther and 
given his beautiful settings appropriate 
and correspondingly fresh and attrac- 
tive mediums for entertainment, he 
would have achieved the crowning 
point among producers of burlesque. 
As it is, he has accomplished much of 
distinct value for this form of amuse- 
ment and deserves praise for it. 

The season is still in its infancy, and 
it is not too late for this enterprising 
producer to begin the gradual elim- 
ination of the old bits now used in 
"The Merry Rounders"' ami, from time 
to time, and as rapidly as possible, the 
substitution of new materials for those 
that alone rob this show of unchal- 
lengable classification as absolutely the 
greatest burlesque has ever known. 



AMERICAN BELLES. 

"Ve Old Time Burlesquers" is the 

very appropriate sub-title given 

Win. S. Campbell's American Circuit 

contribution to the Columbia Co. It 

is doing its ablest to entertain the 

natives of Vorkville this week. "Ye 

Old Time Burlesquers" describes this 

aggregation and their efforts to the let- 
ter, for such a conglomeration of use- 
less, aged bits was never before as- 
sembled between the covers of one 
"book." 

The show is offered in two parts, 
with one of "Ye Old Time" olios sand- 
wiched in between the opener showing 
the interior of a Riverside Drive "man- 
sion" with the locale of the burlesque 
thrown in Egypt. The theme of the 
first part dwells on the experience of 
the wealthy widow who is wooed by 
the Irishman and Hebrew. The chil- 
dren of the latter two are sweethearts, 
etc., the widow finally marrying the 
third suitor. 

Walter J. Parker is the Irish comic, 
one of those stereotyped characterists 
with the "flannel mouth" brogue and 
red whiskers. Parker is partly eclipsed 
by his more efficient partner, John K. 
Hadley, as the Hebrew. The latter is 
sorely handicapped with his present 
material, but worked smoothly and 
suggested at least a favorable possi- 
bility with proper equipment. 

Lillian Smallcy is the principal wom- 
an, a tall, pleasant-looking girl, with a 
good voice, but somewhat shy on play- 
ing ability. The soubret is Bessie Rosa. 
Sam Bennett and Albert Marks handle 
unimportant parts, while Clayton Frye 
doubles in two character roles, his sec- 
ond attempt overshadowing the first. 

The show is both double-jointed and 
disjointed with first a bit, then a hop, 
skip and a jump to another far-off sub- 
ject, and then a number. No one at- 
tempts to follow any sort of a theme, 
and the story rambles along in jerks 
until the grand finale, when "Midnight 
Cakewalk Ball" is utilized for a good 
dancing ensemble. The opening cos- 
tumes were somewhat attractive; in 
fact, the entire lo changes held up their 
end, and the girls, who make a pass- 
able appearance, outworked and out- 
shone the principals. 

"Ye Old Time Olio" opened with 
Winnifrede La France, modestly pro- 
gramed as "The Australian Wonder." 
Winnifrede is a character singer and, 
by way of variety, during a change 
she showed on the picture sheet sev- 
eral interesting advertising signs col- 
lected during her journey through the 
Orient. The finale suggested a Tan- 
guay imitation, in so far as costume 
went, but, instead. Miss La France of- 
fered a kid impersonation; in tights this 
was all wrong. A general improvement 
could be made in the entire specialty. 
Marks and Rosa, good dancers, 
were the audience's choice in the vau- 
deville section, which closed with Ben- 
nett and Hawley. Their patter is pro- 
ductive of some returns, but they need 
a new routine to hold up through the 
season. Both should develop into a 
good olio attraction, but not with the 
present line of stuff. 

The second part is one of those Turk- 
ish Sultan affairs, the travelling char- 



acters using the time-worn methods of 
comedy, occasionally reaching into the 
double entendre bucket for suggestive- 
ness. The situations naturally lead to 
a "blue" line of crossfire talk and, while 
it saved the afterpiece, it doesn't coin- 
cide with the Columbia Co.'s published 
promises of progressiveness and "pur- 
ity." However, it's "Ye Old Time 
Burlesque" and that line carried a mul- 
titude of alibis. 

"Bom Bom Bay," an "Annie Laurie" 
number in kilts (with several cotton 
socks displayed) and the dancing fin- 
ish of the first part carried off the 
musical honors. 

' The show looks like one of those 
portable affairs that can undergo im- 
mediate reconstruction to fit circum- 
stances. At the Yorkville it might 
have crippled itself through the neces- 
sary renovation to eliminate some low 
comedy, but the operation could have 
proceeded throughout the burlesque 
with better results. 

"The American Belles" will not break 
any records, although it might hold 
up with many other shows on the same 
wheel; but for a producer with Camp- 
bell's experience and general burlesque 
knowledge his show doesn't suggest 
much personal interest. 



AL REEVES' SHOW. 

The Al Reeves' show this season is 
one of entertainment that totals a strong 
average. At the Empire, Brooklyn, last 
Friday night, the warmest of the week, 
the house held near-capacity and the 

show did not conclude until after 11. 

The Reeves show builds up. It opens 
with a farce, "The Wrong Mr. Wright," 
and then goes into the second part, 
composed of three scenes, into which 
the specialties are nicely blended. This 
is particularly so in the first set of the 
second act, a Chinese street, with the 
20 choristers as a background for the 
well balanced list of vaudeville turns. 

Mr. Reeves himself enters at the end 
of this section, to the customary hur- 
rah, and sings a neatly worded song 
called "Give Me Credit, Boys," in which 
he confides to the audience he does not 
mean to speak of the many good 
points of his production, enumerating 
them, however, in the lyrics, the final 
stanza giving the audience credit for 
putting him where he is. After that 
Mr. Reeves remains in the picture, kid- 
ding along, and helping out in "Mid- 
night Cakewalk Ball," led by Rene 
Cooper and in which all the principals 
are concerned, it taking numberless en- 
cores. A "chorus" number in the first 
part does the same trick as far as en- 
cores are concerned, several of the 
chorus girls doing very well in it, par- 
ticularly one good looking brunet with 
a most pleasant voice. The star chorus 
girl of the Reeves troupe though is 
Irene Halliday, a red head full of gin- 
ger. Almost too much so, as she cen- 
ters all attention upon herself. 

There is no "Irish" or "Hebrew" or 
other stereotyped burlesque character 
role throughout the Reeves evening, 
other than the two character players of 
the Monarch Comedy Four. Frank 
Wakefield and Billy Inman are the 
principal men. The nearest they go to 
character (other than in their olio turn) 



is when they appear in the opening of 
the second part as a couple of Ward 
and Vokes tramps. 

Plenty of intelligent principals and 
good team work make the Reeves show 
entertaining. Maude Rockwell is the 
leading woman. She suffered from a 
severe cold last week and sang her 
numbers with difficulty. Margie Dem- 
arest is there as one of the three pretty 
principal women. Miss Cooper is lively 
enough as a soubrette, and Ruth Wil- 
son, a newcomer, has plenty of person- 
ality, looking extremely nice in the first 
part as a maid and getting away finely 
toward eleven with a song, sung in an 
unusual mezzo-soprano for burlesque. 

The Monarch Four do what they 
please in their turn, securing plenty of 
laughs and are doing right well with 
songs. The individual members take 
parts, make comedy in them, give vol- 
ume to the ensemble vocalizing and 
generally add to the value of the per- 
formance. Dave Wallace and Ruth 
Burns contribute a likeable banjo spe- 
cialty, Joe Simon presides at the piano 
for nearly all of the singers, and Marie 
Fisher whistles well enough. 

The "Reeves Living Models" are in 
the final scene to a red fire finale that 
is nearly duplicated by the march finish 
of the first part. 

The chorus girls are introduced at the 
opening in the regulation Reeves man- 
ner, by announcement cards as each 
girl appears. They are comely in the 
main but not so chickenish as a whole 
as Reeves has had in previous seasons, 
but they are much better workers in 
their entirety. Neat attractive dressing 
is noticeable, though at times one set 
of costumes is held for two numbers or 
more. 

Wakefield and Inman have an olio 
turn by themselves as the second por- 
tion of the burlesque. They do the 
dope act, having cut it down to just its 
proper length, and go to the finish for 
a large laugh. 

Since the performance is so long, the 
farcical first part could stand con- 
densing. It's very hard to put over 
farce with numbers interrupting and 
while the dialog often brought a 
laugh all of its own at the Empire, the 
story was badly broken up by the 
songs. Among the latter "Tulip Time 
in Holland" was one of the big hits. 

Mr. Reeves and Mr. Wakefield put 
en the show, with Billy Sharp attend- 
ing to the numbers. With this collec- 
tion of principals working together a 
few weeks longer, the chances are more 
than even that Al Reeves will have one 
of the best liked shows on the Colum- 
bia circuit this season. It's entertain- 
ing, everybody has a chance and that's 
going to make it better than the usual, 
for Reeves has about wholly composed 
this season's production along new 
lines, for him. 

Friday night Mrs. Reeves, the mother 
of Al, a white haired, bright looking 
woman of 70, sat in a stage box and 
watched him perform, also his com- 
pany. There wasn't a thing in the 
show a son needed to apologize for 
or excuse to his mother, which tells 
the entire story as to its cleanliness. 
Al Reeves can take credit for that. 



If you don't advertiso In VMIETV, 
don't advertlM. 



VARIETY 



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KRAUS SUMMONED. 

Upon application of Police Inspector 
Morris, Magistrate House last Thurs- 
day issued a warrant for the arrest of 
Sam Kraus of the Olympic theatre 
management on the charge of giving 
an indecent performance at that the- 
atre. The warrant was subsequently 
recalled and a summons issued calling 
for Mr. Kraus' appearance at the York- 
ville police court Saturday morning. 

After a surprisingly brief hearing the 
case was dismissed by Magistrate Levy. 
Political influence is said to have 
played an important part in arriving at 
the decision. The incident indicates 
that the police department is at last 
taking cognizance of the character of 
the performances that are being given 
at the Olympic which has all along 
been considered among the impossi- 
bilities on account of the political af- 
filiations of the Kraus people. It is 
said the matter has been called to the 
personal attention of Police Commis- 
sioner Woods and that that official's 
direct action was the cause of In- 
spector Morris' activity. 

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GARRICK ON WHEEL. 

The Garrick on West 35th street 
will become a week stand for the Amer- 
can Burlesque Circuit, commencing 
Sept. 27, when "The Tempters" open 
the house under the new policy. 

Walter and Jerome Rosenberg set- 
tled with the Columbia Amusement 
Co. Wednesday for a five years' fran- 
chise, the Garrick "buying" the bur- 
lesque show each week for $1,400. Ad- 
mission prices will be up to 75 cents, 
with 50 cents the top price for mat- 
inees, although the highest price will 
likely not be advertised. 

Daly's, now playing independent bur- 
lesque, and the Olympic on 14th 
street, which has been catering to a 
"cooch" dance patronage, will likely 
most quickly feel the invasion of the 
Garrick, as that house will present only 
clean burlesque. The Garrick has been 
playing pictures under the direction of 
the Rosenbergs under an arrangement 
with Mrs. Edward Harrigan, who owns 
the property. 



PAT WHITE REFUNDS $500. 

Pat White's new show, "Casey in 
Society," was forced to cancel its 
Grand date at Johnstown, N. Y., last 
week and refund $500 advance money 
through a mistake of the New York 
Central in sending the show's scenery 
and baggage to Rochester. White has 
started action to recover from the rail- 
way. 

The White company includes Pat 
White, Herman Siegfried, Peter Hen- 
nig, Tommy O'Neil, Robert Myers. 
George Trimble, Harry Houcourt, 
Charles Vernon, Anna Grant, Marjorie 
Mack, Madeline Kingsland, Alvora, 
Winnie D. Crawford, Eddie Alvora, 
stage manager. 



week. It was reported that the shoot- 
ing occurred over a woman, but this 
both Leahy and Clements denied. 
Clements said he knew no reason why 
Leahy should have shot him. The in- 
cident happened in Niemes' saloon on 
Fifth near Vine street. 



FRANK CLEMENTS KILLED. 

Cincinnati, Sept. 15. 
A charge of murder has been placed 
against Harry Leahy, vice-president of 
the American District Telegraph Co., 
who shot and killed Frank Clements, 
former manager of the Standard (bur- 
lesque) theatre, in this city. Clements, 
at the time of the tragedy, was a guard 
at the Cincinnati workhouse at $18 a 



FIXING HOWE'S SHOW. 

The Sam Howe show is the latest 
to fall under the censorship decree. Mr. 
Howe was notified last week at Toledo 
not to proceed further on his route 
until he had made radical changes in 
his cast. "The Smiling Beauties" was 
sent from Buffalo to substitute for the 
present week at the Columbia, Chicago. 

Mr. Howe left his company in To- 
ledo and came to New York, returning 
west 24 hours later with Florence Mills 
and Eva Mull to replace Mildred Stol- 
ler and Mildred Gilmore. 



CRAIG'S SHOW TAKEN OFF. 

Richy Craig's "Merry Burlesquers" 
will suspend operations Saturday in 
Chicago and undergo the changes 
necessary to meet the requirements of 
the American directors. 

When ready, the show will be given 
a second reviewing and restored to its 
original route, if it has been satisfac- 
torily rearranged. 



ALTOONA CANCELS. 

The Mishler, Altoona, Pa., has can- 
celled all of its road attractions, in- 
cluding the American Burlesque shows, 
and will play pictures for the remain- 
der of the season. 



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JOYLANDS" MUST REORGANIZE 

Sim Williams' "Girls from Joyland" 
has been ordered to reorganize. Its 
date for next week at the Empire, 
Cleveland, will be played by "The So- 
cial Maids." 

NOW PLAYING 

AND BUSINESS AS USUAL 

No doubt jrou aotlcod we have done no adver- 
tising (or past two months. Reason, act closed 
for Improvements. Not simply alterations. Act 
was tried and sure enough, we had made im- 
provements. Now we know we have what the 
public want, therefore 

It Pays to Advortiso 




INDECENCY CASE DISMISSED. 

Mike Joyce, manager of the Star 
theatre, Brooklyn, and Blanche Baird, 
Gladys Sears and Harry Lang of "The 
Military Maids" were arraigned in the 
court of Special Sessions, Brooklyn, 
Wednesday, charged with giving an in- 
decent show. Leon Laski appeared for 
the prisoners and after an all day trial 
the case was dismissed. 

Mr. Laski brought out that Manager 
Joyce and the censor committee of the 
American Burlesque Association had 
subjected the show to careful scrutiny 
before the Brooklyn engagement and 
pronounced it entirely free from ob- 
jectionable features. 

It was proven by witnesses the per- 
formance had not been altered in any 
particular following its original inspec- 
tion and the three judges considered 
this testimony and Mr. Laski's sum- 
ming up as sufficiently convincing to 
decide against the police officials who 
had adjudged the show indecent. 



BIG BEN BURLESQUE. 

The Big Ben Amusement Co., with 
Ben Kahn, manager of the Union 
Square theatre, has been incorporated 
for $10,000, with half the capital 
amount paid in. The new organiza- 
tion will operate the Union Square and 
Daly's, New York; Orpheum, Newark, 
and National, Philadelphia. 

The concern will organize individual 
stock companies, each house being rep- 
resented with a show, and, after play- 
ing the circuit of five weeks, will re- 
construct their entertainment with an 
entire new book. Each show will carry 
16 chorus girls and a principal cast of 
seven. 



NEWARK HAS ONE. 

Newark, N. J., Sept. 15. 

The Orpheum started with burlesque 
Monday. It unsuccessfully tried stock 
with the opening of the season. 

The house will be added to the list 
of stock burlesque theatres in the east 
playing "turkey shows," now headed 
by Daly's, Ne York. 



INDIANAPOLIS RECEIPTS. 

Indianapolis, Sept. 15. 
The Lyceum opening of the season 
with "September Morn" brought over 
$5,000 to the box office for the week. 
The Labor Day gross was $1,001, Tues- 
day $566 and Wednesday $902. 



Ordered Dixon's Show Fixed. 

The censor committee of the Ameri- 
can Circuit has been busy with "The 
Revue of 1916," which accounts for 
Henry Dixon's presence in New York 
engaging new people. 



Sunday Stand at Ft. Wayne. 

The Majestic, Fort Wayne, will play 
the American shows Sundays between 
Chicago and Indianapolis. This house 
is under the direction of Stair and 
Havlin. 



More proof of the high calibre of this act is, 
M. S. BENTHAM is selling it, and he wouldn't 
wa«:e h\« time on an act that wasn't salable. 



"Blue Ribbon Girls" Resume. 

"The Blue Ribbon Relics," having 
gone through the process of reorgani- 
zation under censorship edict, will re- 
sume its tour at the Howard. Boston, 
next week, with Sam Micals in the 
principal comedy part 



THEATRES TOO SMALL. 

Just where "Rugglcs of Red Gap," 
now playing its preliminary season out 
of town, will open in New York is 
puzzling William A. Brady. The the- 
atres available are not considered big 
enough by him to hold the production 
which has a merry-go-round scene that 
takes up a lot of stage space. 

The new Taylor Holmes show will 
open next week sometime in the 39th 
Street, now dark as a result of the 
Edward Abeles show closing Saturday. 
Mr. Abeles expects to play vaudeville. 

The Shuberts have a show, "Alone 
At Last," with Jose Collins the prin- 
cipal player, rehearsing at the Casino, 
with no definite theatre selected for its 
New York premiere unless it be given 
the 44th Street, now holding the "Tril- 
by" film, with another feature picture 
reported ready to succeed it, before 
that house passes to the Hammersteins 
Oct. 1. 



LEAVING MUSICAL COMEDY. 

This is to be Frances Demarest's last 
season in musical comedy. Before 
the season is over Miss Demarest is 
to make her appearance in a drama as 
a star according to her husband and 
the management is not to be the same 
as that which is the sponsor for "The 
Blue Paradise" in which she is appear- 
ing at present: 

The Shuberts have already said 
that they would like to have Miss 
Demarest for one of the roles in "The 
Girl From Brazil" which they are to 
place into rehearsal shortly but the 
prima donna has turned down the offer 
in favor of an opportunity to appear in 
a straight drama. 



WOODS WON'T PRODUCE IT. 

Some time ago it was announced 
A H. Woods would make a production 
ot a new play written by George 
Proadhurst and in which George Faw- 
cett was to be starred, but subsequent 
events have brought about a change 
in Mr. Woods' plans. 

Under the original arrangement the 
producer and the author were to have 
an equal interest in the production and 
the author was to receive 10 per cent, 
as a royalty. 

The play may be staged later under 
the managerial direction of Mr. Broad* 
hurst, in which case the company will 
rehearse in Atlantic City, where the 
author is residing at present. 



FISKE & MOOSER FIRM. 

Harrison Grey Fiske and George 
Mooser have formed a producing part- 
nership. Their first play in conjunc- 
tion with the Shuberts will be "Mrs. 
Boltay's Daughter," adapted from the 
Hungarian of Eugcn Ilcltai by Marion 
Fairfax. The Fiske-Mooscr combina- 
tion will not interfere with the former's 
independent productions nor with 
Mooscr's official connection with the 
Morosco Enterprises as general east- 
ern manager. 



S. & H/s "Frank Case" Show. 

* Kansas City, Sept. 15. 

"The Sacrifice," a play based upon 
the Leo Frank case, will tour the Stair 
& Havlin Circuit 



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NEW ACTS THIS WEEK 



NEW ACTS NEXT WEEK 

Initial Presentation, First Appearance 

or Reappearance in or Around 

New York 

Worth and Brice, Palace. 
Bonner and Powers, Palace. 
Ida Brooks Hunt, Colonial. 
Lulu Coates and Co., Orpheum. 
William Courtleigh and Co. (Revival 
" Peaches"), Bushwick. 

Al. Wohlman and Willie White. 
Songs and Piano. 
18 Mins.; One. 

City. " 

Al. Wohlman, assisted by Willie 
White at the piano, is offering a sing- 
ing turn that was easily the hit of 
the bill at the City Tuesday night. 
Wohlman hasn't a big voice, but he has 
a bundle of personality and a manner 
of putting a song over that goes a 
long way. The audience was particu- 
larly loath to let him leave the stage 
even after he had given them two en- 
core numbers. He opens with "When 
I Get Back to Tennessee" and follows 
it with "Floating Down the Old Green 
River," both numbers getting over very 
big. For a ballad he is using "When 
I Leave the World Behind" and scoring 
with it in tremendous fashion. "Mid- 
night Cakewalk Ball" and "Rosie, Don't 
Make No Theatre" finish his regular 
repertoire. His two encore numbers 
went over with a bang. The act is 
all songs with only the piano accom- 
paniment. There is no time wasted for 
piano solos or other interruptions. Mr. 
Wohlman works real hard and is all 
over the stage with the result each 
number is followed by generous ap- 
plause. Mr. White's playing of the 
accompaniments deserves a word of 
praise for the piano is there at all times, 
but still does not detract from the 
singer. Fred. 



Hoey and Lee. 
"The Nominee." 
15 Mins.; One. 
Fifth Avenue. 

"The Nominee" is the title Hoey and 
Lee have given their latest offering, be- 
cause it gives the two comedians an op- 
portunity of portraying two Hebraic 
characters. One is a candidate for Sen- 
ator, and the other his campaign man- 
ager. There is a political parade of 

about a dozen followers bearing signs 
which are good for a faugh. The can- 
didate is then introduced by his cam- 
paign manager and launches into a 
speech which carries comedy. The talk 
io not too lengthy and seems just about 
right to lead up to the parodies, which 
are really the hit of the offering. Fol- 
lowing the talk is a medley in which 
all of the nationally advertised com- 
modities from B. V. D.'s to Major's 
Cement are mentioned. One parody 
has an old smutty story as its theme 
and should be ordered out by house 
managers. The story is familiar to al- 
most every one. The moment it was 
sung Monday night there were blushes 
by the girls and loud guffaws by the 
men in the audience. Fred. 



Alexander Carr and Co. (3). 

"An April Shower" (Dramatic). 

30 Mins.; Interior. 

Alhambra. 

Alexander Carr has had another story 
written by Edgar Allan Woolf around 
his former successful "Toplitsky" char- 
acterization, making it a trifle more 
youthful, that is, a man of middle age 
instead of an elderly Hebrew. It has 
been modernized by showing the more 
human side of the man, especially in 
his love for an adopted child he reared 
and who is engaged to be married to a 
young man employed in Wall street. 
Jacob Goodman (Mr. Carr) came to 
America, an emigrant. One day he was 
standing on the street with a cheap um- 
brella during a heavy rainfall when a 
man came out of a theatre, or some- 
where, accompanied by a woman with 
a handsome gown. The gentleman 
asked Goodman to sell his umbrella and 
gave him a dollar for it. This gave 
Goodman the idea of going into the 
umbrella business and marked the 
foundation of his fortune, for which he 
toiled for 22 years. All this time he 
"kept company" with an estimable wo- 
man, and, at the opening of the sketch, 
with the adopted child about to leave 
him for her young lover, Jacob is nego- 
tiating for the purchase of an automo- 
bile and plans to take the "estimable 
woman" out for a drive and to propose 
to her. Carr's negotiations with the 
;>uto salesman furnishes some excellent 
comedy dialog. He loses no opportu- 
nity to wallop over his points for laughs 
in the manner peculiar to himself. The 
boy has told the girl the engagement 
must be broken and seeks an interview 
with her adopted parent. It is the first 
of April. Goodman thinks it is a joke 
on the part of the youth. When the 
interview finally occurs Goodman up- 
braids the boy for perpetrating that 
kind of humor and the boy confesses 
he has taken money belonging to others 
and lost it in speculation. The amount 
is $30,000, and the boy stands ready to 
"take his medicine." At first the old 
man remains firm, but when it dawns 
on him this will break the girl's heart 
he agrees to make good the theft, which 
will take every dollar in cash he pos- 
sesses and in addition, necessitate the 
mortgaging of his home. Incidentally 
it means the sacrifice of his personal 
happiness by indefinitely postponing his 
own marriage, to which he had looked 
forward for over a score of years. In 
the "big scene" he makes the youth pre- 
tend the contemplated breaking off of 
his engagement with the girl was only 
an April fool joke and all three dance 
about, with the old man's heart break- 
ing. At this moment the automobile 
man arrives at the door and blows the 
auto horn three times to signify he is 
there to complete the sale of the ma- 
chine. With tears in his voice Carr 
cries out that his proposed purchase of 
a car was also an April fool joke and 
after driving the youthful lovers off, 
sobs heart-brokenly. The transition 
from comedy to pathos shows Carr at 
his best. Night creeps on apace, and 
the pace is so rapid it occurs in a few 
seconds. Thunder. An April shower is 
seen through the window and this effect 
is one of the best ever shown on the 
stage. Carr contemplates the rain for 



The Melody Trio. 
"Musical Melodious Moments." 
Five (Parlor). 
American Roof. 

Three boys, vocalizers and instru- 
mentalists. One plays the piano with 
a bass voice, which is so obvious of 

course it isn't necessary to add he uses 
his bass voice to sing only. The basso 
talks and cuts up, and as he does both 
it slowly develops he is doing a "cissy" 
character, rather unusual for a basso 
profundo but this one also sings fal- 
setto, so there you are! Toward the 
finale another of the trio (all males) 
breaks out for a few bars in a soprano, 
when the "cissy" exclaims: "Oh, 'she' 
has been keeping under cover all the 
time." It may have been only for a 
laugh, as probably it was, and the Trio 
may be happy in the knowledge they 
got one on it from Joe Schenck. (Mr. 
Schenck laughed several times during 
the evening.) The Melody Trio has 
rather a pleasing turn for small time. 
Both kinds of their music are liked 
and it only remains a question whether 
a basso profundo should do a "cissy." 
It could be that this act might become 
a straight musical turn and still get 
over, without the falsettos or anything 
excepting their knitting, which is 
straight work. But still, if a man feels 
he's funny and he's on the stage and 
can be funny, even a basso, let the 
dear boy go to it. Sitne. 



Mr. and Mrs. Norman Phillips. 

Matrimonial Comedy. 

14 Mins.; Five (Parlor). 

Columbia (Sept 12). 

The matrimonial sketch played by 
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Phillips holds 
some body and possibilities, but it could 
stand building up on both. There are 
many moments when the piece resolves 
itself into pantomimic action. Most of 
this occurs at the opening, giving the 
playlet a slow start, but that would be 
overlooked were it not unnecessarily 
recalled later with more of it. It's a 
story of a jealous husband, who has 
been away for a week, returning to find 
his wife out, but sees her drive to the 
door in an automobile. Questioning 
her, she evasively replies, then down- 
right lies and admits it, afterward 
claiming she told the truth, and in fact 
leaving the audience at the finale in 
doubt as to which was which among 
the many statements made by her. The 
two players (it is a "two-people 
sketch") are young and go into the 
subject matter much in earnest, making 
the picture loolc like a very familiar 
scrappy scene at home. In the centre 
the skit reaches its height and glide: 
down from that point toward the finish, 
as it glided up from the commence- 
ment. A little doctoring would do the 
playlet the world of good, for Mr. and 
Mrs. Phillips seem fully capable of 
taking care of this particular kind of 
material. It's hardly strong enough 
now for the biggest houses. Sime. 

a moment and then looks toward a 
bunch of old umbrellas hanging on the 
wall to signify he intends to begin his 
life all over, as the curtain descends 
without a word being spoken. It is a 
good vaudeville vehicle for Carr. Jolo. 



NEWtSliUVS hill WEEI 

"Moloch," New Amsterdam (Sept. 20). 
"The New York Idea" (Grace George), 

Playhouse (Sept. 21). 
"Town Topics" (Way burn Revue), 

Century (Sept. 23). 

Tom E. Murphy and Co. (3). 

"Fixing Father." 

17 Mins.; Full Stage. 

Bushwick. 

George Botsford and Jean Havez 
wrote this quartet vehicle of Tom Mur- 
phy and Co. The writers have supplied 
some novel lyrics used in a little tale 
that has plenty of comedy worked out 
by the men. The slight story is about 
a young fellow in love. His girl's father 
will not tolerate him. With the aid of 
two friends he goes to her home and 
subdues father. This is told in song. 
After finishing with it the men go to 
"one" where popular numbers enter, 

starting with "Honeymoon Bells" then 
"Home in Tennessee" and "Bom Bom 
Bay" closing. The first part makes an 
ideal lead for the popular number rou- 
tine that follows always successful with 
male quartets. Murphy is a fat boy 
with plenty of life and a jovial person- 
ality. Jack Keller as the lover is youth- 
ful and a capable singer, as are Dick 
Tobin and Bill Williams, the other 
members. Popular numbers alone will 
keep these boys in favor with their own 
material used at the start helping just 
that much more. 



Elizabeth Otto. 
Pianologiste. 
H Mins.; One. 
American Roof. 

Elizabeth Otto is going to well fit 
in as a small time piano-single. Miss 
Otto is doing a pianolog, accompany- 
ing herself by a concert grand. She's 
pretty in appearance, and finds favor 
with the small time audience imme- 
diately. That it is said Miss Otto 
suits the small time is nothing to the 
girl's discredit, for it is most likely the 
experience she will gain on the stage 
alone before these audiences will fit 

her to rank with big time pianolog- 
istes. Miss Otto could do that now 
were there not an imperfection in her 
delivery. Just what it is is difficult to 
locate. "Expression" might be the 
fault, or sympathy, which is lacking in 
heif-vaice* Then again she may be too 
cold, but when Miss Otto discovers 
just where she misses as a pianologiste, 
the selection of numbers will be a com- 
paratively easy item, and she will then 
be entitled to a hearing in the biggest 
houses. For the Loew and other cir- 
cuits of the same grade Elizabeth Otto 
spells class, meaning something to 
their programs. She should have had 
the opcning-after-intermission position 
on the Roof bill, but was placed "No. 
4." where she did extremely well. Miss 
Otto was formerly of the Otto Sisters. 
She has been doing this single since 
last spring, playing outside of New 
York. Sime. 



NEW ACTS THIS WEEK 



15 



Charles Mason and Co. (5). 

"Who's Who's" (Farce). 

18 Mins.; Five (Parlor). 

American Roof. 

"Former Stars of 'Rudolph and Ad- 
olph'" as the program relates, "Who's 
Who's" is quite apt to be a condensed 
version of that piece, if it were such. 
Besides Mr. Mason there are five in the 
company, and a six-people sketch now- 
adays on the small time is a rarity. 
Not that the number of players neces- 
sarily improve a sketch or even land 
v, but this skit looks like a production 
in the personnel. Being a farce the 
title is the plot. Two Germans are 
supposed to resemble each other. That 
they do not excepting in facial re- 
semblance is not a part of the script, 
so they must, at least to the others 
who become confused over identities. 
Each has a wife and each bears the 
same last-name. Therefore and not- 
withstanding all else, the remainder of 
the story you may fit to the bare syn- 
opsis will be the one this troupe 
played. Like other farces built for 
vaudeville the commencement is longer 
than the finish, with the fun not waxing 
furious at any time, nor until nearly 
the ending, but nevertheless and also 
notwithstanding, Mr. Mason and his 
crowd of trained players (two women 
and three men) will entertain in some 
small time houses. Which small time 
houses is up to the booking men who 
are supposed to know them all. Clos- 
ing the first half might be the best 
position to place the sketch if the book- 
ing men insist upon further informa- 
tion, but that's up to them again. Re- 
garding the merits of the respective 
players, inclusive of the double Ger- 
man accent, it's just as well, since the 
word "German" crept in, to remain 
neutral. Sime. 



"Three Dusty Rhodes." 

Acrobatics. 

9 Mins.; Full Stage. 

American Roof. 

"Three Dusty Rhodes" for the billing 
of a closing act tells everything in 
the first line. "Russell, Howard and 
Quail in Little Bits of Everything" is 
the sub-billing. They needn't be so 
proud of doing so much, for they do 
little very well, and that little is tumb- 
ling. This trio is acrobatic only, or 
should be. They talk and they should- 
n't do that, neither should they sing 
nor play musical instruments, just 
tumble, and then they might qualify, 
even with their tramp outfits, as an 
opening act on the Loew Crcuit. Dur- 
ing the turn they mentioned "Al Tan- 
ner" and that might be kept a secret 
as well, for it explained much of what 
otherwise would have been a mystery. 

Sime. 



Xylo Maids (2). 

Musical 

9 Mins.; One. 

58th St. 

Ordinary xylophone turn that should 
pass on the small time circuits. Th< 
girls are billed as the Xylophone 
Wizards," but that's only their bill 
ing. They try for the usual rag play- 
ing, but do not gain their best results 
from it. 



Pierce, Fromme and Co. (1). 

"$20.20" (Comedy). 

14 Mins.; Three (Interior). 

Harlem O. H. 

The Pierce-Fromme Co. offer a com- 
edy sketchlet away from the dramatic 
pathway which so many of the films 
and pop acts unfold of late. In a room- 
ing house where there is greater evi- 
dence of adversity than anything else 
is a woman of the old-fashioned type 
who has a girl she calls her own but 
who has been adopted from an orphans' 
home. At the boarding house is a 
young artist. Mildred loves Eric and 
Eric loves Mildred. Mrs. Pennypacker 
is a crusty, crabbed sort who says the 
artist owes her $20.20 and she's going 
to get it without any further stalling. 
Mildred takes a gold framed picture be- 
longing to her "mother" and pawns it 
for $25. This she gives to Erico to cover 
the debt. But Mrs. Pennypacker smells 
a mouse and the truth comes out. It 
transpires Eric Brandt's last name is 
Casey and he is the son of Mrs. Penny- 
packer's sister, Margaret. Then there's 
a happy understanding as Mrs. Penny- 
packer orders Sally to fry three more 
eggs and give Eric a regular spread. 
Some of the dialog is most amusing. 
At Harlem the biggest laugh came 
when Eric asked if he could take off his 
coat and Mrs. Pennypacker sharply re- 
plied she didn't care what he took off. 
Fairly well acted, the role of the mother 
being splendidly portrayed, the sketch 
is almost certain for pop time. Mark. 



Wood, Melville and Phillips. 
Songs, Talk and Dances. 
10 Mins.; One. 
Harlem O. H. 

Some time since an act unknown 
swooped down upon Harlem and ear- 
ned away such a tremendous hit as did 
this new trio (two young men and a 
girl) Monday night. This act is headed 
for the big time, although it will stand 
rearrangement in routine, dropping of 
some of the talk and a stronger song 
section inserted. The talent is there 
and with the right hand of agentship 
the trio will climb immediately. One 
of the boys, working straight, has a 
1)ully voice, of high range and brim- 
ming over with music. The girl sings 
fairly well and does an acrobatic dance 
with pep. The other boy, slender of 
build, and using his frail physique to 
advantage, goes in for comedy and 
when he gets the right stride will help 
the act reach its proper niche. The 
trio has everything in its favor. 

Murk. 



The Virginia Three. 

Banjo and Singing. 

15 Mins.; One (9); Full Stage (6). 

Fifth Avenue. 

The Virginia Three may be shaped 
into a real act for the smaller big time 
houses. The trouble at present is that 
there is too much in "one." The entire 
routine should be offered in full stage 
in the pretty little southern garden set 
the act has. Two women and a man. 
One of the girls has a nice little so- 
prano. The others play the banjos 
very well. At the opening the girls 
are dressed in pierrotte costume with 
the man as Pierrot. An operatic selec- 
tion or two are sung, followed by a duet 
and a solo on the banjos. The act 
then goes to full stage with the trio 
wearing ante-bellum costumes. A rou- 
tine of old plantation melodies is played 
and sung effectively. This is what shows 
possibilities. Melodies from the days 
before the war down to the present 
would frame a corking routine for the 
trio which could be delivered entirely 
in the full stage set and would send 
the act along to greater advantage. 

Fred. 



Dunedin and McCloud. 

Acrobats. 

10 Mins.; Full Stage. 

Fifth Avenue, Brooklyn. 

Two capable tumblers (men), who 
are weakened by an abundance of non- 
productive comedy. The comedian, in 
messenger boy uniform, and his part- 
ner, straight, f^ow individuality in the 
acrobatic ■■ The long comedy first part 
should h« < ut, with more of the useful 
tuniMing brought into play. 



Frances and Holland. 
Female Impersonators. 
18 Mins.; Full Stage. 
City. 

It looked for a few minutes as 
though the Fox bookers had grabbed 
off another team of Cherry Sisters from 
the manner in which this act opened. 
But as the team progressed it became 
noticeable there were slight mannerisms 
that suggested masculinity, although 
this was not wholly apparent to the 
lay audience. Therefore the two "girls" 
did not get any great applause return 
for their work. They open with a 
double number that just passes. It is 
followed by the slighter of the two 
offering a solo dance, half toe work 
and half steps. A single number is sung 
by the husky member of the team, 
whose back is so muscled it would in- 
dicate he had been an acroba 4 at some 
time. The closing number is "Old Ken- 
tucky Home," after which a double 
Spanish dance gives the boys an op- 
portunity to come to the wig disclosure 
at the finish. Fred 



Florence, Erne and Co. (2). 
"Latoura" (Dramatic). 
12 Mins.; Three (Interior). 
Harlem O. H. 

The Harlem gallery gods were good 
Monday night. Insufferably hot in the 
coop, yet the boys showed great pa- 
tience during the playing of this skit 
which bears on the race track environs 
and a wounded jockey and his sweet- 
heart. It was all talk, with the jockey 
delving into long speeches and big 
words that no rider ever used. Denny, 
the jockey, was played by a boy or 
young man entirely too big for the 
character. Denny is at home, having had 
hemorhages as a result of a horse's 
kick in the chest. Denny and his mother 
converse and then Denny's sweetheart 
appears to tell him she's going to mar- 
ry Carrol, who's a winning jockey. 
Denny pulls one of those "How Sal- 
vator Won" recitations and slips weakly 
onto a sofa and straightway Sally 
chucks Carroll and says she's going to 
stick to Denny until he has ridden his 
last race over the Great Divide, be- 
cause she loves him. Small timey. 

Mark. 



Three Cox Sisters. 

Songs. 

12 Mins.; One. 

American Roof. 

Three types of good looking girls, 
nicely gowned, who can sing well 
enough to get over, with a little danc- 
ing thrown in, besides the least in- 
sertion of comedy should make a very 
desirable girly combination for the 
small time. It isn't often a description 
of that kind covers a small time act, 
and hardly ever as well as it does the 
Three Cox Sisters. Their biggest fault 
is enunciation. Sime. 



SHOW REVIEWS. 
ALHAMBRA. 

The entire bill ut the Alhambra Monday 
night seemed noisy — ultnout blatantly so. Per- 
haps It was the extreme humidity that was 
conducive to peevishness. The Aerial Budd* 
opened with their pleaslr- trapeze turn, giv- 
ing the show a fast sta.t. Lovenberg'a Six 
American Dancers followed with good single, 
double, triple and sextet stepping and chalked 
up a big hit with the meagre bttendance. 
How the girls managed to work »o violently 
under the torrid conditions the Lord only 
knows. The Schwarti Co. in "The Droktn 
Mirror" do a remarkable piece of rehearsing 
to perfect such simultaneous action. 

Lillian Herloln Is a statuesque beauty Hlth 
a gorgeous singing voice and reiufortvi by 
magnificent gowns. But "America" is not 
pronounced "Amurlca," nor "P-a-r-1-s" is 
not "Parroe" over here. In the "Love, Love, 
Love" song it might be well tor Lrt t> u.uit 
the personal note. It cheapens the turn, and 
reduces Its "clasB.' It should be added tout 
there Is much to commend In the vocal offer- 
ing. 

Victor Morley and company In "A Regular 
Army Man" will develop Into a corking minia- 
ture musical farce when his supporting peo- 
ple learn to keep their voices d»wn. Maybe 
they were trying to drown the creams of a 
cabaret singer in the rathskeller below, which 
could be heard throughout the performance. 

Morley might entrust his solitaire finger 
sparkler to his dresser while on the stage, 
it doesn't exactly fit In with an army private 
who had been assigned to the task of wash- 
ing greasy dishes. Watson Bisters opened 
after the Interval. Their opening duet is a 
splendid lyric and their second number equally 
good. These girls have an abundance of good 
nature and it earned for them hearty ap- 
plause and a speech. Girls, can't you think 
of something newer than a "Ood Bless You" 
speech? Alexander Carr and Co. in "An April 
Shower" (New Acta). 

Henry Lewis In next to closing, should be 
described as a clown In the actual European 
meaning of the word. His turn la different 
from any other on the American stage. It Is 
remarkable how much he can express with 
his face without opening his eyes. He doesn't 
seem to be able to keep them open. Perhaps 
he doesn't want to. Morln Sisters, with n 
variety of clever dances, closed. They all 
earned their salaries Monday. Jolo. 



FIFTH AVENUE. BROOKLYN. 

The Fifth Avenue (South Brooklyn) has 
a six-act pop bill with a large outlay of 
pictures which are thrust spasmodically in the 
program. The house, one of the smallest in 
the city (14 rows in the orchestra) is doing 
a fair business during the hot spell. Sum- 
mer prices still prevsll with orchestra seats 
15 cents at night and the entire house 10 
In the afternoon. The nearest opposition in 
the way of vaudeville is the Prospect with 
its big time policy (at 0th street, while the 
r>th Ave. Is at .3d street). Evidently their 
opposition Is not felt by either with the 
nickelodeons that are thickly planted through- 
out the neighborhood drawing most heavily 
against the small time bouse. 

The show the first half of this week was 
evidently satisfactory to the patrons Tues- 
day night, but owing to the number of pic- 
ture Interruptions it was merely six sets snd 
could not be called a well-framed show. The 
Musical Vynos with their farmyard set went 
along as opening turns are wont to do. The 
farm yard business for mualcal turns Is not 
new, but this couple surely were early 
comers In the field. Hersklnd makes cray- 
oned portraits of people In the audience. It 
continues a good Idea for the small time. This 
man wss quite well liked with the possible ex- 
ception of the bald headed man who was ma»e 
to look ridiculous In one or the drawings. 

Msrlus snd Clements, a mixed operatic duo, 
warbled effectively, the young woman pos- 
nrsHlng a high Hoprano with her partner hav- 
ing the appearance of an operatic star to 
say the least. His operatic gestures brought 
forth audible snicker* at tlmca. The bur- 
lesque opera finish topped them off satls- 
fnctorlly. Van and Carrie Avery next brought 
out some pleasing comedy with Van's ' coon" 
porter getting eood returns. 

Pelham i^ynton, the English comedlsn, 
headlining, won next. He In appearing In 
vaudeville according to speclol bills under 
tho direction of Italic Morocco, having been 
a member of one of the "Peg" companies. 
Lynton still retnlna the enb driver recltstlon 
for a closer. Dunedin and McCloud (New 
Acta) cloned. 

The picture entertainment consisted of a 
news weekly, a two-reel comedy and the first 
episode of the "Neal" aerial. 



SHOW REVIEWS 



PALACE. 

At the Palace besides free lemonade In 
warm weather, KIiiht F. Rogers, the man- 
ager, has <l ir«^t«-«I a palm leuf fun be placed 
upon each seat. Ami they were Tuesday eve- 
ning, one count of the waving fans In the 
orchestra totaled .*»!'. anothur in.ule it 4H, In 
fart about the bent entertainment at the 
Palace Tuesday night was In count InK the 
fanH. 

There weren't many more people than fans 
around. The house was the poorest the Pal- 
ace has had In ever ho long. Tuesday wuh 
one of the hottest days of thin summer. All 
the theatres were hard hit, but the Palace 
drew capacity at times during the extremes! 
heat of July and August. 

The program, headlined by Norah Hayes, 
did not run any too well, especially In the 
first half, which was quite quiet, as far as 
applause from the over-heated nudltors was 
concerned. When Van and Scbenck in the 
"No. l» • spot, following the lively Weekly film 
review and a classical dancing production 
can get nothing in a clear spot, something 
must be wrong with the audience or the songs 
the boys sing. Harry Gllfoll touched them up 
a little with his familiar matter, and Wil- 
liam A. Ilrady's "The Honeymooners" got 
a laugh now and then. Hoshanara closed the 
hrst part, returning to America with a couple 
of dances new to this side, but without the 
general formation of her Fast Indian dance 
repertoire showing material change. 

The second part got along much better, 
closing well from Miss Hayes onward, finish- 
ing big with the Al Golem Troupe in an 
acrobatic production termed "The Slave Deal- 
ers," that starts too slowly and ends the same 
way. In between are some first-rate acro- 
batics, excellent "rlsley" work, and a dis- 
play of Persian costumes and rugs that should 
be worth something. Laddie Cliff, assisted by 
his wife. Maybelle Parker, came next to clos- 
ing. Laddie singing and dancing, also chang- 
ing costumes while Miss Parker dallied on 
the piano with a couple of solos that involved 
technique to a greater or lesser extent, ac- 
cording to what one thought. She also ac- 
companied Mr. Cliff, who has left It open 
to debate whether his former single turn has 
been Improved through becoming a two-act, 
piano and everything else considered. 

Miss Hayes hag a couple of numbers she 
can depend upon. Another that she appar- 
ently feels must be depended upon Is "When 
Mother Was a Girl," sung by "request," Miss 
Hayes says. It was all right In Its day as 
Norah mentions In her brilliantly written 
medley of her old songs, that !s one of the 
other sure ilres of the turn. Tuesday eve- 
ning the heat may have gotten to Miss Hayes 
as well as any one else. It should have 
reached them all behind the footlights. Hut 
she failed to take her first number in the 
proper tempo, or secure the proper sense 
from It, did little with an Irish song follow- 
ing, and Anally went away out of her class 
to fool around with a nonsensical (for her) 
song about a red robin or something like. 
She did put over, however. "We'll Celebrate 
the End or War in Ragtime" that has a kick 
In Its final line that will not fall down any- 
where while Germany is keeping Wood row on 
the pan. 

The second part was opened by McDevltt. 
Kelly and Lucey, who need to change their 
turn if they are to continually reappear about 
as they have done. The Metropolitan Danc- 
ing Girls opened the show, and at least looked 
cool in their Grecian dancing costumes (con- 
sisting of a piece of cloth and tights). The 
girls dance In the customary fairy-ln-the- 
woods style and deserve credit for having 
been rehearsed so they don't bump Into one 
another while revoluting. 

The pianist of the Van and Schenck turn 
did remarkably well with "World Behind," 
delivering It distinctly, in an aesthetic style 
that could not fall, and they had "Cakewalk 
Hall" to close with, but their start was 
against them. If it is so that the songs are 
so important, all singers should be on edge 
nowadays to land numbers that will land 
them. 

"The Honeymooners," as a sketch has been 
rebuilt for the setting used when this piece 
or act was first put on at the Princess. Then 
It had somebody, perhaps too lively In Idea 
for a staid vaudeville house, but the revision 
with a comedy leaning falls as far the other 
way. And the Idea of a father spanking his 
IM-year-old daughter on the end of an ob- 
servation car (though he did also spank on 
the right place) Is going too far for a Joke, 
and in Its wny Is Just as risque or coarse 
(as between two people playing the charac- 
ters) as anything that could have been so 
dubbed In the original. The rocking end of 
the train Is the foundation for a good act 01 
some sort. If It can be written - for vaude- 
ville. This wholly talky skit hnsn't enough 
In It to warrant the setting, but It may make 
the matinee girls giggle. Simr. 



COLONIAL. 

The Colonial was severely handicapped by a 
bad stnrt this season with mid-summer 
weather following close on the heels of the 
Labor Day opening, consequently one might 
proffer this ns a reasonable alibi for the pres- 
ent business. 

"Woman Proposes" shnred the topllne 
honors with Fannie Hrlce, being moved 
around after the Monday matinee to appear 
In the second section of the program, chang- 
ing places with Taylor Grnnvllle's latest pro- 
duction, which closed the Intermission period. 
Of the two full stage offerings, the Paul Arm- 
strong piece easily gathered the best results, 
the clever playing of George Kelly and Ar- 
llne Fredericks, ns usual holding th<> Inter- 
est at the proper tension while the sextet 
of supporters gave the piece the required 
touch of comedy to round out a thoroughly 
enjoyable portion of the bill. 

The Granville piece, "The Yellow Streak" 



and has developed into a staple vaudeville 
property. The audience showed Interest 
throughout and rewarded the company with a 
solid hand at the finale. The La Vara opened 
the show with one of the best modern danc- 
ing routines extant. The La Vara have 
the proper Idea in point of speed and in open- 
ing with the cakewalk, they give the turn 
a good start. Their spins evoked consider- 
able applause and eventually earned them 
one of the few big hits of the evening, 
something unusual at this late day for a 
modern dancing specialty. The girl makes 
an attractive appearance, her kneelet of 
rhinestones with a watch encased in the cen- 
ter startling some of the natives. 

Leo Heers was immediately recognized, ten- 
dered a reception and scored nicely with his 
reconstructed pianolog. His medley la well 
pieced together and wisely kept up to the 
modern song market. Following Beers, Alf 
Loyal captured considerable applause with 
his canine turn, one dog in particular be- 
ing especially clever. Loyal has something 
away from the stereotyped animal act and 
his position on the bill carries its own signi- 
ficance as to value. 

Kobert Emmett Keane completed a rou- 
tine of English stories with one of those 
Kobert Service recitations and encored with 
a comedy version of "Gunga Din." Keane 
could consistently revamp his string of yarns 
to eliminate the old boys, and while his 
reading of the Service composition was ac- 
ceptable, it's a bit commonplace nowadays 
and Service has done sufficient for singles. 
Keane registers his points well and very 
kindly distinguishes the new tales. He tells 
them so well, he should gather several more. 
Hut Keane is clever, deucedly so, and was 
well appreciated and equally well rewarded. 

Dooley and Sales were a helpful addition 
opening the second period and went the limit 
in encores, while the Orange Packers who 
closed held the entire house seated. It's 
a rather unique offering and the novel pro- 
portions make It doubly valuable. Wynn. 

CITY. 

There was really too much show at the City 
the first half of the week with an eight-act 
vaudeville program, a six-reel feature, a 
Pathe Weekly and a Vltagraph comedy. The 
show ran from eight o'clock until almost mid- 
night. The house was not particularly strong 
on business Tuesday night, for the lower floor 
was less than one-third full at any time dur- 
ing the evening. 

The Exlo Trio opened the bill with music 
and were followed by Pollard. Howard and 
Co. were the third act. The comedy got 
over In fairly good shape. A current Weekly 
followed and held the interest through the 
military scenes taken in this country. 

Frances and Holland (New Acta), offering 
a double female impersonation, passed after 
they removed their wigs. Lillian Watson, 
who followed the team of boys, had things 
her own way from the start. Her repertoire 
of numbers is not as effective as when she 
first showed In the east last May. Dressed 
In a white silk Goddess gown the little come- 
dienne is offering four songs, the opening one 
not particularly suited to her, but It gets over 
after a fashion. A comedy number anent a 
love affair comes next and answers simply 
because of the clever work done by Miss Wat- 
son. Her two closing numbers are her for- 
mer successes, 'Yiddlsher Society Ball" and 
To Whom You Spik." She was one of the 
two distinct hits of the bill. 

"Everybody," an allegorical morality sketch 
which followed, was one of draggy spots. 
There were many in the audience who knew 
more about the pool room scene than any 
of the actors on the stage. The act received 
but perfunctory applause. The Vita comedy 
split the hill here. 

Al. Wohlman. assisted by Willie White at 
the piano (New Acts), was the real hit of 
the show. Les Casados with their acrobatic 
offering finished the bill and scored with the 
few that remained to witness their efforts. 

The Essanay six-reel feature, "The Man 
Trail," finished the program, the run starting 
at almost lO-.'JO and continuing until about 
11 :4. r >. Incidentally the operator at the City 
seems to run his pictures with whatever speed 
he pleases at the last show. Many of the 
scenes were spoiled because of the swiftness 
with which the picture was put through the 
projecting machine. The titles were run so 
quickly It was impossible to read half of 
them. Fred. 



AMERICAN ROOF. 

The American Hoof bill the first half was a 
good one. largely because much of it was new 
to the stage up there. That Avellng and 
Lloyd next to closing walked away with the 
hit of the program did not belittle any of the 
other turns. If the two boys were as anxious 
to steal bows as many another act does that 
Is entitled much less t.n do so, Avellng and 
Lloyd would have stopped the show for as 
long as they wanted to. 

The young men who appear without make- 
up In civilian clothes, each smoking a cigar, 
Just talked for their laughs, with good fresh 
dialog, so fresh as a whole that one or two 
familiar remarks were so small a mite they 
are not even to be considered. And these boys 
can handle the talk. They sing and they don't 
sing. The opening song is drowned out by the 
orchestra, while the closing one is about the 
best travestied singing number yet heard 
about. It Is a burlesque on the "yodel" with 
a laugh a note. Mr. Avellng might use an 
atomizer for It. Each speaking with a nat- 
urnl southern dialect adds something to the 
value of the lines. For an encore they did 
a funny little bit on the modern dance, and 
the "Three Dusty Rhodes" (New Acts), who 
closed the show in a turn that contained 
something about everything that could be 
Introduces several new characters |a the cast 
given In their time limit, also did a dance. 



as well aa played a piano while one of the 
acrobats sang "My Gal Sal." Only three acts 
on the bill the first half uaed a piano. The 
other two were the Melody Trio and Elisa- 
beth Otto (both under Jew Acta). Another 
In the same department la the Three Cox 
Sisters, and still another Is the Charles Mason 
sketch. 

The Mason farce was placed too far down 
for the American Roof, second after Inter- 
mission. The Roof held a fair crowd Mon- 
day night. It was warm that evening, too 
warm for the theatre anywhere, Inside or 
In the open. 

Opening the show were the Gagnoux. Open- 
ing the second half were the Brown-Fletcher 
Trio, before a special drop, one of the mem- 
bers playing a bum, the other a cop, and the 
third In evening dress. It's a singing turn. 
Framed for the small time It should suit It. 

Gravette, La Vondre and Co. closed the first 
part. The turn has two impersonators, man 
and woman. Franklyn Ardell saya the woman 
does a great Bryan because he played with 
them on the same bill In the west and saw It 
every day, but Franklyn neglected to mention 
whether he had ever seen Bryan. But as some 
one else remarked you know the impersona- 
tions by the names, and aa the war is on. 
besides which the G-LV Co. has a very highly 
colored curtained enclosure, It did the trick, 
which is making the audience applaud without 
the use of the American flag. Some one 
guessed General Grant for President Poin- 
caire, but as President Polncalre came after- 
ward, he then knew he was wrong. 8ime. 



JEFFERSON. 

That B. S. Moss Intends giving the patrons 
of his Jefferson theatre on 14th street new 
atmosphere this season seems assured through 
new boxes on both sides of the house, and the 
attractive bills he Is running of late. The 
show the first half made as Interesting an 
evening as one would care to have In pop vau- 
deville amusement. The weekly "Country 
Store" was again In evidence Monday night, 
and the biggest crowd In some time turned 
out for the occasion. 

The show got Its customary start after the 
usual run of pictures throughout suppertime 
with "The Electrical Spook," a posing turn, 
aided by a stereoptlcon. Two girls figure In 
the posing, though one walks out of the frame 
for a dance, In a "novel" Idea of dress, which 
is weak, due to the member knowing very 
little In this line. The girl doing most of the 
posing is of goodly proportions, and looks 
real well In her different positions. 

Lillian Devere, an Irish comedienne, sang 
her way to favorable results in "No. 2." She 
has corralled about the best lot of Irish songs 
Imaginable for her repertoire, though at least 
one change would go a long way toward help- 
ing her succeed. A slight cold somewhat 
handicapped her, but she made the best of 
things. Rolland and Holland, two men, 
pleased. 

The show proper started at this juncture In 
Mott and Maxfleld, a mixed team, with talk 
a little elevated for this audience. May Max- 
fleld possesses a style of her own, and got a 
number of laughs on her "bits" and mimicry, 
despite that she has no voice to apeak of. Her 
partner looked real natty In evening dress, and 
"feeded" acceptably. A Keystone held the 
next position. 

From here on the Inevitable happened with 
every turn. Cardo and Noll (billed as Car- 
Hale and Nevins) banged over a big hit with 
their singing. Both voices were in splendid 
form. Continually plugging and rearranging 
their songs, for the best securable, will make 
this team a welcomed visitor on any bill. 
Five numbers were sung. 

An amiable turn was the "Society Girls." a 
miniature musical comedy, bubbling over with 
youthfulness and ability. Good Judgment is 
displayed in the songs backed by a chorus 
of seven girls who are deliberate workers and 
know how to sing. The comedian Is using one 
or more artist's "doings." The "hat bit' of 
Harry Breen, and a trifle of Henry Lewis' 
routine, but aside from that he Is a good 
entertainer, who should not try to sing. 

Harman, Zarnes and Dunn, a three-man 
sidewalk turn, pulled down the big hit of the 
evening, due to the two comedians. The taller 
fellow should depend upon his own comedy 
methods, for he Is sufficiently qualified, with- 
out having to look to a Chaplin imitation. 
The boys harmonise fairly well, but most Is 
gotten from good comedy talk. A "bur- 
lesqued" tango for a finish sent them high 
over the hit column. 

Reddlngton and Grant (one of the men Is 
new to the turn and billed as the Bounding 
Tramps) closed the evening's entertainment 
with their trampoline act. Afterward came 
the Country Store, and a weekly serial picture. 



FIFTH AVENUE. 

The Fifth Avenue Monday night was top 
heavy. The balcony and gallery seemed to be 
comfortably filled, while the orchestra and 
boxes held but half capacity. The reason 
given by Manager Billy McQuaid was that the 
falling off in business was but a reaction 
from the holiday spirit of the week previous. 
The show ran by fits and starts, with the 
average favoring the "flops." Out of the 
eight acts which constituted the bill there 
were three hits that were solid, the balance 
or the bill not getting over as It should, mak- 
ing the show a rather draggy one for a 
hot night. 

Swan and Swan were the openers with their 
combined juggling and dancing. The team 
Is offering a specialty In about "one and a 
half" that seems to be a pretty offering for 
an early spot on the smaller big time shows. 
Lowe and DeVere, who followed, opened with 
"Pigeon Walk as a double. This was .ol- 
io wed by the man offering "She Lives Down 
In Our Alley," a comedy number which 
brought but little return. The girl sang "If 
We Can't Be the Same Old Sweetheartp," get- 



ting It over with little effect because of the 
fact that her voice la not particularly well 
aulted to the number. "Yum, Yum," and 
"Trinidad" are two doubles uaed to close the 
act. The latter of the two with a dancing 
finish got the act some alight applause. 

Julia Blanc and Co. in "Mammy Lou" filled 
In the third spot. The act has been playing 
around New York on the small time under 
another name. This is a try-out for the 
turn with a view to spearing the big time. It 
Is doubtful If the act will answer in the bet- 
ter houses, for Its story la of the pure melo- 
dramatic type that one expects to see In small 
time sketches. The comedy has been strength- 
ened since the act was last seen, but the 
turn Is far from big time shape at preaent, 
There are at least two changea that could be 
made In the cast which would Improve the 
chances. The offering la entirely too mechan- 
ical In construction, and this detracts from 
the playing possibilities. 

The first real hit of the show came with 
the appearance of the Three Dufor Boys, 
who stopped the show. There Isn't another 
dancing act of Its kind that haa been here- 
abouts for some time. The boys open with a 
song and do a routine of stepping that la so 
fast that the orchestra could not keep the 
pace. After the opening the double and sin- 
gle numbers followed with a three-number 
closing to big applause. The boys could 
have held the stage for another encore If they 
cared to. A Keystone comedy followed. It 
Is one of the Gussel series and the roughest 
picture shown in some time. Withal It brought 
laughs. The Virginia Three (New Acts) did 
but fairly well following. 

Frankle Heath and George Perry In their 
offering In "one" were another of the hits. 
Their routine at present will have to be slight- 
ly revised before they manage to get the full 
return due for their efforts. This act also 
had trouble with the orchestra In their med- 
ley. Hoey and Lee (New Acts) were next to 
closing. "The Girl in the Moon" finished the 
bill as far as the vaudeville was concerned. 

Fred. 

HARLEM OPERA HOUSE. 

The first of the evening was devoted to a 
two-part Bison picture. Of the comedy pic- 
tures a Keystone fell short. 

The Harlem orchestra fooled them with Its 
overture and a classical composition was 
nicely applauded. Beatrice Diamond, billed 
as a "clarlnetti8te," received the most ap- 
plause on her medley. Later numbers would 
make a better impression. After the Florence 
Erne and Co. (New Acts) appeared the Clip- 
per Comedy Four. Some of these days the 
eighth wonder of the world will appear when 
a comedy singing four will make its debut 
without a "nance" in its make-up. All the 
old jokes and bits of the good old days gone 
beyond recall are used by the Clippers. 

Pierce, Fromme and Co. (New Acts) were 
followed by Sol Levoy, who sang. "The Danc- 
ing Follies" is just another musical tablof/d. 
This one held Interest, but suffered because 
of the act ahead, Wood, Melville and Phillips 
(New Acts) cleaning up. 

"The Follies" haa two men principals and 
one woman lead. Six chorus girls make sev- 
eral changes of costume. Compared with other 
acts of this type the Follies held its own, al- 
though there is nothing exceptionally good 
about the entire turn. 

Horn and Farrlsh have changed their "Tene- 
ment House Flirtation" for the better, al- 
though there is nothing to the turn but the 
voices. The Agoust Family closed nicely. Mark. 

PROCTOR'S 5STH ST. 

Festival Week at Proctor's 58th Street, the 
20th Anniversary of that house. The bill the 
first half was about the best small time show 
one could expect. The weather Tuesday hurt 
business. 

Kurtis Roosters opened, after a Biograph 
drama. As the turn is more of a novelty 
than anything else it Is bound to please. 
"Oxylo Maids" (New Acts) were appreciated. 
A Kalem drama was followed by Maidle De- 
Long, "the baseball bug," who had no trouble 
in securing applause. Miss DeLong works 
with plenty of assurance and an easy going 
style that gets over. Another number would 
do no harm, for during her Swedish song 
too much stalling Is noticeable and the little 
dancing she does In this warrants her doing 
just a trifle more. But Miss DeLong Is an 
acceptable small time single and was liked 
according to the applause she received. 

The 3 Juggling Bannons gave an exhibi- 
tion of club Juggling that held some breath- 
less with the fast throwing. A little of that 
unnecessary talk used as comedy could be 
done away with. That line "Let's Go" Is 
heard so often during the turn It soon be- 
comes monotonous. The boys scored one oi 
the big hits of the show. The weekly song 
festival and a split-reel Pathe came In here. 

Von Hampton and Shrlner, two men, with 
the comedian trying for comedy with "nut" 
material that has alread" passed, held the 
boards entirely too long. It Is a good sman 
time turn, but when It comes down to that 
"pushing to the front" bit and getting hit 
from behind the drop, it is time for these 
two wide awake looking young men to get 
something that will send them ahead Insteau 
of holding them back. The act runs too long, 
and although they landed easily with the 
comedy (always welcome at this house) quite 
a bit of the unnecessary talk could be omit- 
ted. Singing a patriotic number at the close 
of their turn, the boys passed off to good 
applause. 

"The Dream Pirates" shows what may be 
done with a "girl act" when handled right. 
This one Is above the average. The girls 
not only slni? and harmonize well, but they 
also speak lines that can be understood. Flo 
Pert Is featured, playing the lead, and hand- 
ling It well. The comedian, although an ex- 
traordinary eccentric dancer, could brush up 
some of his comedy bits. 



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Watertown, S. D., Sept. 10. 

Kditor Variety.: 

Variety* Sept. 3 reviewing the Bush- 
wick (Brooklyn) show mentioned the 
"sleep walking" sketch (now called 
"The Discovery") by Edgar Allan 
Woolf. In 1911 I wrote "The Sleep 
Walker" (enclosed is billing) and tried 
out the sketch, then put it way for fu- 
ture use. 

I later played "The Sleep Walker" 
around New York for a short time and 
then in the west. A few weeks after 
Mr. Woolf's "sleep walking" sketch 
came out with Rose Coghlan in it and 
the piece was called "Don't Walk in 
Your Sleep." "The Discovery" is Mr. 
Woolf's second revival of it, now 
played by Eleanor Gordon in Miss 
Coghlan's former role. 

The answer seems to be write some- 
thing new and someone in right will be 
able to get on the big time with it, if 
there's enough in it to steal, while the 
originator continues on the three-show- 
;.-day circuits. 

Nat LcMngwell. 

(Leffingwell and Gale.) 



Johnstown, Pa., Sept. 11. 

In this week's Variety; is mentioned 
an act at the Greeley Square used Ed 
Wynn's line, "There's no sense to the 
darned thing." We have been using 
that same line in our act since May 19, 
1914. If Mr. Wynn used it before, we 
apologize. 

We are casting no reflection upon 
Mr. Wynn, but writing this to sustain 
our right to the line. 

Frear, Baggett and Frear. 

(Many professionals will probably re- 
call the phrase referred to above has 
been employed in one way or another 
off and on for many years back. — Ed.) 



GILMORE STANDING OUT. 

Springfield, Mass., Sept. 15. 

Dwight O. Gilmore, manager of the 
Coitrt Square, who has been on bad 
terms with the stage and musician 
unions for some time, is still running 
his house as a non-union stand. The 
Corse Payton Stock, which winds up 
its season here in two weeks, has been 
olaying with a non-union orchestra and 
using but one set for its productions. 

The Court Square considered a three- 
night legit stand, had several produc- 
tions booked, of which many were can- 
celled through the union ^rouble. 

P. F. Shea, who books it. is ir New 
York securing shows am! .i'-:o Inokiv.K 
for a stage crew. 



SECOND "PARADISE" OFF. 

The second con;<n, o 'Tb' Blue 
Paradise" which lI.l " -.,' itis (ontem- 
platcd sending ^n • ,r 1. ^ K< u de- 
clared off. DuiniL' » 4- wiv': the people 
who had been 'old t<» |,< !d themselves 



in readiness for the road company 
were informed the managers had de- 
cided not to organize it. 

It is now said that "The Girl from 
Brazil" is slated to succeed the "Para- 
dise" show now at the Casino. 



BISPHAM'S "ADELAIDE." 

It's all set for David Bispham to ap- 
pear in New York in October in the 
romantic one-act play, "Adelaide." 
Bispham will be seen as Beethoven, 
with Marie Narelle, Australian so- 
prano, as his principal support. Others 
engaged are Kathleen Coman, pianist; 
Idelle Paterson, mezzo; Henri Barron, 
tenor, and Graham Harris, violin. 

"Adelaide," written by Hugo Miller 
about 1862, has been prominent in 
German theatres for fifty years. 

As a curtain-raiser for "Adelaide," 
Bispham will present "The Rehearsal." 
The latter is styled a "miscellaneous 
concert." 

After the New York performances, 
Bispham goes on tour to the Coast un- 
der the direction of R. E. Johnston. 



DIDN'T FIT OVER HERE. 

Joseph Plunkett and his producing 
company lost no time in cabling for 
the rights of a piece produced abroad 
under a "Tipperary Mary" title and 
started to cast it for over here. The 
manuscript was delayed on the way. 
and when it arrived the foreign mellcr 
was pronounced "impossible. " 

The Plunkett concern has decided to 
have an entirely new play written but 
will use the foreign title. The show 
will have its premiere in Canada. 



CLERGYMAN'S PLAY. 

The opening date for the production 
entitled "111 Starred Babbie" is set for 
Oct. 4 at Newtown, N. J. The play, 
in four acts, is by William W. Whalen, 
a Catholic clergyman. Bartley Crush- 
ing is staging the piece and in the cast 
will be June Congreve, Marie Falls, 
Bertha Whitney. Ada Allen, J. Hart- 
man Roeder, Graham Earle, Francis 
Brandon, Charles Glocker. 



WADE STILL IN. 

Chicago, Sept. 15. 
F. A. Wade, who for several seasons 
operated producing omces in New 
York, is in Chicago where he's putting 
a company together to play "A Stub- 
born Cinderella." Wade's new start 
will be made Sept. 14. at Benton Har- 
bor, Mich. 



MAUDE FEALY STEPS IN. 

Maude Fealy is now in "Our Chil- 
dren," playing the role which was orig- 
inated by Christine Norman. 

Miss Norman will continue under the 
Oliver Morosco management in a new 
play, entitled "The Unchastcned 
Woman." Tmily Stevens has also 
been engaged ." ^r the latter piece. 



OBITUARY 



(Notice of death of friends, roletWes or of persons not directly connected with thestrlcelo 
will bo charged for st M cants n lino (seven words). 

Memorials, boxed In, minimum, $1.71 (Vi lncn, not over S llnee). One Inch, SMS. Larger 
space proportionately.) 



Grace Dexter Heaks, an operatic 
singer, died in Chicago Monday. 



Mrs. J. P. Meerbeck, mother of Hen- 
rietta and Helen Fagan, died Sept. 8, 
in Highland, N. Y., in her 65th year. 

Marie E. Sutter, formerly with the 
A born Opera Co., and a member of 
"Ben Hur" for several years died Sept. 
6 at the Central Islip State Hospital. 

Eddie Newton, one of the best known 
cabaret men in the country, died in 
Los Angeles last week. He wrote 
"Casey Jones." 



Los Angeles, Sept. 15. 
Johannes Scheive, 70 years of age, 
and a well-known artist, died here of 
heart failure. 

Dr. Marcus B. Dancyger, former 
president of the Capitol Film Corpora- 
tion, died Sept. 5 at the Mt. Sinai Hos- 
pital, in his 31st year. 

James A. Nocton, for many years 
president of the original corporation 
that founded the New York Telegraph, 
died Sept. 12, of heart failure. He 
left considerable money. 

Patsy Barrett died Sept. 5 at St. 
James, L. I., after a brief illness. He 
was in his 38th year and is survived by 
brothers known in vaudeville as the 
Barrett Brothers. 



The father of Anton Johnson died 
Sunday in Norway, aged 78. Johnson 
may make an immediate visit to his na- 
tive heath to settle up his late parent's 
estate. 

Mrs. Dolly Nelson, age 21, died of 
typhoid fever at the City Hospital, 
Cincinnati. An effort is being made 
to locate her husband, Taylor Nelson, 
an actor. 

Maud Raymond, a cabaret singer in 
Chicago, was overcome by gas in a 
local hotel and died shortly afterwards. 
The death is thought by the police to 
have been accidental. 

J. F. Sherry, of Sherry's Musical 
Comedy Company, died in Denver Aug. 
23 of cancer of the throat. His widow 
immediately cancelled all the imme- 
diate time of the Sherry troupe. 

William H. L. Denny, an old operatic 
star, prominent in the Gilbert and Sul- 
livan operas, died in London Sept. 1, 
aged 67. He was born in Birmingham 
in 1853. He made his American ap- 
pearance with Lydia Thompson in 1887. 

Bert Bohannon, travelling represen- 
tative of the Nicholas Tower Co., and 
well known in the burlesque field for 
the past 15 years, died at Stamford. 
N. Y., Sept. 9. He was buried in New 
York City Sept. 13. 



Wallingford" died Sept. 12 in his home 
i:: New York. He had been in ill 
health since the death of his wife, 
Kdith Ramsey, last spring. Stuart was 
47, and is survived by three sons, 



Will H. Cross died Aug. 26 in the 
Agnew State Sanitarium, San Fran- 
cisco. The deceased was a brother of 
Wellington Cross (Cross and Josep- 
ine); M. O. Cross, Chicago; Mrs. 
Frank Sheridan and Mrs. Helping. He 
left a widow, Mabel Darragh. 

The mother of Corse Payton died last 
Tuesday at Centreville, la., at the age 
of 80 after an illness of three years. 
Mrs. Payton was the second white wo- 
man born west of the Mississippi River, 
her birthplace being Keokuk, la. She 
leaves two children, Corse Payton and 
Mary Gibbs Spooner. 

Ormond Butler, a former profession- 
al ball player, known in the theatrical 
business as an actor and of late years 
manager of Kolb and Dill, died Sun- 
day in a Baltimore sanitarium from 
paralysis. He was 61 years old and is 
survived by a son. Funeral was held 
in Frederick, Md., Wednesday. 

George O. Starr, a prominent Amer- 
ican circus man, died Sept. 9 in Upper 
Norwood, a suburb of London, England. 
Starr was connected with circuses on 
this side for several years, and at one 
time was managing director of the 
Barnum-Bailey Show. He also man- 
aged the Crystal Palace, London. Starr 
was 63 at the time of death. 



W. D. EMERSON DIES. 

Los Angeles, Sept. 15. 
W. D. Emerson, business manager 
of "Omar, the Tentmaker," died at the 
Los Angeles Hospital this week after 
a few days' illness with diabetes. His 
wife, Mabel Emerson Wynne, who was 
with "Omar" at the Majestic, arrived 
at her husband's bedside before his 
death. 



HEAT POSTPONES. 

William A. Brady refused to enter 
competition with the heat prevailing 
in New York this week. He was to 
have presented this week two of his 
new productions, "A Married Mistress" 
at the 48th Street and Grace George 
at the Playhouse, and both companies 
have been given a week's vacation 
rather than court almost certain fail- 
ure by seeking critical approval on a 
sweltering night. 

"Sealed Orders" at the Manhattan 
O. H., and "Two Is Company," at the 
Lyric, were also postponed owing to 
the heat. The former is put over in- 
definitely while the Lyric show opens 
next Wednesday. 



Ralph Stuart, last appearing in the 
role of Wallingford in "Get Rich Quick 



Phil Niven Has "Old Kaintuck." 

Phil H. Niven has passed up the 
musical comedy productions and leased 
"In Old Kentucky." It will start about 
Oct. 1. 



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VARIETY 



BILLS NEXT WEEK (September 20) 

In Vaudeville Theatres, Playing Three or Lets Shows Daily. 

(All houses open (or the week with Monday matinee, when not otherwise indicated.) 
Theatres listed as "Orpheum" without any further distinguishing description are on the 
Orpheum Circuit. Theatres with "S-C" following name (usually "Empress") art on the Sullivan- 
Considinc Circuit. Proctor's Circuit houses, where not listed as "Proctor's, are indicated by (pr) 
following name. 

Agencies booking the houses are noted by single name or initials, such as "Orph." Orpheum 
Circu7t-"U. B. O./' United Booking Offices- ,, W. V. A.." Western Vaudeville Managers' Associa- 
tion (Chicago)— "SC." SullivanConsidine Circuit— "M," Pantages Circuit— "Locw," Marcus 
Loew Circuit— "Inter/* Interstate Circuit (booking through W. V. A.).— "M." James C Matthews 
(Chicago) .-"Pr," Proctor's Circuit (New YorkJ-^Craw* O. T. Crawford (St. Louis)-"N-N, M F. 
Nixoa Nirdlinger (Philadelphia)-"BL," Bert Levey (San Franclsco).-"jl-s," Jones, Linick A 
Schaeffer (Chicago). 



New York. 

PALACE (orph) 

Alex Carr Co 

Dorothy J ard on 

Nat Wills 

Worth a Brice 

Ralph Hers 

Marie Lo's Poslngs 

Gillette's Monkeyvllle 

Bonner ft Powers 

(One to fill) 
COLONIAL (ubo) 

Barnes A Crawford 

Bernardi 

LeHoen ft Dupreecs 

(I Am Dancers 

Schwari Bros 

Ida Brooks Hunt 

Victor Morley Co 

Lyona ft Yoaco 

Brady's "Pullman" 

Lillian Shaw 

3 Ankers 
ALHAMBRA (ubo) 

Valentine ft Bell 

Miller ft Mack 

Honey Boy Mlnatrels 

Hallen ft Fuller 

Mc Waters ft Tyson 

Leo Beers 

Wilton Lackaye Co 

Dooley A Sales 

Lunette Sisters 
ROYAL (ubo) 

(2d half Sep 10-19) 

Kurtls Roosters 

Wolf ft Haney 

'Ward 22" 

Fox A Roberts 

Farrell Taylor 8 

Linton & Lawrence 

Travllla Bros ft Seal 

(1st half Sep 20-22) 

Mosher Hayes A M 

Knlee A Dunne 

Jas Thompson Co 

McDevItt Kelly A L 

Laura N Hall Co 

Kraft Oroha Co 
f>TH AVR (ubo) 

(2d half Sep 16-19) 

Rooney A Bowman 

Oonne A Alberta 

Harold P Woolf Co 

"Song Doctor" 

Ban Joph lends 

Gillette's Minks 

(1st half Sep 20-22) 

Dunedln A McCloud 

ElRWorth A Ardslen 

Rose A Moon 

Bankoff A Olrlle 

Travllla Bros ft Sesl 
AMERICAN (loew) 

Frances A Holland 

Bob Flnlay 
Ogden Four 
Bud A Nellie Helm 
"The Surgeon" 
Usher Trio 
Connors ft Witt 
Kalms Co 

Nlcholl A Robinson 

(One to fill) 

2d half 
Telegraph Trio 
Beaux A Belles 
Laurie A Aleen 
2 Bryants 
Muller Brot 

netting Her Rights" 
SylveHter A Vance 
Paul Gordon 
Dave Roth 
(One to fill) 

ORPHEUM (ubo) 
Wllkens A Wllkcns 
Betts A Chldlow 

"On the Veranda" 
Willie Smith 
Oravotte Lavondre Co 

(One to fill) 

2d half 
Fox A Mayo 
Bud A Nellie Helm 
"Dairy Maids" 
Marshall A Trlbble 
Edgar Berger 
(One to fill) 

NATIONAL (loew) 
Nnnlon ft Hanlon 
Klein Bros 
Kamcrer A Howlsnd 
"Getting Her Rights" 
(Two to fill) 

2d half 
Schrodes A Chappelle 
"Neutral" 

Stanley Burns A H 
Elsie LaBergere Co 
(Two to All) 

7TH AVE (loew) 
Edgar Berger 
Geo Yeoman 
"Real Mr Q" 
names A Robinson 
Colonial Quintet 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Dorothy Herman 
Wllkens A Wllkens 



"The Secret" 
Nell McKlnley 
"Vaud In Monkeyland' 
(One to fill) 

LINCOLN (loew) 
Paul Gordon 
:t Cox Sisters 
"The Fixer" 
Allen A Francis 
Gertrude Barnea 

2d half 
Nestor A Duval 
Mullaly Plngree Co 
Keefe Langdon A W 
(Two to fill) 

GREELEY (loew) 
Edwards A Helena 
('has Mason Co 
Goldlng ft Keating 
Leonard ft Louie 
(Two to fill) 

2d half 
Hanlon ft Hanlon 
Klein Bros 
DeLlsle A DuPont 
•Real Mr Q 
Kamerer A Howland 
Colonial Quintet 
BOULEVARD (locw) 
Nestor A Duval 
Stanley Burns A H 
"The Manicurist" 
(Two to fill) 

2d half 
3 Cox Sisters 
Danny Simmons 
"Mysterious Will" 
Edwards A Helens 
(One to fill) 
DELANCEY (loew) 
The Kemps 
DeLlsle A DuPont 
"Mysterious Will" 
Telegraph Trio 
Equllll Bros 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Frey Twins A Frey 
Barnea A Robinson 
Ethel Mae Hall Co 
LeMalre A Dawson 
Lee Carangeota 
(One to fill) 

Broohlyn. 

ORPHEUM (ubo) 
Blnns ft Bert 
Lulu Coates Co 
Geo East Co 
Robt E Keane 
V Bergere Co 
Hawthorne A Inglls 
Frltzl Scbeff 
Morton ft Glass 
Natalie A Ferrari 

BUSHWICK (ubo) 
The Seebacks 
Ryan ft Tlerney 
M Brawn Co 
Milt Collins 
Eddie Leonard Co 
Courtney Sisters 
Wm Courtlelgh Co 
McKay A Ardlne 
Odlva 

PROSPECT (ubo) 
Aerial Budds 
The Fixers 
Edwlna Barry Co 
Rae Eleanor Ball 
Hyams A Mclntyre 
Watson Slaters 
"Woman Proposes" 
Diamond A Brennan 
A I Golem Co 

FLATBU8H (ubo) 
Fagan A Geneva 
Harry Hayward Co 
T>ouis Simons Co 
Herbert's Dogs 
Little Lord Roberta 
Old Homestead 8 
Lucas A Lucille 

OREENPOINT (ubo) 
(2d half Sep lfl-lfl) 
Hlllv B Johnson 
Mark * Elmar 
Minnie 4 
Kraft Grohs Co 
Burton A Fenton 
Solomon 

(1st half, Sep 20-22) 
Great Hgrrah 
Brown A Taylor 
Chas D Wayne Co 
(Others to fill) 

rvril AVE (ubo) 
Al Hayea 

Robinson A McShayne 
Wm Robyns Co 
Verdi 3 
Joe Towle 
Ellin Rlaley Troupe 

2d half 
Von Cello 
Stanley A Lambert 
Stevens-Bordeau Co 
Phil Bennett Co 
Woods Melville A P 
Cbarblno Bros 



HALSEY (ubo) 
Van Cello 
Stanley A LeBrack 
Stevens- Borden Co 
Rush Ling Toy 
Bernard A Meyers 
"Darktown Review" 
(One to All) 

2d half 
Chief Tendahoa 
Robinson A McShayne 
Archer A Bel ford 
Wm Robyns Co 
Joe Towle 
Colonial 5 
Lelghton A Eisner 
Dunedln A McCloud 

FULTON (loew) 
Frey Twins A Frey 
Mullaly Plngree Co 
Geo A Lily Garden 
(Three to fill) 

2d half 
Willie Smith 
"The Manicurist" 
Goldlng A Keating 
Gravotte Lavondre Co 
(Two to fill) 

BIJOU (loew) 
Fox A Mayo 
"The Secret" 
Laurie A Aleen 
"Vaud In Monkeyland" 
Polly Prim 
(Two to fill) 

2d half 
Ogden Four 
Chas Mason Co 
Equlll Bros 
(Four to All) 

WARWICK (loew) 
Pearl A John Regay 
Chas Deland Co 
Thlesatm* Du&s 
(Two to All) 

2d half 
Lloyd A Fox 
(Four to All) 

DE KALB (loew) 
Mario ft Trevette 
LeMalre ft Dawson 
Andy Lewis Co 
Elsie LaBergere Co 
(One to All) 

2d half 
Geo Yeoman 
"The Fixer" 
Gertrude Barnes 
Klass ft Bernle 
Mlllen ft Gerald 
(One to All) 

PALACE (loew) 
Margaret Ford 
"Neutral" 
Nell McKlnley 
Harcourt 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Mario ft Trevette 
Andy Lewis Co 
Duquesne Comedy 4 
Geo A Lily Garden 
(One to All) 



4 Ilea t* w«. p a . 

ORPHEUM (ubo) 
Bessie LeCount 
Will Oakland Co 
Ray ft Hllllard 
Cummin A Geaham 

2d half 
Bennington 81s 
Walsh Lynch Co 
Wood A Wyde 
"Frivolity Girls" 
(One to All) 

Atlanta 

FORSYTH (ubo) 
De Leon Slst.era 
LAM Hunting 
Barrett A Opp 
S Aldo RandegKer 
Alleen Stanley 
Horllk Troupe 

Atlantic City. K. J. 

KEITH'S (ubo> 
Marlon Chas Roche 
Lambert A Fredericks 
Farrell Taylor 3 
Edna Showalter 
Volant 

Harry Lester 
Diaz's Monks 

CORT (uoo) 
The Lamplnls 
Dunley A Merrill 
Fox- Stewart Co 
Blxley A Lerner 
"Aurora of Light" 

2d half 
The Faynes 
Dorothy Meuther 
Silver A Duval 
McCabe Levee fc P 
• >lack A White Revue 

Anhnrn. N. Y. 

JEFFERSON (ubo< 
Leonard A Gardner 
Whitfield A Ireland 
Two Carletons 



2d half 
Flood A Erna 
Clarence lilgelow 
Pullman Porter Maids 

Aurora, III. 

FOX (wva) 
2d half 
Will Norrls 
Lucky A Yost 
•Wra Morrow Co 
Harry Rose 
•School Days" 

Baltimore 

MARYLAND (ubo) 
Plerlot A Schofleld 
Toney A Norman 
Henry Lewis 
"Ships In Night" 
Mabel Bcrra 
Cartmell A Harris 
David Bispham 
Cantor A Lee 
Loyal's Dogs 

HIPP (loew) 
3 O'Neill Sisters 
Marie Russell 
Dugan's Money 
Frank Bush 
Llplnskl's Dogs 
(Two to All) 

Banger, Mo. 

BIJOU (ubo) 
(Lewlston split) 
1st half 
Little Alright 
Adelaide A Alexander 
O'Clare A McDonald 
Towlln Bros. A Keyes 
Stan Stanley Trio 

Battle Crech, Mica. 

BIJOU (ubo) 
Sadie Fondeller 
Zelaya 

Bowman Bros 
"Summer Girls" 

2d half 
Gladstone A Talmadge 
Will Ward Girls 
Nell Able 
llarnold's Dogs 

Bay City, Mich. 

BIJOU (ubo) 
1st half 
(Splits with Flint) 
Grace Twins 
Jones A Johnson 
"After the Wedlng" 
Chung Wha 4 
Les Dlodattea 

Blrmlngthnna, Ala. 

LYRIC (ubo) 
1st half 
(Nashville split) 
McRae A Clegg 
Billy Morse 
Eldridge A Barton 
Barry A Wolford 
Little Nap 

Rtnarhnmton, N. V. 

STONE O H vubo) 
Rowland Sis 
Hill Keating A B 
"Beauties and Spot 1 ' 

2d half 
Gypsy Countess 
Velde 8 
(Others to All) 

Blonnatmartsia. HI. 

MAJESTIC (wva) 
Ellers Goats 
Helen Primrose 
Harry Mason Co 

4 Entertainers 
La Graclosa 

2d half 
Vernle Kaufman 
Lunika Co 
Bobbe A Dale 
Creole Band 
(One to All) 

Ronton. 

KEITH'S (ubo) 
Gaston Palmer 
Weston A Clare 
Gautler's Toy Shop 

5 A II Everett 
Wm Pruett Co 
Williams A Wolfus 
"Cranberries" 

Eva Tanguay 
(One to All) 

GLOBE (loew) 
Adele Morrow 
Chas Hart 

Keefe, Langdon A W 
Carl Dnmann Tr 
(Two to All) 

2d half 
Van A Hazen 
Hoyt's Minstrels 
Scamp A Scamp 
(Three to All) 

ST JAMES (loew) 
Van A Hazen 
When It Strikes Home 
Bob Hall 

Max Obern Troupe 
(One to All) 



2d half 
Chss Hart 
Holmes A Holllston 
Dsrrell A Conway 
Carl Damann Tr 
(One to All) 

Bridgeport, Conn. 

POLl'S (ubo) 
Lawton 

Knlce A Dunn 
Kenneth Casey 
Cspt Q*eo Auger Co 
Bunting ft Frances 
"Miniature Revue" 

2d half 
Lucoty A Corstello 
Lee Tung Foo 
Bessie Remple Co 
Hlcksville Minstrels 
"Lonesome Lassies" 
(One to All) 

PLAZA (ubo) 
Musical McKays 
Force A Williams 
Williams A Segal 
rarl Roslnl Co 
2d half 
Dland Marsh Co 
Orth A Dooley 
"Dance Dream" 
(One to fill) 

Baflal<. 

SHEA'S (ubo> 
Kathleen Clifford 
Avon Four 
Delro 

Booth A Lean Ut 
Lnrgy A Snee 
Kervllle Family 
(Others to All) 

Bntte. 

EMPRESS (s ) 
Zeganoff Troupe 
Cabaret Dogs 
Orpheus Comrdy 4 
Eldon A Clifton 
Evelyn Dare 
Vino's Models 

Calatarv. 

PANTAOFS (m) 
"Broadway Revue" 
King Thornton Co 
Alexander A Scott 
Prince A Deerle 
Wills ft Hassan 

Calumet, Mich. 

CROWN (ubo) 
Christie Bros 

2d half 
Otto A Olllvls 

Camden. N. J. 

TOWER'S (ubo) 
Musical Nossss 
McCabe Levee A P 
Rube Welch Co 
Carew A Drake 
Sylvia Loyal Co 

2d naif 
Krank Klegg 
Julia Gifford 
Isabelle Miller Co 
Blxley A Lerner 
Earl and Girl" 

Canton, O. 

LYCEUM (ubo) 
Bertie Ford 
Routon A Parker 
ImholT Conn A C 
Freer Baggott A F 
(One to All) 

2d half 
Vfarlettes Manikins 
Adolpho 

Imhoff Conn A C 
Plorrle Mlllershlp 
'Trained Nurses" 

Champaign, III. 

ORPHEUM (wva) 
Toots Paka 
Nip A Tuck 
Gordon Eldrid Co 
Hufford A Chain 
Melnotte Twins 
2d half 
Dlx A Dixie 
Ed A Jack Smith 
Murray K Hill 
Olympla Desvalls 
Jack Kennedy Co 

Chicago. 

PALACE (orph) 
Mclntyre A Heath 
Morton A Moore 
The Canslnos 
Frances Nordstrom Co 
Moore Gardner A Rose 
Newbold A Grlbben 
T Romas 
Dupree A Dupree 

MAJESTIC (orph) 
Emma Calve 
Creasy ft Dayne 
Ward Bros 
Stalne's Circus 
Harry L Mason 
Herbert A Goldsmith 
Fthel McDonough 
Clalrmont Bros 
McVICKER'S (loew) 
Mazerta 

Mullen A Gerald 
"Easy Money" 
Hallen A Hayes 
Muller A Vincent 
Tule? Levy Family 

AMERICAN (wva) 
Norton A Earl 
Keno A Green 
Minstrels De Luxe 
rorrelll A Gillette 
Rice Sully A Scott 

2d half 
Laypo A Benjamin 
Yatea A Wheeler 
"Live Wires" 
Cole Ruasell ft D 



LINCOLN (wvs) 
Willing ft Jordan 
"Live Wires" 

2d half 
Wells Norworth 8 
"Southern Party" 
Judson Cole 
Rice Sully A Scott 

AVENUE (wva) 
Evelyn ft Dolly 
NewhofT A Phelps 
Brown, Harris A B 
Chris Richards 
Three Jeanettes 

2d half 
Reno 

Three Loretlaa 
Tom Davis Co 
BUI Foster Co 
Fanton'a Athletes 

WILSON (wva) 
Three Lorettas 
Henry B Toomer Co 
Lew Hawkins 
Fanton'a Athletes 
(One to All) 

2d half) 
Evelyn A Dolly 
Reed A Wood 
Tom Davis Co 
Ed Vinton A Buster 
Boris Frldkln Troupe 

KEDZIE (wva) 
Corr Thomas Trio 
Cantwell A Walker 
Hans Hanke 
Skipper, Kennedy & R 
Boris Frldkln Troupe 

2d half 
Three Jeanettes 
King A Harvey 
E F Hawley 
Melnotte Twins 
Roy A Arthur 

WINDSOR (wva) 
Swain's Animals 
Mrs Gene Hughes 
O'Nell A Walmley 
Zeno Jordan A Z 
(One to All) 

2d half 
Nelson A Nelson 
Howard Chase Co 
Berzac's Circus 
(Two to All) 

Cincinnati. 

KEITH'S (ubo) 
Loughlln'a Dogs 
Morrlsey A Hackett 
McCorraack A Wallace 
Bell Ringers 
Kramer A Morton 
Geo Howell -Co 
Bessie Wynn 
Ahearn Troupe 

EMPRESS (sc) 
Venetian Four 
W lesser A Reeser 
.'I American Girls 
Hodge A Lowell 
Earl's Diving Nymphs 
Herron A Douglas 

Cleveland 

KEITH'S (ubo) 
Prelle's Dogs 
J Warren Keane 
Eddie Carr Co 
Mercedes 
Mack A Walker 
French A Els 
Van A Schenck 
Morris Cronln Co 

MILES (loew) 
6 Musical Splllers 
Knowles A White 
Lester Trio 
Julia Nash Co 
Jos K Watson 
Conroy's Models 

Colorado Spring* 

BURNS (orph) 
2d half 

(Lincoln split) 
"Song Revue" 
Alan Dlehardt Co 
Nan Halperln 
Lai Mon Kim 
3 Stelndel Bros 
The Volunteers 

CnlannMa, Me. 

STAR (wva) 
Harry Davis Co 
Dickinson A Deagon 
Stone A King 

2d half 
Murry Love 
Swor A WeBtbrook 
Two Lowes 

rnluuabna, O. 

KEITH'S (ubo) 
Ferry 

Donovan A Lee 
Emerson A Baldwin 
Hayden Borden ft H 
Hugh Herbert Co 
Trovato 
(Others to All) 

Dallas 

MAJESTIC (inter) 
Owen McGlveney 
Johnny Ford 
Travers-Douglas Co 
Hallen A Hunter 
Lockett A Waldron 
Lawlor A Daughters 
Harry Tsuda 

Danville, IU. 
(LYRIC (wva) 
Marbel Gems 
Sid Lewis 
Emmett A Emmett 
Yates A Wheeler 
(One to All) 

2d half 
Georgalls Trio 
Art Adal» 
Harry Mason Co 
American Comedy 4 
Corr Thomas 8 



Davenport* In. 

COLUMBIA (wva) 
Olga 

Doris Wilson 8 
Al Fields Co 
Geo Damerel Co 
Blcknell 

2d half 
Ben Beyer Co 
Cameron A Gaylord 
John P Wade Co 
Boudlnl Bros 
Sabath ft Wright 

Dayton, O. 

KEITH'S (ubo) 

3 Emersons 
Bernard A Scarth 
Meyskos Twins 
Eva Taylor Co 
Ruth Roys 
Alexander *»ids 
Raymond A Caverly 
Ballet Dlvertlsement 

Deeatnr, II L 

EMPRESS (wva) 
Dlx A Dixie 
Ed A Jack Smith 
Jack Kennedy Co 
Maude Tiffany 
Olympla Desvall 

2d half 
Toots Paka 
Louise Defoggi 
Mrs G Hughes Co 
Jewell Comedy 3 
Orvllle Stamm 

Denver. 

ORPHEUM 

4 Melodious Chaps 
Jackson A Wahl 
Wm Morris Co 
James Teddy 
Mason Wilbur A J 
David Reese A B 

Dea Molnea 

ORPHEUM (wva) 
Mme. Herman Co 
Clarke A Verdi 
Mme Besson Co 
Barto A Clark 
Burke A Burke 
Musical Byrons 
2d half 
Visions D'Art 
A I Fields Co 
Hugo B Koch Co 
Joe Cook 

Kltner Hayes A M 
Hurllng's Seals 

Detroit 

TEMPLE (ubo) 
Elizabeth Murray 
C Gllllngwater Co 
Plerrera Sextet 
M Montgomery 
Monroe A Mack 
Robbie Gordone 
Marlon Weeks 
Paul Lavan A D 
MILES (sc) 
The Frescotts 
Richard the Great 
Zeb Zarrow Troupe 
Argo A Dulltx 
Williams Harris Co 
Scabury A Price 

ORPHEUM" (loew) 
Rose A Ellis 
Embs A Alton 
Capt Barnett 
"The Tamer" 
Wilson Bros 
Nadje 

Dnlath 

GRAND (wva) 
Fields A Brown 
Quiga A Nlckeraon 
Ed Gray 
Welling Levering Tr 

2d half 
Clayton A Russell 
Ward A Terry 
Mabel Harper 
Six Fultons 

Eaetea. Pa. 

ORPHEUM (ubo) 
Silver A Duval 
Bennington Sis 
Walsh Lynch Co 
Walter Brower 
Max's Circus 

2d half 
Valentine Vox 
Boarding School Girls 
Ray A Hllllard 
Cummin A Oeahem 
(One to All) 

Eaat St. Louta, 111. 

ERRER'S (wva) 
Kremka Bros 
Cadets De Gasgone 
Arthur Rlgsby 
The Langdons 

2d half 
Raymond Sisters 
Camllle Trio 
(Two to All) 

Ban Claire, Wla. 

ORPHEUM (wva) 
The Kilties 
Judson Cole 
(One to All) 

2d half 
Olive Carew 
Curtlss A Waltz 
(One to All) 

Edmonton Can. 

PANTAOEb 'm) 
"Green Venus" 
Three Chums 
Joe Whitehead 
Swain Ostman Trio 
Gertie VanDyck A Bro 



Ellsaheth. N. J. 

KEITH'8 (ubo) 
(2d half Sep 10-itt) 
Marie Hart 
Those Two Boys 
Laura N Hall Co 
Archer A Belford 
Mack A Sangolin 
Herbert's Dogs 
(1st half Sep 20-22) 
Henry A Lisell 
Brown ft Bristol 
Carberry Hayea Co 
Copeland A Pay ton 
"School Playground" 

Elkhart, Ind. 

ORPHEUM (ubo) 
Will Morris 
Adams A Gilbert 
Art Adair 
Cole Russell ft D 

2d half 
Or A E Forrest 
Marble Genls 
Norwood A Norwood 
Flor Loralne Co 
Prince Charles 

Elmlrn. N. Y. 
MAJESTIC (ubo) 
Dave VanAeld 
"Frivolity Glrla" 
Gypsy Countess 
Velde 8 

2d hslf 
Rowland 81a 
Two Carletons 
Hill Keating A B 
"All for the Girls" 

Erie* Pa* 

COLONIAL (ubo) 
Marcou 

McCloud A Carp 
Bond A Casson 
Gabriel Co 
Cooper A Smith 
Arthur Baratt Co 

FMhervllle, la. 

GRAND (wva) 
The Puppets 

2d half 
I'nada A Irving 

Evanavllle. Ind. 

GRAND (wva) 

1st half 
(Splits with Terre 

Haute) 
Rnzella A Rozella 
McConnell A Simpson 
T> Foil!*h Fellows 
Chick Sale 
3 Wllle Bros 

Fall River. Masa. 

BIJOU (loew) 
Scamp A Scamp 
Tab-»r A Green 
Dnrrell A Conway 
"I Died" 

2d half 
j* dele Morrow 
When Tt Strikes Home 
Bob Hall 
(One to All) 

Farsro. N. D. 

ORPHEUM (sc) 
Morgan A Grey 
Henry A Adelaide 
Bonnie Sextette 
Arthur Demlng 
2d half 
Harrv A Etta Conly 
"Is He Chaplin?" 
Alice Berry Co 
Big Four 

Flint, Mich. 

MAJE8TIC (ubo) 
1st half 
(Splits with Bay City) 
Williams A Rankin 
Bruce Morgan A B 
Walter Perclval Co 
Atkins A Rogers 
Onlap 

Ft. TO*dare, ta. 

PRINCESS (wva) 
Edith Motl Co 
Mr A Mrs A Coppelln 
Bert Mllbourne 
Gordon A Rica 

2d half * 
Cawthow Quartet 
Den a Cooper Co 
Dick Gerguson 
Landry Bros 

Ft. Wayne. Ind. 

PALACE (ubo) 
Hill A Sylvanla 
Bill Robinson 
Colonial Belles 
Fields A Halllday 
Homer Miles Co 
Ray Samuels 
Myel A Delmar 

Ft. Worth 

MAJESTIC (Inter) 
Alan Brooks Co 
"Dream Dancers" 
Knapp A Cornelia 
O-nnt Howard 
Willing Bentley A W 
Mystic Bird 
Augoust Family 

nulMhnrar. III. 

VARIETY (wva) 
J C Lewis. Jr, Co 
Bertie Fowler 
3 Rlanos 
(One to All) 

2d half 
Morette Sisters 
Bill "Swede" Hall 
.Francis Murphy 
S Latsudas 



VARIETY 



19 



Gary. In*. 

ORPHEUM (wva) 
Kelso Bros 
Willing A Jordan 
"Live Wires" 
Doc Baker 
(One to fill) 

Glenn Falls. N. Y. 

EMPIRE (ubo) 
Daley A Krammer 
jaa Cantwell 
Emily Sis 

2d half 
Noodles Fagan 
Harrison West 3 
(One to fill) 

GlereroTllle, N. Y. 

GLOBE (ubo) 
Guy Bartlett 
Harrison A West 

2d half 
Daley A Kramer 
Emily Sis 

Grand Forks, N. D. 

GRAND (bc) 
Harry A Etta Conly 
-Is He Chaplin?" 
Alice Berry Co 
2d half 
Henry A Adelaide 
Bonnie Sextette 
Arthur Demlng 
Graa4 Rapids, Mich 

ORPHEUM (ubo) 
Romalo A Delano 
Patricola A Meyers 
Arthur Sullivan Co 
Kennedy Nobody A P 
Stone A Kalis 
Mil© ^ • 

Devltt Burns A T 

Gres* May. Wl. 

ORPHEUM (wva) 
Gordon A Day 
Julia Curtis 
O'Neal A Walmsley 
Princess Misses 

Hancock, 111* 

ORPHEUM (ubo) 
Payne Children 
2d half 
4 Kings 

Haaalbal, Mo. 

PARK (wva) 
"Million Dollar Beau- 
ties" 

2d half 
Becker A Adams 
Joe Smith 
Ben A Eva 

PALACE (ubo) 

Hartford, Gobi 

Bland Marsh Co 
Lucoty A Cortello 
Eddie A Ramden 
Mellor A De Paula 
Hlcksvllle Minstrels 
Dance Dreams 

2d half < 
Minnie Kaufman 
Bayle A Patsy 
31eeson A Houlihan 
Harry Green Co 
Rucker A Winifred 
Chinko 

Hofcokea, IV. J. 

STRAND (ubo) 
Frank Klegg 
Conrad A Seamon 
Claire Rochester 
The Lolard 
Billy McDermott 
DeVoy 3 

LYRIC (loew) 
Rouble Sims 
Ethel Mae Hall Co 
"Female Clerks" 

2d half 
Allen A Francis 
LaBeggs Co 
Harcourt 

Honston 

MAJESTIC (Inter) 
Joe Welch 
De Pace Opera Co 
Mrs James Co 
Paul Conchas 
Conrad A Conrad 
Olga Mlschka Trio 
Gertrude Long Co 

Indlaaanolls 

KEITH'S (ubo) 
Arco Bros 
Byal A Early 
Musical Gormans 
Flo Irwin Co 
Marie Nordstrom 
Bert Lamount Co 
Ameta 

ENGLISH (ubo) 
Musical Kuhns 
Armstrong A Odell 
Jimmle Green 
La Toy Brod 
(One to All) 

2d half 
Ellers Animals 
Taylor & Arnold 
Lowell A Esther Drew 
3 Edwards 
Richard Wany Co 

Ishpemlnsr, Mich. 

ISHPEMING (ubo) 
La Tours 

2d half 
Sebastian Merrill Tr 

Itnnea, W. Y. 

STAR (ubo) 
Spanish Goldlnls 
"All for Girls" 
2d half 
Claire A Atwood 
"Beauties an- Spot" 



Jaeksoa, Mica. 

BIJOU (ubo) 
Kamel 

Greenly A Drayton 
"Springtime" 
Chas Seraon 
Sutton Mclntyre A S 

2d half 
Paul Klelst 
Mills A Lockwood 
Dana Cox Co 
Chris Richards 
Golfing" 

Jaeksvarllle, Fla. 

ORPHEUM (ubo) 
Jolly Johnny Jones Co 
Holmes A Buchanan 
Martin's Roses 
Warren A Dietrich 
Five Statues 

Jefltersoa City, Mo. 

GEM (wva) 
Swor A Westbrook 

2d half 
Harry Davis Co 

Jersey City. N. J. 

KEITH'S (ubo) 
(2d half Sept 10-19) 
John D Ruskln 
Fern A Shannon 
Joe Shugrue Co 
Dorothy Regel Co 
LaFrance A Bruce 
Natalie A Ferrari 
(1st half Sep 20-22) 
Kitty Edwards Co 
Wilson A Rich 
Harry Galla Co 
Capt Sorcho's 
(Others to fill) 

JohBStOVVB, Pa. 

MAJESTIC (ubo) 
Tuscano Bros 
Wllmer Walters Co 
Kolb A Harland 
Klutlng's Animals 
(One to fill) 

Joplla, Mo. 

ELECTRIC (wva) 
News ft Eldrld 
Gerald A Griff en 

2d half 
Madam Olllls 
3 Missourlans 



Kalaaaasoo, Mich. 

MAJESTIC (ubo) 
Paul Kllest 
Gladstone A Tal 
Will J Ward Girls 
Nell Able 
Barnold's Dogs 
2d half 
Sadie Fondeller 
Zelaya 

Bowman Bros 
"Summer Girls" 
Hanley A Long 

Kaasas City. 

ORPHEUM 
Nazlmova 
Shannon A Annis 
Misses Campbell 
Lucy Gillette 
Bert Melrose 
Fritz A Luch Bruch 
DeVole ft Livingston 

GLOBE (wva) 
2 Lowes 
.1 Mlssnurtans 
Knox Wilson 
Ora Bros ft Anna 
Mile Olllls Co 
2d half 
Albert 

Dickinson ft Deagon 
Thos Swift Co 
S ft M Stebblns 
McGood ft Tate 

Kaasas City, Kan. 

ELECTRIC (wva) 
McGood ft Tate 
Browning ft Dean 

2d half 

Bertho's Novelty 

Pearl Davenport 

Kenoshn, Wis. 

VIRGINIA (wva) 

"Night In Heidelberg" 

2d half 
Murray A Ward 
Carl A Rhell 
Robt Statzer Co 
Harmony Kings 
Havana Duo 

lacrosse. Wis. 
MAJESTIC (wva) 
Landry Bros 
Zeno & Mandel 
Gllroy A Corrlel 
Princess Misses 
Bill Foster Co 
Sabbott A Wright 

2d half 
Gardner's Maniac* 
Reine Davles Co 
Sherman Van A Hy 
Zeno Jordan A Z 
(Two to fill) 

Lafayette, Ind. 
FAMILY (ubo) 
Paul La Croix « 

Luckle A Yost 
"Between 8 A 0" 
Mary Ellen 
(One to All) 

2d half 
Adams A Gilbert 
Imhoff C A Worsen 
Herbert Oermalne 3 
(Two to AT.) 

Lancaster, Pa. 

COLONIAL (ubo) 
Zulu Maids 
Terrv ft Dupont 
Eckert ft marker 
Black A White Revue 



2d half 
3 Musical Nosaes 
Larue A Greaham 
France A Jones 
Fox -Stewart Co 

Lanslna;* Mica. 

BIJOU (ubo) 
1st half 
(Splits with Saginaw) 
Smilletto Sis t 
Pilcer A Douglas 
Doc O'Nell 
Rlgoletto Bros 
(One to fill) 

Lewlstoa, Me. 

MUSIC HALL (ubo) 
(Bangor split) 
1st half 
John LeClalre 
demons A O'Connor 
Moore A Elliott 
Gruet A Gruet 
Elsie Gilbert 
"Girls In College" 

Llacoia. 

ORPHEUM 
1st half) 
(Colorado Spgs split) 
"Song Revue" 
Alan Dlnehart Co 
Nan Halperln 
Lai Mon Kim 
a Steindel Bros 
The Volunteers 

LYRIC (wva) 
Dolly A Mack 
Doncourt A Mack 

2d half 
Six Water Llllles 
(One to fill) 

Little Rock, Ark. 

MAJESTIC (inter) 
Harry Cooper Co 
Pierre Pelletler Co 
Helene Davis 
Aust Crelghtons 

2d half 
Bert Fltzglbbons 
"Dream of Orient" 
Schreck A Perclval 
Skaters BIJouve 
Ives A Cervo 
Losjaasport, Ind. 
LYRIC (ubo) 
Bell Rutland 
Fox A Evans 
Richard Wally Co 

2d half 
Musical Kuhns 
Greenly A Draper 
(One to fill) 

Lo» Ansjcles 

ORPHEUM 
Mrs L Carter Co 
Rex's Circus 
Peking Mysteries 
J C Nugent Co 
Willie Solar 
Eva Shirley 
Harry A Eva Puck 
Thomas Egan 

HIPP (sc) 
Werden A Gearln 
Kerr A Burton 
"Too Many Burglars" 
Hager A Goodwin 
Yuma 

PANTAGES (m) 
Henrietta DeSerris 
University Four 
Alexander Bros 
May A Kilduff 
Welch Carabasse Co 



KEITH'S (ubo) 
Weimers A Burke 
Henry G Rudolph 
O'Brien-Havel Co 
Parlllo A Frabrito 
Tom Lewis Co 
Lawrence A Cameron 
Howard's Ponies 

Lowell, Msss. 
KEITH'S (ubo) 
Dancing Mars 
Elsie White 
Mr A Mrs Phillips 
Van Bros 

iloney Girls" 
Claude Golden 
The Schmettans 

Mndlson, Wis. 

ORPHEUM (wva) 
Gordon A Day 
JuTta Curtis 
Sherman Van A Hy 
Imhoff C A Corrlne 
Ford A Dolan 
2d half 
Morton A Earl 
Roach A McCurdy 
The Valdos ' 
Helen G»**non 
Le**>y ijytton Co 

Maraaette. Mica. 

OPERA HOI SE (ubo) 
4 Kings 

2d half 
Payne Children 

Mason City, la. 

REGION (wva) 
Akt Trio 
(One to All) 

2d half 
Burke A Burke 
Dolly A Mack 

Memnkle 

ORPHEUM 
White Hussars 
Jns & Bon Thornton 
Fred J Ardath Co 
Eddie Ross 
Singer & Zlegler 
Hope Vernon 
Oxford Trio 



Milwaukee. 

MAJESTIC (orph) 
Bessie Clayton Co 
Fox A Dolly 
Smith A Austin 
Whipple Huston Co 
Tracey Stone Co 
Freeman A Dunham 
Al Rover A Sister 
Somayoa 

Minneapolis. 

ORPHEUM 

Bison City 4 

Julia Curtis 

Robt Dalley Co 

Lewis A McCarthy 

Manchurlans 

Margot Francis A P 

Novelty Clintons 
UNIQUE (sc) 

Three Romans 

Doyle A Elaine 

Beatrice McKenzie Co 

Ross A Ashton 

Hector 

GRAND (wva) 

Regal A Bender 

Mme Rlalto Co 

Ted A Uno Bradley 

Corrlgan A Vivian 
PALACE (m) 

Perlera Sextette 

Friend A Downing 

Tyson A Tyson 

Alvo Trio 

Hopkins A Axtell 
Monmouth, I1L 
PATTE'S (wva) 
2d halt 

Harry Sterling 

Helen Primrose 

Coakly Harvey A D 

(One to fill) 



ORPHEUM (ubo) 
Bradley A Norrls 
Chas Olcott 
A Sullivan Co 
Lady Sen Mel 
Hussey A Boyle 
LaGrohs 
(Two to fill) 



MBscatlBc, la. 

OKrliEUM (wva) 
Sari Sisters 
Ray Conlln 
Blcknell A Glbney 
Laypo A Benjamin 

2d half 
Kinzo 

Mr A Mrs Cappelln 
Kelly A Calvin 
(One to All) 

Nashville. 

PRINCESS (ubo) 

(Birmingham split) 

1st half 
Selbinl A Grovlnl 
Hawley A Hawley 
Brennan A Carr 
Gus Nager 3 
B Bouncer Co 
Newark, N. J. 
MAJESTIC (loew) 
Muller Bros 
Schrodes A Chappelle 
Dorothy Herman 
"Dairy Maids- 
Danny Simmons 
(Two to fill) 

2d half 
The Kemps 
Usher Trio 
The Surgeon 
Connors A Witt 
Kalma Co 
(Two to fill) 

New Haven 
POLI'S (ubo, 
Two Georges 
N'lblo A Nugent 
Hal Crane Co 
Tom Mahoney 
Eckhoff A Gordon 
"Lonesome LasMcj ' 

fd half 
Knlco H Dunn 
Porter J White Co 
Kenn th Casey 
Hunting A Frances 
"Miniature Revue" 
(One to All) 

BIJOU (ubo) 
Edyth Ward 
Marjorle Fairbanks 
Orth A Dooley 
Nell son Ballett 

2d half 
Musical McKayB 
Williams A Segal 
"Merry Makers 
Pierce A Burke 
New IriiudoB, Conn. 

LYCEUM (ubo) 
Dave Klndler 
('has Wilson 
.ettlng Bettys" 

2d half 
Mllllcent Doris 
-1 Kelos 

Musical Hodges 
New Orleans 
ORPHEUM 
Molly Mclntyre Co 
Ryan A Lee 
Empire Comedy 4 
"Girl from Milwaukee" 
Selma Braatz 
The Crisps 
Lane A O'Donnell 

New Rochelle, N. Y. 

LOWE 
Klaus A Bernle 
(Two to fill) 

2d half 
Leonard A Louis 
Margaret Ford 
"On the Veranda" 



Norfolk. Va. 

ACADEMY (ubo) 

(Richmond split) 

1st half 

Joan Vernle 

Grey A Klemker 

"Leap Year Girls" 

Reed Bros 

(One to till) 

Oklahoma City 

EMPRESS (wva) 
Stroud Trio 

2d half 
George A Hamilton 

Oakland 

ORPHEUM 
(Open Sun Mat) 
Salon Singers 
Chas E Evans Co 
"Tango Shoes" 
Rives A Harrison 
(Others to fill) 

PANTAGES (m) 
(Opens Sun mat) 
"Stars of Movies" 
Lalla Selbinl Co 
Sullivan A Mason 
Karl Emmy's Pets 
yiness A Ryan 

Omaha. 

ORPHEUM 
(Open 8un Mat) 
Lew Dockstader 
Hymack 

Morgan Dancers 
Dainty Marie 
Norton A Lee 

EMPRESS (wva) 
Cheyenne Minstrels 
The Mosarta 
Dick Ferguson Co 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Edith Motl Co 
Ford A Hewitt 
Princeton A Yale 
Flying Fishers 

Ottawa 

DOMINION (Ubo) 
Goldsmith A Hoppe 
Ainoros Sisters 
Burnham A Irwin 
Corcoran A Dingle 
Pauline 
(Two to fill) 

Patersoa. N. J. 

MAJESTIC (ubo) 
Colonial 6 
• Stage Review" 
Billy Burke Co 
2d half 
Act Marvellous 
VAC Avery 
Dunley A Merrill 
(I Violin Beauties 
Peoria, ill. 

ORPHEUM (wva) 
Vernle Kaufman 
Lunlka A Co 
Bobbe A Dale 
Creole Band 
(One to AH) 

2d half 
Clinton A Rooney 
Geo Dameral Co 
Hufford A Chain 
La Graclosa 
(One to fill) 

Philadelphia 

KEITH'S (ubo) 
Sorettl A Antoinette 
Wright A Dietrich 
Chas Mack Co 
Doyle A Dixon 
Gertrude Hoffman 
Sophie Tucker 
Cecllle Trio 

WM PENN (ubot 
Seamon A Anderson 
Sampson A Dean 
Kranz A Frank 
Banjophiends 
Kelly A Manton 
"Cabaret Girls" 

KEYSTONE (ubo) 
McClellan A Carson 
Little David 
Elliott Fassett A F 
Larue A Richmond 
Carson A Wlllard 
Billy Bouncer Co 

ALLEGHENY (ubo) 
Galando 

Holden A Harron 
Emmett Welch Co 
Emniftt A Tonge 
Kenney A Mollis 
Lovo A Wilbur 

B'WAY (ubo) 
John La Vler 
Kennedy A Kramer 
Tultt's Collegians 
Jones A Sylvester 
(Two to fill) 

GRAND (ubo) 
Belle Onrl 
H A A Turpln 
"War Brides" 
Klass A Bernle 
Crawford A Broderlck 
Wilson A Aubrey 
ALHAMBRA (loew) 
Billy Mullen 
Thos P Jackson Co 
Parlse 

"Fascinating Flirts" 
Mullen A Gerald 

2d half 
A I Rose A Price 
Frank Gaby 
Chas Ddanri Co 
Sampson A Douglas 
"Bon Bon Shop" 
' Plttshnrsj, Ksn. 

ORPHEUM (wva) 
Shaw A Lee 

2d half 
Silver A Gray 



Plttsbargh 

DAVIS (ubo) 
Prevost A Brown - 
Chief Caupollcan 
Santley A Norton 
Scott A Keane 
Nora Bayes 
Ed Lavlne 
(Others to fill) 
SHERIDAN SQ (ubo) 
Burns A Lynn 
McCormack A Irving 
I^eo Zarrell Co 
Fatlma 
(One to fill) 

Portland, Ore. 

ORPHEUM 
(Open Sun Mat) 

Kelso A Leigh ton 

Weber A Elliott 

Chyo 

Bolger Bros 

Queen ie Dunedln 
EMPRESS (sc) 

Orbassany's Cockatoos 

Jean King Quartette 

Vlctorson A Forrest 

Hugo Lutgens 

Stevens Troupe 

John A West Co 
PANTAGES (m) 

Scovllle Dancers 

Archer A Carr 

Will Armstrong Co 

Lazar A Dale 

Gascolgnes 

ProrlAeaee, R. I. 

KEITH'S (ubo) 
Craig Campbell 
Harry Gerard Co 
Everest's Monks 
Veterans 
Al Lydell Co 
Mary Melville 
Mr A Mrs G Wilde 
EMERY (loew) 
Les Carangeota 
Marshall A Trlbble 
Holmes A Hoi lis ton 
Abe Attell 
(One to fill) 

2d hslf 
Tabor A Green 
"I Died" 
Adair A Adelphl 
Max Obern Troupe 
(One to fill) 

Qnlncy, 111. 

ORPHEUM (wva) 
Morettl Sisters 
Billy Hall Co 
Coakley Hanvey A D 
5 Latsudas 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
J C Lewis Co 
Bertie Fowler 
:i Rlanos 
(Two to fill) 

Raclae, Wis. 

ORPHEUM (wva) 
Nelson A Nelson 
Cooper A Rlcardo 
Howard Chase Co 
Roach A McCurdy 
Herbert Oermalne 3 
2d half 
Night Clerk" 

Readies;. Pa. 

ORPHEUM (ubo) 
Wharry Lewis 4 
Marie Fenton 
Felix A Barry Girls 
(Two to fill) 

2d half 
Les Keliors 
Bessie LeCount 
"Back to Montreal" 
Richards A Kyle 
Max's Circus 

HleBcnoBd, Va. 

BIJOU (ubo) 

(Norfolk split) 

1st half 

Les Yardys 

Hersklnd 

Russell A Calhoun 
Marie Fltzglbbons 
Metropolitan Dancers 

Roanoke, Va. 
ROANOKE (ubo) 
Lamb'B Manikins 
Morris A Sherwood 
All Rajah Co 
Martin's Dogs 
2d half 
Tyson A Barbour 
Hathaway A Mack 
"Last Laugh" 
Jimmy Reynolds 
Rochester. N. Y. 

TEMPLE (ubo) 
Chip A Marble 
Mile Vadle Co 
Big City 4 
Heath A Raymond 
Ed Blondell Co 
Duflln Redcay Co 
Mlgnon 
Kelt A De Mont 

LOEW 
Richard Burton 
Sylvester A Vance 
Ringer's Midgets 
(Two to fill) 

2d half 
Rouble Sims 
Cook A Stevens 
Singer's Midgets 
(Two to fill) 

Rockford, III. 

PALACE (wva I 
The Night Clerk" 
2d haif 
Clarke ft Verdi 
Hans Hanke 
Adelaide Herman Co 
Newholf A Phelps 



Rock Island, IIL 

EMPIRE twva) 
Visions De Art 
Princeton A Yale 
Carl Statzer Co 
Herschel Hendler 
Willie Hale A Bros 

2d halt 
Mack A Williams 
Guerro A Carmen 
The Mosarts 
Knox Wilson 
Ralph Bayle Co 

St. Joe Mo. 

ELECTRIC (wva) 
Berthoa Novelty 
Bogart A Nlcoll 

2d half 
Baader La Veil Tr 
Ord Bohannaa 

St. Loals. 

COLUMBIA (orph) 
Emma Carus 
Mysterla 

Matthewa Shayne Co 
Claude A Fanny Usher 
Comfort A King 
Mme Dona Ida 
Kerr A Weston 
Fred A Albert 

EMPRESS (wva) 
Raymond Sisters 
Leonardl 
E F Hawley 
Jewell Comedy Trio 
Camllle Trio 

2d half 
Krema Broa 
Calhoun A Burt 
Ekno A Green 
Arthur Rlgby 
The Langdona 

GRAND (wva) 
Weber A Dlebl 
Blanche Colvln 
Cook A Rothert 
Bill Prultt 
Fred Thomaa Co 
American Comedy 4 
Brown'a Band 
Mary Ellen 

St. Paal, MIbb. 
ORPHEUM 

(Open Sun Mat) 
Houdlnl 
Gardiner Trio 
Glen Ellison 
Elsie Faye 3 
Hlnes A Wilbur 
Bouncer's Circus 

PRINCESS (wva) 
Clayton A Russell 
Ward A Terry 
Mabel Harper 
6 Fultons 

2d half 
Clarence A Flo Gould 
Calloway A Elliott 
Charters Sis A Holliday 
(One to fill) 

EMPRESS (sc) 
Seymour A Dupree 
Four Wanderers 
Ned Cork Norton 
Rice Bros 
Gray A Old Rose 
SacraaieBto. 

EMPRESS (so) 
Juggling Wilbur 
Mendel A Nagel 
La Salle Opera Co 
The Gregorys 
North Dakota Squad 
Saarlaaw, Mich. 
FRANKLIN (ubo) 
1st half 
(Splits with Lansing) 
Chuck Hass 
Antrim A Vail 
Style Revue 
Chas Kenro 
Hubert Dyer Co 
Salt Lake. 
ORPHEUM 

(Open Sun Mst) 
"Society Buds" 
Bernard A Phillips 
Ball A West 
Frankle Murphy 
Gaudsmldts 

PANTAGES (m) 
(Open Wed Mat) 
Edmund Hayes Co 
Dorsch A Russell 
Victoria Four 
Lady Alice's Pets 
Belle Oliver 

Saa Antonio. 
MAJESTIC (Inter) 
Bride Shop" 
Roxy LaRocra 
Maxlnl Bros A Bobby 
Denny A Boyle 
Diamond A Grant 
La Petite Elva 
San Dleejo. 
PANTAGES (m> 
"Klein's Production" 
Sllber A North 
Rio A Norman 
Rice A Frances 
Josle Flynn Co 
Juliette Dlka 

Ha a Francisco. 
ORPHEUM 

(Open Bun Mat) 
Henry Ohlmeyer Sex 
Ixihse A Sterling 
Alice Lyndon Doll Co 
Vlollnsky 
Chas Howard Co 
"California Beauties" 
Payne A Nlemeyer 

EMPRESS (sc) 
Aerial Patts 
Rlllv Roder 
Franceses Redding Co 
LeRoy A Cahlll 
Ls Toy's Models 



PANTAGES (in) 
(Opens Sun Mst) 
"Birthday Party" 
Spencer A Williams 
Maude Leone Co 
Hanlon Dean A H 
Parisian Trio 



BRO/w*VAY (ubo) 
Peons 

Clarence Blgelow 
Harry Holman Co 

2u half 
Mile DePlnna 
Jas Cantwell 
"Jap Honeymoon" 

Scran ton. Pa. 

POLIS (ubo) 
Kurtls' Roosters 
Fagg A White 
Hyman Adler Co 
Ernl A Ernl 
Herbert Clifton 
4 Haley Slaters 
Inas Troupe 

2d half 
Alvln A Kenny 
Laura A Billy Dreyer 
Kalmar A Brown 
Kirksmlth Sisters 
Mullen a Doogsn 
"Red Cross Mary" 
(One to fill) 

Seattle. 

ORPHEUM 
(Open Sun Mat) 

Long Tack Sam Co 

Rooney A Bent 

Beaumonte A Arnold 

"Aurora of Light" 

Bessie Brownie 

Eugene Damond 

Walter C Kelly 
EMPRE88 (sc) 

Little Caruso Co 

Owen Wright 

Stansfield Hall A L 

Herron A Arnsmsn 

Ambler Bros 

PANTAOE8 (m) 

Lombard I Quintette 

Charley Cass 

SsntuccI Trio 

The Bimbos 

Howard A White 

Bottomley Troupe 

•lev City, la. 

ORPHEUM (wva) 
Akl Troupe 
A I Abbott 
Mdm Besson Co 
Barto A Clark 
Mualcal Byrona 

SIobs rails, S. D. 

ORPHEUM (wva) 
John Hlgglns 
Gllmore A Le Moyne 
(Two to All) 

2d half 
Monde A Belle 
Olive Vail A 81s 
Duncan A Molt 
(One to fill) 

Booth Bead. la*. 

ORPHEUM (wva) 
Paul Bawens 
"School Days" 
Palfry Hall A Brown 
Cameron A Gaylord 
Harrla A Press 
2d half 
4 Entertainers 
The Rials 
Frank Crummltt 
Emmett A Emmett 



PANTAGES (m) 
"A Peachea A Pair" 
Countess VsnDorraan 

Co 
Wsnzer A Pslmer 
Norwood A Hell 
Vender Koora 

SpHaaSeta. ill. 

MAJESTIC (wva) 
Tom Davla Co 
Taylor A Arnold 
Arraoros A Mulvey 
Senator Murphy 
Roy A Arthur 
2d half 
Minstrels Ds Luxe 
Leonsrdl 

Gordon Eldrld Co 
Cadets De Oascogne 
Dora Dean 

Sarlnaleld, Mass. 

PALACE (ubo) 
Lockhardt A Leddy • 
Rice A Frankly n 
Ed Morton 
Bessie Remple Co 
Webb A Burns 
The New Impresario 

2d half 
Carl Roslnl Co 
Olga A Alado 
Marjorle Fairbanks Co 
Variety Four 
Nlblo A Nugent 
Ward 8lsters 

SprjnarSeU, Mo. 
JEFFERSON (wva) 
Alice Hamilton 
Bell A Eva 

2d half 
Shaw A Lee 
Evans A Bister 



Sanertor, Wis. 

PEOPLES* (wva) 
De Voy A Dayton 
Raschetta A Sylvester 

2d half 
Barry A Nelson 
Church Bisters 
(Continued on page 28.) 



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MOVING PICTURES 



AMERICAN FILM IN ENGLAND 



London, Sept. 1. 
The big feature "Cahiria" is not go- 
ing to duplicate its American success 
c n this side. The prevailing opinion 
over here is that purely spectacular 
films are no longer wanted, and al- 
though "Cabiria" has been cut down 
ir length, nobody is very keen at hav- 
ing it, especially at the $500 weekly 
rental figure which was talked about 
when it first came over. The British 
rights for "Cabiria" were bought at 
about $60,000 by Joe Mcars, a wealthy 
Londoner, who owns a number of 
Thames pleasure steamers and picture 
palaces. 

D. W. Griffith is the only picture 
producer whose name carries any 
weight with the British public. Over 
here his name counts for a good deal, 
and many exhibitors advertise him over 
the picture stars. The West End 
Cinema, one of London's leading 
houses, carries a big herald this week 
bearing the terse announcement: "'The 
Avenging Conscience.' by Griffith." 
Griffith's "Birth of a Nation" is to 
be shown soon at the Scala, London, 
where for some years Kinemacolor 
held the sheet. 

The Chaplin boom gets bigger every 
minute. Most of the British news- 
papers and periodicals are running 
Chaplin stories and articles or giving 
away Chaplin photographs. This is 
not engineered by the Essanay, but is 
the direct result of Charlie's wonderful 
popularity with the public, who clamor 
to know everything that can be framed 
up about him. Even those editors who 
wouldn't handle "picture stuff" a few 
months ago are taking all the Chaplin 
"dope" they can lay their hands on. 
Pearson's have in the press a book 
dealing with Charlie's life story and the 
"Charlie Chaplin Scream Book" is al- 
ready on the stalls. 



Next to Chaplin, who is miles ahead 
of any others, the most popular film 
comedians at present are Billie Rit- 
chie and Lloyd Hamilton. Now that 
there is to be a break in the Chapliit 
issues, due to Essanay's change of 
marketing policy, the Trans-Atlantic 
(British branch of Universal) is boom- 
ing Ritchie to try to break in on the 
market. They will likely spend a good 
round figure on novel advertising stunts 
to enhance Ritchie's popularity with 
the exhibitors and public. B. Nichols 
is doing likewise with "Ham" and 
"Bud," so it is not unlikely that Es- 
sanay will feel the pinch. 



The Pathe serial "The Exploits of 
Elaine," now being marketed over 
here, looks as though it is going to 
get over. The opinion among view- 
ers and exhibitors is that th\s is quite 
the best serial yet shown in England — 
better than "The Black Box," which 
was given first place before. Trans- 
Atlantic sold about 60 prints of "The 
Black Box," as against 15 of "Lucille 
Love" and 35 "The Trey o' Hearts," 
so Pathe, advertising its serial pretty 



thoroughly, should do well. Oddly 
enough, Pearl White, who plays Elaine, 
was most unpopular with the viewers 
a short while back, but they seem 
agreed her work in the serial will pass 
muster. The success of "Elaine" will 
be welcomed by Pathe, which has been 
doing none too well here lately. 



John Tippett, managing director of 
the Trans-Atlantic, has engaged Percy 
Nash to produce for Universal on this 
side. The Trans-Atlantic is netting up 
three producing companies, Thomas 
Bentley, the Dickens man, in charge 
of the first. Nash will head the sec- 
ond and the third producer is not yet 
placed. Nash has made a name for 
himself over here for his production of 
George R. Sims' plays in film form. 
He has just resigned from the Nep- 
tune Film Co., Will Barker having been 
appointed in his place. 



Negotiations are proceeding for the 
bringing over to this country of the 
Universal-Imp star, Violet Mersercau, 
to appear as leading woman :n one or 
other of the Trans-Atlantic's English 
producing companies. 

J. G. Rowley, quondam capitalist, is 
'till waiting news of Charles Weston, 
producer of the "Battle of Waterloo" 
and other pictures. Until recently 
Weston was producing for B. Nichols 
at $50 a week and a percentage of the 
profits on his films. Then J. G. Row- 
ley, a theatre owner, offered to find the 
money to establish a picture produc- 
ing concern of their own, with himself 
as president and Weston as chief pro- 
ducer. This was done, and Rowley 
parted with $15,000. A great number 
of films were produced, but none paid 
for the production. Then the studio 
closed down, and now Rowley is mourn- 
ing his loss, whilst Weston lias disap- 
peared fmm England's shore. 



FUNSTERS IN BROOKLYN. 

Aided and abetted by the press de- 
partments of the respective companies 
having Charles Chaplin and George 
Ovey, picture funsters, J. Celler, man- 
ager of the Decatur Street theatre, 
Brooklyn, is going to hold a funmakers' 
contest within the near future. In this 
way the Decatur's patrons will settle 
between themselves by vote who is the 
more popular funmaker of the two. 

Ovey is now featured in Cub come- 
dies while Chaplin is still with Essanay. 
The Decatur house will play films in 
which Ovey and Chaplin appear and 
«lips handed out with each admission 
will be signed with the name of the 
chosen funmaker attached. 

The house might as well go a step 
further and place a Fatty Arhucklc, Sid 
Chaplin, Billie Reeves, Billie Ritchie, 
Max Under, and a Ham and Bud pic- 
ture along with the Chaplin and Ovey 
subjects. 

Some enterprising New York exhib- 
itor is very apt to conduct such an all 
film funmakers' popularity contest and 
let the audiences decide the winner by 
vote. 



PATHE MAY IMPORT UNDER. 

What is Pathe going to do with its 

comedy makes, now that the fun-film 

making field in recent years has been 

almost swallowed completely by Amer- 
ican manufacturers? That's a question 
which Pathe expects to make an im- 
portant answer to within the very near 
future. 

Arrangements are reported under 
way for Pathe to bring Max Linder to 
America and play him up strong in its 
comedies. Linder at one time occupied 
the comedy pantomimic pinnacle which 
Charles Chaplin now holds as the pres- 
ent day idol. 

" Although the Charlie Chaplin craze 
has practically worn itself out in most 
parts of the metropolis, there is still 
some activity in supplying Chaplin im- 
personators. Chaplin contests are prac- 
tically extinct but agents still have a 
call for impersonators, the call for these 
coming from small picture houses using 
films with the comedian and having an 
impersonator outside as a ballyhoo. 



STATE EXHIBITORS' MEETING. 

When the newly elected president of 
the Motion Picture Exhibitors' League 
of America, Fred Herring, reaches New 
York from Pittsburgh some time this 
month activities will be given an 
impetus for the calling of a state-wide 
meeting of New York exhibitors. 

For some time President Lee Ochs, 
of the New York City body, has been 
working hard -with the state meeting 
uppermost in his mind and it now looks 
as though the session will be held 
before the snow flies. 



MAKES UP WITH WORLD. 

The California Motion Picture Corp. 
is back in the World Film Corporation 
service again. This was brought to 
light through "Salvation Nell" becom- 
ing a World release for Sept. 27. 

In July the California served notice 
on the World it was taking legal steps 
to bring about the annulment of the 
contract existing between the two com- 
panies, because the service corporation 
refused to accept the California's pro- 
duction of "A Phyllis of The Sierras." 



Equitable Studio Activities. 

Robert Edeson, who is rehearsing 
with the new "A Married Mistress" 
show, will devote four days a week to 
the Equitable studio, posing for a 
screen version of "In Back Beyond," 
adapted from a book of that name by 
Stewart Edward White. 

William Courtenay, with "Under 
Fire," will put in his spare day time at 
the E. studio and his feature' "i.. ex- 
pected to be ready around Thanksgiv- 
ing. 

Charles J. Ross is doing "The Sena- 
tor" at the Flushing studio, the picture 
to be released in October. 

ClaYa Whipple has been placed un- 
der a five years' contract and her, first 
subject will be "Life's Crucible," five 
reels, to be released early in Novem- 
ber. 

The Thomas A. Wise feature (five 
parts), "Blue Grass," is rapidly ap- 
proaching completion and will be mar- 
keted via the World, Oct. 20. 



FAMOUS PLAYERS 9 FIRE. 

The Famous Players suffered a se- 
vere loss with the destruction by fire 
of their studios, offices, dressing 
rooms and projecting rooms last Satur- 
day night. Contrary to first reports 
in some of the New York dailies, the 
laboratory was not blown up by an 
explosion. This was the only portion 
of the building which remained intact, 
and would seem to be a refutation of 
the insistent charge by Fire Commis- 
sioner Adamson that film factories 
within the confines of Manhattan Isl- 
and are a menace to the city. The 
Famous Players' laboratories wcrt sub- 
jected to the most severe test by fire 
and when the flames were extinguished 
were found unharmed. 

The company early Sunday morning 
proceeded at once to a temporary 
headquarters in a suite of rooms at the 
Hotel Astor and Monday rented a floor 
in the Columbia Bank Building on 
Fifth avenue. On the same day, pro- 
duction was under way at the com- 
pany's Yonkers studio. 

Fortunately, a number of negatives 
of future releases were not on the de- 
stroyed premises, and while there will 
be a rearrangement of the Famous 
Players' releases through the Para- 
mount none of the dates will be can- 
celled. The revised Paramount sched- 
ule is as follows: John Mason and 
Hazel Dawn in "The Fatal Card," 
Sept. 30; Marguerite Clark in "The 
Prince and the Pauper," Oct. 4; Mary 
Pickford in "A Girl of Yesterday," 
Oct. 7; Marie Doro in "The White 
Pearl," Oct. 11; Hazel Dawn in "The 
Ma&queraders," Oct. 28; Marguerite 
Clark in "Still Waters," Nov. 4; Mary 
Pickford in "Madame Butterfly," Nov. 
8; Pauline Frederick in "Zaza," Nov. 
11; John Barrymore in "The Red 
Widow." Nov. 15. 

The fire will have the result of rush- 
ing to speedy completion of the F. P/s 
new studios and laboratories at 225th 
street and Broadway. 

Following plans already under way 
tending to minimize such hazard, the 
Rolfe-Metro studios called in ex-Fire 
Chief Croker to make a personal in- 
vestigation of their studio and offices 
and make any arrangements which he 
deemed essential to protect the lives 
of the employees and the property of 
the company. The most important 
recommendation which he made was 
a fire drill, which will occur at fre- 
quent intervals. 

The moment word reached B. A. 
Rolfe, of the Metro manufacturing 
forces, that the Famous Players had 
been burned out, he generously extend- 
ed to President Zukor, of the F. P., the 
loan of the Rolfe-Metro studios at 3 
West 61st street. 

Charles B. Maddock, manager, Col- 
umbia Pictures Corp., also offered 
Zukor the Columbia studio for the use 
of one of the F. P. companies. 

Other offers poured in and each was 
the source of much personal satisfac- 
tion to the Zukor organization as it 
shows the good feeling that exists be- 
tween rival producing companies. 

If you don't odvortiao In VARIETY, 
don't advartlM. 



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AWAY WITH THE CENSORS, CRY 
OF NATION-WIDE EXHIBITORS 

New York Wages Bitter Fight Against Film Censorship. 
Ohio Centre of Strenuous Activity Against Form in 
Vogue With Machine Politics Against Exhibi- 
tors. Kansas Also Active. Ban on 
Big Features. 



Few states in the Union are free 
from the stress of film censorship, yet 
in those where such a state of affairs 
prevails the exhibitors 'are moving 
Heaven and earth in an effort to have 
the presjgnt state laws repealed or 
amended so that some of the present 
hardships will be eradicated or lessen- 
ed. 

The New York exhibitors are raising 
money to continue the legislative fight 
against censorship and the proposed 
Children's Bill, and if tfrey- have their 
way there will be no board of state, cen- 
sors. At the next session of the State 
Legislature some new bills bearing 
upon the picture end are almost cer- 
tain to bob up and these are expected 
to be choked off before they receive 
much impetus. 

When the recent Children's Bill was 
about to take more definite shape the 
labor bodies of the state got busy 
and impressed favorably upon many 
of the state lawmakers just how hard 
the labor interests would be hit if the 
measure became a law. Such a strong 
objection was made that the bill was 
tabled. 

Cleveland, Sept. 15. 

Ohio exhibitors have for the pres- 
ent abandoned their fight to compel 
a fall election to be called whereby 
the Ohio state board of censors would 
be voted out of office. 

It's common talk here that the ex- 
hibitors made good headway until they 
bumped up against 'certain ' politicians 
who brought all weight to bear against 
the proposed election. As a result 
there were no referendum petitions filed 
and the state censors will remain as 
they have been. 

Pittsburgh, Kan., Sept. 15. 
Af> a mass meeting here Sept. 20, of 
the Kansas exhibitors, under the aus- 
pices of the M. P. League, concerted 
action against the present form of film 
censorship will be drafted. There are 
some 500 state exhibitors and of this 
number 55 or more are affiliated with 
the League. The local league members 
expect to add many more exhibitors 
to the list. 

Kansas City, Sept. 15. 
It's now a state enactment that the 
State Superintendent of Public Instruc- 
tion act as the state's official film 
censor. It's ordained that the exhib- 
itors must pay $2 for each reel censor- 
ed and the measure further stiplates 
that there is no evasion- of this two- 
bones' assessment. The exhibitors 
must also pay the expressage both 
ways between this point and Topeka. 



Kansas City exhibitors are lining up 
to fight this censorship and no stone 
will be left unturned in their efforts to 
repeal the measure. 

It was flashed over the Associated 
Press wires last Friday that the Ohio 
Board of Censorship had turned down 
"Hyprocrites" and that Bosworth, Inc., 
makers of the feature (which was 
passed in every other state in the 
Union), would fight the case to a finish. 
Carl H. Pierce, representing the manu- 
facturer, announced that an appeal 
would be made to the Industrial Com- 
mission of the State of Ohio. This 
body has refused to accept the respon- 
sibility claiming that the censors were 
supreme and that to bring every re- 
jected film before the Commission was 
more than they had time to give con- 
sideration and the matter should be 
dropped. 

Henry Gumble, a Columbus attor- 
ney, is acting for the appellants and 
the Majestic theatre, Columbus, has 
been rented for a private exhibition of 
"Hypocrites" before a committee of 
local citizens, on Saturday morning of 
this week. After the performance the 
opinions of those in attendance will be 
secured. A similar course was taken 
with this film before it was offered for 
release in London. A large number of 
clergymen and newspaper writers were 
invited to the private showing. 

Louisville, Sept. 15. 

The exhibitors of Lexington, Ky., 
appear to have won a signal victory 
over the city fathers of that town, in 
the exhibition of "Hypocrites," without 
an attempt at interference from the au- 
thorities, after the picture men had 
been notified not to show the film. 

The Lexington film theatre mana- 
gers defied the order, displayed the fea- 
ture and dared anyone in Lexington 
to stop them. The police refused to 
act and the city officials finally decided 
they had no power to bar a picture 
from a Lexington house. 

There was another postponement 
Monday on the action of the Medical 
Review of Reviews to produce its pic- 
ture, "Twilight Sleep," at the Park the- 
atre. A private view of the film was 
given at the Candler theatre a fortnight 
ago and five matinees of it were an- 
nounced for the Park, but no notifica- 
tion from Commissioner of Licenses 
Bell, the theatre decided not to risk- 
any run-in with the law. It is under- 
stood that the promoters of "Twilight 
"Sleep" will immediately apply for an 
injunction to restrain Commissioner 
Bell from further interfering with the 
exhibition of the film. 



PRESS AGENTS FURNISHED GRATIS. 

The Equitable and World Film cor- 
porations instituted a new idea this 
week when five men, experienced 
press agents, were sent to the various 
division headquarters to work under 
the direction of the division managers, 
for the better exploitation and . adver- 
tisement of picture houses in general 
and the Equitable and World produc- 
tions in particular. The five men are 
Dean Bailey, Edgar Wallack, William 
Fullward, Edward Jacobs and Philip 
Selznick. They will travel from 
;own to town and wherever the ex- 
' hibitor deems his business not up to 
standard, the agents will work, free of 
all charges to the exhibitor, to aid him 
in attracting attention to his house. 

Each of the men will carry special 
lobby showings, interior exploitation 
material, newspaper mats, cuts and 
plate matter. Each will endeavor to 
illustrate to the exhibitor how to get 
the most publicity and theatre front 
showings for the least expense. The 
Equitable and World will share the 
expenses of the agents and they will 
be assigned to such houses requiring 
their services. 

The scheme is said to have originated 
with Harry Reichenbach, but Harry 
owes the elaborateness of the idea and 
the opportunity of trying it to the busi- 
ness "gameness" of Lewis J. Selznick 
and Arthur Spiegel who, upon having 
the scheme placed before them, gave 
carte blanche for the putting of it into 
immediate operation. 



Famous Players Engagements. 

Pauline Frederick, who achieved un- 
usual success in the leading feminine 
role of Liebler & Co.'s production of 
Louis N. Parker's "Joseph and His 
Brethren" at the Century, and last sea- 
son duplicated it in "Innocent," has 
been lured entirely from the spoken 
drama by the Famous Players Film Co. 
and will appear exclusively on the 
screen under their management. Miss 
Frederick made her debut before the 
motion picture camera in the Famous 
Players' elaborate photo-spectacle, 
"The Eternal City," picturized from 
Hall Caine's novel of that name. 

Miss Frederick and her supporting 
company, under the direction of Ed- 
win S. Porter and Hugh Ford, left for 
Florida last week to pose for some ex 
tcrior scenes for a visualization before 
the camera of Robert Hichen's novel 
and play, "Bella Donna." 

Another legitimate star, Marie Doro. 
who made her debut in pictures in the 
Famous Players' productions of "The 
Morals of Marcus," has posed for an- 
other Famous five-part photo-play, 
"The White Pearl," which will be re- 
leased next week. 

Lloyd Robinson, for two years edi- 
tor of the motion picture department 
of a New York newspaper, has been 
engaged by the Famous Players as a 
member of the publicity staff, which is 
presided over by B. P. Schulberg. 



SCREEN CLUB'S ANNUAL ELECT16 

The annual election of the Sere* 1 " 
Club will be held the latter part S* 
this month and there are two tickets 
ir. the field, a "regular" and an "inde- 
pendent" one. 

An active fight will be started against 
one of the candidates, on the ground 
that he brought Sam Schepps, the i 
"gun-man," into the club on a two 
weeks' card, introducing him as an out- 
oi-town exhibitor.., 

Another candidate for office is con- 
nected with a- trfede paper and his op- 
ponents *wtl charge that he accepted 
money (for press agency work) writ- 
ing favorable criticisms of his "clients" 
in his publication. Other candidates 
are Billy Quirk for president and Harry 
Meyers, first vice-president. 



SECOND COMPANY FORMED. 

The formation 6f the second Mus- 
tang company has been done with 
rapidity, and the new Lineup includes 
such film faces as Helene Rosson, 
William Stowell ami Jack Ridw/dson. 
The title and release dates of the first 
of the Mustangs for the regular Mutual 
program are yet to be announced. 

The next of the two-reelers of the 
Mustang will feature Anna Little and 
E. Forrest Taylor as the leads, with 
Jack Richardson as the principal sup- 
porting player. 

The first Buck Parvin subject by the 
Mustang will be "Man Afraid of His 
Wardrobe," which will be ready about 
Oct. 2. 

Jack Richardson, now with the Mus- 
tang, for some years has been playing 
heavy leads for the Flying A. 



BLEYER EXPORTING. 

Quite a number of film buyers from 
foreign lands have been seen here- 
abouts lining up pictures for their re- 
spective booking territory. Sam Bleyer, 
formerly with the Ziegler & Anderson 
forces, has gone into film exporting 
upon an extensive scale. 

Bleyer has been doing some regular 
business with South America and the 
Orient and among recent sales were 
features for China and Japan. In far 
away Java they don't pay as much for 
a feature, but they play 'em just the 
same, and the exhibitors there are now 
laying in a supply of American subjects 
for the remainder of the year. 

The shortcr-lengthed pictures are in 
just as much demand as the multiple- 
reeled subjects, says Bleyer, and as pic- 
tures are still in their infancy in the 
Orient, the exhibitors are not so 
anxious for features when the others 
suffice just as well and are cheaper in 
the long run. 



BENHAM WITH U. 

Harry Benham, formerly with the 
Thanhouser, has engaged to appear in 
Universal films for a term of years. 



NATION STAYS. 

"The Birth of A Nation" is to remain 
a» the Liberty indefinitely, according to 
a new arrangement completed with 
Klaw & Erlanger last week. The orig- 
inal renting contract under which the 
picture was at the house expired Sept 
1. It called for a weekly rental o* 
$1,000 during the summer months. 

Under the new arrangement the pie 
turc remains at the house with thl 
increased rental and a sharing basif 
whenever the gross goes above a cer- 
tain figure. 



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fUDIOS MUST QUIT THE CITY 
DECLARE NEW YORK OFFICIALS 



Twenty or More Picture Plants Forced to Vacate Manhattan 
By New Ruling of Municipal Authorities. 
Boom on Throughout Country. 



About twenty motion picture studio 
plants will be affected by the ruling of 
the municipal authorities that all such 
•"factories" shall "move off" Manhattan 
Island before Jan. 1 next. They are 
regarded as a "public menace" and 
there will be some tall scrambling to 
comply *ith the law. Most of them 
will remove some distance from town 
and some will give up their eastern pro- 
duction works entirely. 

Ihe Famous i'layers Film Co., which 
equipped the first moving picture studio 
in New Yo:k, will be one of the first to 
comply with the law but will not with- 
draw lrom New York City proper. 
They have secured a plot of ground 
comprising Jl city lots in upper Man- 
hattan, at ^5th street, overlooking the 
Harlem and Hudson rivers and are al- 
ready at work constructing there ex- 
tensive studios, open air stages, etc. Ap- 
proximately a million dollars is in- 
volved in the undertaking. 

The Shuberts were reported to have 
bad in contemplation the roof of the 
Manhattan Optra House for a spacious 
moving picture studio and quite re- 
cently another film producing concern 
negotiated for the New York Roof, at 
$18,0UU annually, but only a single 
year s lease could be given as the prop- 
erty is held for speculative purposes by 
Klaw & Lrlangcr, and the deal fell 
through for the reason that the film 
people could not see their way clear to 
equipping a studio for so short a term. 

New film plants are predicted in all 
directions and the talk of new studios 
fills the air in every section of the coun- 
try. New buildings which *hc Lubin 
(western) will occupy at Coronado, 
Cal., are fast ncaring completion and 
as the finishing touches have been 
rushed of late the Lubin Co. has al- 
ready started making pictures there. A 
feature is a big open-air stage. 

The Universal is very desirous of 
taking possession of its new studio 
plant at Coytesville but it will probably 
be another month or so before it will 
be in readiness for occupancy The U 
is planning to place some of its new 
stock stars at Coytesville. 

Edward B. Kinsila is building for the 
Ideal Co., film laboratories and studios 
on the brink of the Palisades at Hud- 
son Heights. The laboratories are al- 
most completed and the studios are in 
course of construction. He is drawing 
plans for the Prudential Film corpora- 
tion for an extensive studio and small 
laboratories at Worcester, Mass., and 
says that, when completed, he will com- 
mence work on "Film City" for George 
Ledercr. 

The American proposes to double its 
present plant space at Santa Barbara. 

The Metro has taken over the Fed- 
eral's hu^c studio at Rocky Glen, N. 



Y., which is in the center of the Pocono 
Mountains, Pennsylvania. The Federal 
will make star features and will place 
'em on the Metro's list. The men back- 
ing the Federal are Arthur and Henry 
James and Merritt Crawford. 

The Eastern Film Corporation, Provi- 
dence, R. I., has filed plans for the add- 
ing of 450,000 square feet of floor space 
to its present studio plant. 

The Essanay Co. is enlarging its Chi- 
cago studios, breaking ground this 
month for a new studio, covering 61,- 
250 square feet (costing $150,000) which 
will be adjacent to the other two 
studios, on Argyle street. 



BROADWAY FILM CONGESTION. 

There is some objection on the part 
of picture exhibitors in New York 
City to the rapidly increasing number 
of producing concerns showing their 
important features on Broadway prior 
to placing them in the regular releases. 
There are 987 picture houses in Greater 
New York and out of so vast a number, 
a few "objectors" on any matter would 
be bound to manifest themselves. 

A desultory canvass of the principal 
exhibitors, however, reveals no such 
general condition, the majority of them 
feeling that the booming of an impor- 
tant feature on Broadway and playing 
at big prices of admission, would have 
the effect of creating most desirable 
publicity for films prior to having them 
shown at popular prices in the smaller- 
priced theatres. 



TO TRAVESTY "NATION." 

Arrangements have been made by the 
Universal with H. H. Van Loan, at one 
time a London correspondent for the 
N. Y. American and later writing "nut 
stuff" for the World here, to write a 
six or seven reeled travesty for the 
films entitled "The Mirth of a Nation" 
in which the Griffith "Nation" spectacle 
will be camaraed in a travestied light. 

Just what company will do it hasn't 
been announced but it will be made 
by either the Victor or the Nestor. 



ITS OCTOBER RELEASES. 

The Universal has arranged its Octo- 
ber releases as follows for its feature 
subjects: Oct. 4, Hobart Bosworth in 
"Fatherhood," Oct. 1, Wilton Lackaye 
in "The Man of Shame," and Oct. 18, 
"The Campbells Are Coming." 



EQUITABLE SIGNS STAR. 

The Equitable Tuesday signed a con- 
tract with Alexandra Carlisle to pose 
for a series of features. A clause in 
the contract stipulates that Miss Car- 
lisle shall not be assigned any adven- 
turess roles. George Soule Spencer 
will have the opposite roles in the Car- 
lisle releases. 



PICTURE BOARD OF TRADE. 

With the film makers, exchange men, 
program builders and publicity agents 
of the screen firms each interested in 
the organization of the Motion Picture 
Board of Trade, a few more meetings 
will make it the formidable and neces- 
sary body that its originators in- 
tended. 

The first meeting last week showed 
such tremendous possibilities that it 
was adjourned until Thursday of this 
week when the trade men proposed to 
elect directors who in turn will make 
possible the election of a full staff of 
officers. 

All classes of the picture trade will 
be thoroughly represented in the 
board, each class being eligible to 
elect two directors, forming a board 
of ten and from this ten five men will 
be selected who will comprise the 
governing body of the board. 

Since the first meeting wires from 
western manufacturers were received 
asking to hold back the original charter 
list until they can sign it. 

Among one of the promised features 
will be the establishment of a credit 
bureau, patterned after Bradstreet's, 
wheiein one or more exhibitors, owing 
a service and then cancelling his films 
without liquidating, will get a flat turn- 
down from a rival program when he 
applies for service until he pays the 
other program people. 

The board proposes to fight hostile 
legislation, to bring about the repeal of 
unfair laws, carry censorship argu- 
ments to court and combat in unison 
the candidates for public office who 
favor unfair censorship. Publicity 
campaigns in behalf of fair legislation 
will also be outlined and film exposi- 
tions will be held from time to time. 



SCHEME TO DEVELOP TALENT. 

The Palace Film Co. has opened of- 
fices in New York where it plans to 
give all aspiring film stars and players 
a "tryout" and by putting some of them 
through certain stunts will be enabled 
to get some screen action for nothing, 
the "scenes" being retained to show 
what the "try outer" is capable of do- 
ing. 

Judging from the great number of 
daily requests and applications received 
at the numerous picture places, it looks 
like a "try out" might weed out some 
of the "jobbers" who are repeatedly 
turned down from day to day. 

This is a scheme worthy of elabora- 
tion on a large scale. Good film actors 
seem to be always in demand and the 
problem of developing crude talent has 
confronted the producers for a long 
time. 



COLLIER A TRIANGLE STAR. 

William Collier was placed under a 
two year contract as a Triangle star by 
Messrs. Kessel and Bauman and will 
start Nov. 1 for the Keystone studio. 
He will take with him the manuscripts 
of some of the plays in which he 
achieved success on the legitimate 
stage. Mack Sennett is evidently en- 
deavoring to secure a corner on come- 
dians. He now has working with him 
besides Collier, Weber and Fields and 
Eddie Foy. 



FILM ACTORS SWITCHING. 

Film star swooping appears to be 
quite the fad on the Coast at present. 
The latest important "swoops" are 
those of the Universal and the Griffith 
studios, the former taking Victor Potel 
(Slippery Slim) away from the Essanay 
where he has been featured in Snake- 
ville comedies, and the Griffith forces 
getting Eddie Dillon, one of the chief 
funmakers with the Komic (Mutual). 

The U also has signed Helen Gard- 
ner, for years with the Vita and an in- 
dependent picture star for some time, 
and she will work under Jack Gaskin's 
direction in a new five-reeled Imp. 
Warren Kerrigan is another late 
"catch" by the U and his first picture 
production will be "The Troubador of 
El Dorado." It will bear the Victor 
label. 

Edythe Sterling, late of Lubin (west- 
ern), goes to the U, likely being as- 
signed to the Bison forces under Jos. J. 
Franz's direction, making animal pic- 
tures. Her first subject will be "Queen 
of the Jungle." 

Other U acquisitions are Henry Otto, 
director of American pictures, who will 
hereafter direct the Hobart Henley 
company; Richard Stanton, two years 
under John Ince, with Laemmle Co., 
and Roy Clements, of the Essanay. 

Both Potel and Clements will prob- 
ably be assigned to the L-KO comedy 
company, Potel to be featured. Hank 
Mann, one of the L-KO funsters, has 
severed connections with that concern. 



SEEKS TO ENJOIN FIELDS. 

An application was made to Judge 
Hough in the United States District 
Court by the Peerless F. F. Co. for a 
temporary injunction restraining Lew 
Fields from acting for moving pictures 
for the Keystone. The Peerless claims 
that the comedian contracted with it 
to make two pictures before doing pic- 
ture work for any other concern. 

At a preliminary hearing Judge 
Hough postponed the case till counsel 
for both- sides had filed additional af- 
fidavits. 



AUGUST WITH KLEINE. 

Edwin August has engaged as a di- 
rector with the Kleine-Edison combi- 
nation. He will commence to organize 
his picture stock company next week. 

The Shuberts were negotiating with 
Mr. August to take general charge of 
a picture plant to be installed on the 
Manhattan opera house roof, but the 
Shuberts and August could not agree 
upon terms. 



BOSWORTH IN HOSPITAL. 

Los Angeles, Sept. 15. 
Hobart Bosworth, who has been mak- 
ing Universal features, has been forced 
to go to a local hospital until his physi- 
cal condition is such to warrant a re- 
sumption of his picture strcnuosities. 
During his absence the Bosworth com- 
pany is making "A Little Maverick" 
with Jane Novak as the lead. 



CHICAGO CO.'S INITIAL FILM. 

Chicago, Sept. 13. 
The Reelsplay Corporation, a new 
film concern, is announcing this week 
its first feature release, art eight-reeler 
entitled "The Cowpuncher." 



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PUBLICITY DRIVE FOR WAR FILM 
WINS BIG BOX OFFICE RETURN 



"The Battle Cry of Peace/ 9 Second Big Feature Film Hit of 

Year. Big Publicity Campaign Under Direction of 

Charles Emerson Cook Put Both Picture and 

Vitagraph Theatre on the Map. House 

Doing Turnaway Business at Two 

Shows 



Another big feature film has whack- 
ed New York. It is "The Battle Cry 
of Peace," the . Vitagraph's massive 
production written and superintended 
in the making by Commodore Black- 
ton, of that company. 

During the hot days immediately 
following the opening (Sept. 9) of the 
feature at the Vitagraph theatre, lines 
extended out to the street at each of 
the two performances daily. 

This week the Vitagraph has done 
practically capacity at every perfor- 
mance despite the tremendously hot 
weather. Wednesday it looked as 
though the film would do a little over 
$10,000 on the week with 14 perfor- 
mances, about the full limit of the 
house. 

The whirlwind publicity campaign 
which put "The Battle Cry of Peace" 
upon the lips of everyone in Greater 
New York and which was mainly re- 
sponsible for the tremendous box of- 
fice showing the picture made, has 
caused all of the regular theatrical 
and picture men to take notice. It 
has been one of the most forceful, per- 
sistent and intelligent displays of high- 
class advertising Broadway has ever 
seen. That there was an expert on the 
job was only too apparent, and it is 
equally clear that in the short space 
of a fortnight he brought the Vita- 
graph out of its state of dignified 
quiet and effectively challenged some 
of the recent big advertisers in the film 
industry. The one who wrought the 
change was Charles Emerson Cook, 
for a long time the general press rep- 
resentative for David Belasco. 

The amount of space the papers have 
given "The Battle Cry of Peace" in 
the short time Mr. Cook has been on 
the job establishes a record. But the 
important factor in this campaign is 
the quality, rather than the quantity, 
for every bit of copy has been on a 
high class, dignified and convincing 
plane, which aroused public interest 
and brought the sensational box office 
returns. 

The important aspect of all this, as 
far as the amusement world is con- 
cerned, is the apparent fact that the 
heads of the big picture companies 
have awakened to the value of real pub- 
licity and are now looking for the 
"stars" in that field as well as in their 
production departments. 

The Vitagraph secured the services 
of one of the real live wires in the 
publicity field, and the results obtained 
for the Vita's big feature tells its own 
story. William C. Cubitt, who has 
been Mr. Cook's assistant in the past, 
is associated svith him at present. 

The reviews of the New York dra- 



matic critics were each strongly in fa- 
vor of the feature and these also 
helped Cook's publicity campaign. 



CHASING STAGE CELEBRITIES. 

The search for stage celebrities for 
films and the grabbing of picture stars 
from one company by another, has 
reached an exciting stage and of late 
stage folks have been buttonholed by 
representatives of manufacturers and 
queried as to their future work. 

It was reported this week that the 
Triangle was going to make Charles 
Chaplin, the present Essanay comedian, 
a flattering offer tlje moment his con- 
tract expires with Essanay. 

H. M. Horkheimer, whose Balboa 
firm is turning out the "Neal of the 
Navy" stories, is in New York and 
signing up available legitimate stars for 
features. 

The Metro and Equitable have been 
the busiest of late in signing up stars 
although the Triangle has a raft of big 
names for its autumn and winter re- 
leases. 

Fred J. Balshofer, president and gen- 
eral manager of the Quality (which 
lias Francis Bushman and Marguerite 
Snow) is also angling for big film folks. 
His latest capture is Beverly Bayne, 
who is under his contract for a term 
of years. 



TRIANGLE OPENING DATES. 

The Triangle Film Corporation has 
definitely decided on Sept. 23, as the 
date of opening the Knickerbocker in 
New York City. The openings at the 
Studebaker, Chicago, and the Chestnut 
Street Opera House in Philadelphia will 
probably be simultaneous a week later. 
William Furst completed the orchestral 
score of two of the plays, namely, "The 
Iron Strain" and "The Lamb." The 
first entertainment will consist of Dus- 
tin Farnum in "The Iron Strain," 
Douglas Fairbanks in "The Lamb," 
Raymond Hitchcock in "My Valet" and 
Harry Booker in "A Game Old Knight." 
The first "week," by the way, in the 
four model theatres will last ten days, 
and the second "week" will start Sun- 
day matinee, Oct. 3. 



BERNARD GETTING READY. 

Sam Bernard left on the Southwest- 
ern Limited for Mount Clemens Sunday 
to undergo a course of treatment prior 
to his season in Keystone comedies for 
the Triangle Film Corporation. Ray- 
mond Hitchcock has served his film 
time, and returned to New York but 
Weber and Fields are now sojourning at 
Keystone awaiting the arrival of Ber- 
nard. 



CHICAGO CENSORS REJECT FILM. 

Chicago, Sept. 15. 
The local Board of Censors last 
week rejected a Biograph film entitled 
"The Man Who Never Was Caught," 
which depicts the operation of a suc- 
cessful crook. They objected to the 
crook's constant success, insisting on 
the triumph of virtue for the finish. 



GLUT OF FEATURES. 

From the present outlook in the fea- 
ture picture field the next few weeks 
will see in the neighborhood of 12 to 
15 long pictures released weekly. A 
theatre manager who uses but two fea- 
tures a week reports that he has been 
' offered enough new productions to 
make up his programs for the next 40 
weeks. 



WORLD'S SUBSIDIARY CO. 

The World's Film Corporation will 
shortly organize a subsidiary company, 
under another name, for the release of 
a number of their older pictures under 
new titles and which will not bear the 
World trademark on them. It is de- 
signed in this way to establish a 
cheaper form of service at compara- 
tively little expense to its promoters. 



JOE FARNUM WITH LUBIN. 
Joseph W. Farnum has gone to Phil- 
adelphia to take charge of the advertis- 
ing and publicity for the Lubin Co. 



World Co. Celebrates. 
Next Monday the World Film Cor- 
poration will give a luncheon to the 
trade, the press and the members of 
the various departments of the World 
and Equitable corporations, to signal- 
ize the passing of the first year of the 
World Co. and the beginning of the 
first year of the Equitable. Just a 
year previous the World released its 
first picture, "The Dollar Mark," fea- 
turing Robert Warwick, and exactly a 
year later will be offered the first 
Equitable release, "Trilby." 



Thanhouser Sending Co.'s Away. 

The Thanhouser company is sending 
a company to Bermuda next month to 
take some outdoor scenes. Three 
other companies are slated to start for 
the Coast shortly afterward. 




CHARLES EMERSON COOK 

Who directed the publicity campaign 



for 



the p 
•THE BATTLE CKY OF PEACE." now at the 
Vitagraph. The showing in the daily press for 
this attraction has established a record for 
the current season and incidentally is one of 
the best pieces of press work seen on Broadway 
in some time. Mr. Cook was formerly general 
press representative for David Belasco. 



NEW ENGLAND LOOMING UP. 

Nobody has given New England 
much notice as a picture integral, yet 
developments up that way, especially 
in the sections adjacent to Boston, this 
year and last, has brought N. £. to the 
front as a profitable center for film sub- 
jects of all kinds. 

There are fully 1,000 picture houses 
in New England that average 800 ca- 
pacity and of these the nickel places 
are few and far between. Last year in 
some of the best picture localities busi- 
ness conditions were away off and nat- 
urally affected the film houses. This 
year things are wholly different al- 
though some sections, particularly 
those that are making war munitions 
and sending supplies away on foreign 
contracts, etc., have plenty of money 
to percolate through the film amuse- 
ment treasuries. 

In commenting upon the elimination 
of the very low-priced admission pic- 
ture theatres, a number of film men 
who are considered in a position to 
know whereof they speak, say the in- 
crease in length and cost of picture 
shows have forced the exhibitor to 
either tilt his admission or quit business 
entirely. The advance of film rentals 
has also been an important factor with 
the best of features at a price that 
makes a nickel admission absolutely 
out of the question. Not long ago ex- 
hibitors were offering a film show run- 
ning from 30 to 45 minutes throughout 
New England at jitney admission but 
the progress of time makes it necessary 
that the same houses now run from a 
iy* to 4-hour show. Playing the length- 
ier show increased the cost of his film 
rentals and subsequently up went the 
box office fees. 

These same film experts say that all 
classes of film rentals have gone up 
over preceding years. They add that 
some of the New England exhibitors 
have been unusually successful while 
others have been less fortunate and lost 
with others just about breaking even. 

Features have made great inroads in 
the N. E. houses but the exhibitors up 
there use keen judgment in their show- 
ing, running them for 2-3-4 days at a 
stretch if the feature shows any "kick" 
at all. 

East of Springfield, Mass., there are 
no one-day feature exhibits and the ex- 
hibitors get all the box-office play they 
a feature. West of Springfield up York 
State one runs into the single day ex- 
hibitions but it appears to be a fore- 
gone conclusion that in time they too 
will be playing the multiple-reeled sub- 
jects on the "split week" basis. 

New houses, seating from 2,000 to 
3,300, are springing up like mushrooms 
and at least half a dozen of these big- 
ger-typed places will be in running 
order by Thanksgiving. 

Five sets of reels showing "The 
Birth of a Nation," in New England 
last week, yielded a net profit of %23 t - 
000. This is a section of the United 
States where there is little or no preju- 
dice against the negro race. It re- 
calls the time when John H. Springer 
had the Grand Opera House in New 
York and played "The Clansman" 
(from which the "Nation" was adapt- 
ed) three times in one season, each 
time to bigger business and to a larger 
percentage of colored folks. 



24 



MOVING PICTURES 




Howard Mitchell la now with Tbanhouser. 



F. A. Xleltton owns the "Old Glory" feature. 

Helen Helyeu Ih permanently among the Vita 
players. 



George Ade watt on the Coast last week giv- 
ing (he big picture plants the "once over." 



. Hetty Hartc will hereafter be featured In 
the big subjects made by the Superior. 



Dal Clawson has gone to Morosco and Pallas 
as the chief of the photographic department. 



Monty Katterjohn has Just Joined the 
Thomas I nee menarlo forces. 



The Lone Star has "The Round-Up" on Its 
feature list. 



"The Soul of Pierre," by George Obnet. Is 
to be featurlzed by the Bio. 

Every fifteen weeks Mary Miles Mlnter Is 
to be starred in a Metro feature. 



Selig's next comedy feature will be the 
Oarlee Hoyt play. "A Milk White Flag." 



Francis Ford has Anlshed the direction of 
"The Broken Coin," serial for the Universal. 



Tbe Vita has become the owner of eleven 
acres of ground at Hollywood, Cal. 

Tommy Toner has completed several comedy 
pictures for Lubln. 



J. P. McGowan has completed his first big 
IT production, "The Yellow Star." 



Three-reeled comedy subjects are being 
turned out by tbe L-KO company. 

C. E. Smith Is in charge of Metros branch In 
Des Moines. 



William Bonelll made bis debut in 
American Gentleman" (Liberty). 



"An 



Connie Miles Is no longer doing the publicity 
for the National Film Corp. 



Bill Ryno has enlisted with tbe Superior 
film forces. 



Paul Everton Is able to be out and around 
again. 



Essanay plans to produce "Robinson Crusoe 
and bis Man Friday" in eight reels. 



William Wells heads the Thos. W. Ryley 
production of "Trail of the Lonesome Pine." 



Twenty-eight reels in all comprises the new 
Mutual program for its new service start this 
week. 



Bennle Zledman is getting out a four-column 
pamphlet In the interests of the Griffith studios 
on tbe Coast. 



L. V. Jefferson is the author of "Social 
Democracy," in which Cleo Madison, Joe 
King and Ray Hanford will be principals. 

"Jordan In a Hard Road" is a big feature 
which Frank Campeau and Allan Dwan are co- 
direct ing on the Coast. 



The Panorama on Nostrand avenue, Brook- 
lyn, reopened with a straight picture policy 
this week. 



The Arena, on Flatbush avenue Brooklyn, 
has closed. The Atlantic, a few doors away, 
has given It hard opposition for some time. 

Lillian Tucker will appear in person at the 
Regent and Hamilton next week when "Evi- 
dence" in wolch she is starred is shown. 



Sydney Ay res is featured in "The Man 
From Panama" which Lynn Reynolds Is stag- 
ing with a royal good will. 

The Monroe, Brooklyn, is a new house B. F. 
Keith has opened with a change of dally fea- 
tures. 



The Bio is making a feature of "Dora." 
from Lord TennyBon'n poem, the scenario being 
adupted by Charles Reade. 



"On the ."»:ir»," depicting the trials and 
trlbulatlonH of a commuter, has been made 
by the Artone Co., with Roy Walling featured. 

The Hlograph is releasing several reissues 
featuring Blanche Sweet. Most of the pic- 
tures are two-reelers. 



Edythe Sterling has finished her first wild 
animal picture, "The Queen of the Jungle- 
land." 



George Bunny, brother of the late John 
Hunny, has Joined the Eastern Company 
( Providence). 



The first of Henry McRae's film directed 
subjects with King Raggot is a three-reeled 
subject. "The Reward," and also a one-reeler. 



(one part) Is released Sept. 10. and in It W. 
C. Fields, tbe comedy Juggler, Is starred. 

Marlon and Madeline Fairbanks enact the 
principal roles In "The Twins of the O. L, 
Ranch," released Sept. 19. 

Beatrice Van's first picture release with the 
Beauty (No. 2) company Is "A Friend In 
Need." 



The George Bronson Howard play, "An En- 
emy to Society," will be an autumn feature 
release. 



Shorty Hamilton, of the Shorty comedies 
(Broncho), is featured In a three-reeled Rlalto 
Star Feature (Mutual), released Sept. 15. 



The Barry McDonald Film Co. Is engaged In 
making a feature which Is reported as coating 
$15,000. 

Hundreds of picture cameras were to be 
seen on all sides at the McFarland-Glbbons 
fight at Brighton Beach Saturday night. 



Robert Fischer, Arthur Donaldson, Beulah 
Poynter and Frank Longacre have the prin- 
cipal roles In the "School Bells" feature. 

The next Edmund Breese picture will be 
"The Spell of the Yukon" by the Popular Plays 
ft Players Co. 

Essanay Is making another big Viola Allen 
feature, using her old success, "In the Palace 
of a King," by F. Marlon Crawford. 

"The Purple Night," featuring Florence 
Rockwell, will be released via the Knicker- 
bocker Star Featurea Sept. 15. 

Helen Starr, magazine story writer and a 
former vaudeville and stock actress, of late 
connected with the Reel Life staff, has Joined 
tbe Universalis publicity forces. 



"The House of a Thousand Scandals." a 
four part Mutual master picture, with Harold 
Lockwood and May Allison, la marked for re- 
lease Sept 23. 

Margaret Snow Is to be the starred player 
in a multiple-reeled feature made by the 
Quality for Metro entitled "A Corner In Cot- 
ton," which was written by Francis Bushman. 

Arthur Cunningham and Claude Cooper have 
been assigned the leads in the second Falstafl 
comedies. Their first will be "Bessie's Bach- 
elor Boobs." 



Dan Mason, of the old team of Mason and 
Mason, appearing in Edison comedies for a 
long time, is now a comedy lead with the 
Eastern Co., Providence. 



Arthur 8. White, of the B. F. Keith's forces, 
has again Issued his Crescent theatre program, 
which contains pictures of photoplay stars and 
several pages of news about them. 



The Oliver Morosco moving picture studio 
is now being occupied in the production of 
"The Yankee Girl," starring Blanche Ring In 
her original role. 

Hardy Gibson, of Gibson and Dyso, has 
been engaged by the American Film Co., and 
Is at Santa Barbara, where he has been cast 
to take part in the Van Loan series. 

Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Drew are the featured 
principals in the new Vita feature. "Playing 
Dead" (Ave parts), released Sept. 20 via the 
V-L-S-E. 

D. L. Burke, of Los Angeles, owner and 
producer of the Deer Brand pictures, and 
vice-president of the Associated Film Manu- 
facturers, Inc., was in New York last week. 

"Brownie" Vernon Is featured In "The Girl 
of the Dance Hall," having the support of 
Malcolm Blevlns, late of the Morosco Co., and 
E. P. Evers, formerly of the Blograph. 

It's all settled that Lubln will do "The Great 
Divide," the Romalne Fielding stock In the 
west making the film. Ethel Clayton Is han- 
dling the feminine lead. 

"The Red Petticoat" will be fllmlzed by the 
Eastern Co., with Helen Lowell features. The 
Eastern Will also make features out of "Cap'n 
EN" and "The Return of Eve." 



Harry Chandlee, of the Metro's scenario 
staff, adapted "The Woman Pays" from Flor- 
ence Gerald's play of that title. Valll Valll 
will be starred and Edgar Jones will direct. 

The Henrietta Crosman subject will be "The 
Faddist," a Broadway U feature, formerly 
styled "The Cbaperone." Miss Crosman is 
now working on the film In the west. 

Paul Gllmore, now with the Triangle forces, 
will ippear on the T list as the star in a 
five-part picture, "The Penitent." The dlr.r- 
tlon is In charge of Jack Conway. 



The first of tbe Gaumont All-Star release* 



Word came from the Coast tbls week that 
J. Warren Kerrigan, following a recent oper- 
ation, has fully recovered his health and is 
back at hard work at the U studios, Uni- 
versal City. 



Marie Walcamp and Max Asher, Coast film 
players, are recovering from pneumonia. 
Each caught "cold" while working In pic- 
tures with pneumonia resulting from con- 
tinued exposure. 



"The Superior Claim" (two parts), by Ben 
Cobn, Is being filmed by Joseph Frans with 
the leads enacted by Millard Wilson, Sher- 
man Bainbrldge, Edythe Sterling and Rex de 
Rosslll. 



"The Wolf of Debt," a four-reeler, has 

tust been completed by Billy Garwood snd 
Molet Merseau and they have started work 
on a one-part comedy by Ben Aarons, di- 
rected by Jack Harvey. 

i 

Roy Applegate Is appearing In the heavy 
role in the film production of "The Bludgeon." 



Ethel Mary Oakland, the 7-year-old atar of 
"School Bel lea," Is to have a scenario writ- 
ten for her In which she Is to he featured. 



William ("Bill") Bailey, late of the Imp- 
Universal and Essanay, has Joined the Rolfe 
forces and will be seen In Metro pictures. He 
has been appointed assistant to director John 
Noble. 



Lillian Tucker and Clara Whipple are in- 
terested In the formation of a club for picture 
actresses. Henry Otto, with the Universal as 
an actor four years ago, haa returned to that 
concern aa a director. 



Captain Jack Bonavita and wild animals are 
featured In the first of the Centaur releases 
on the Mutual'e new program, a two-reeled 
subject, "The Rajahs Sacrifice," an Oriental 
drama. 



Robert Edgren, sporting editor New York 
Evening World, haa written a film scenario 
which the Vltagraph has accepted. The Vita Is 
also now making "Masters of Men," from the 
works of the late Morgan Robertson. 

Louis Sherwin, the Globe's dramatic critic, 
and Shelley Hamilton, Everybody's theatrical 
reviewer, are back In New York, after visit- 
ing some of the big film plants on the Pacific 
Coast. 



George Fawcett and company are making a 
feature called "The Frame Up." with Otis 
Turner directing. The cast Includes Maude 
George, Harry Carter, Albert MacQuarrle, 
Olive Golden, Lulu Warrenton. 

Ex-President Taft's sister visited Universal 
City recently to find out how films are made. 
The U waa alao visited by Freddie Welsh. 
Nobu Hara (Japanese prima donna), and Mrs. 
Carter Harrison. 

Wilbur Crane Is now under a new contract, 
having Joined the David Horsley Co. He will 
appear In three-reeled featurea, the first being 
"The Protest," released Sept 29. The Crane 
pictures will be directed by Jay Hunt 

Cleo Madison has not left the Universal 
after all. This picture atar has been pro- 
moted In the sense that ahe Is to direct a 
series of pictures. She's handling tbe Joseph 
de Grasse company, de Grasse being off duty, 
owing to Illness. 

Although it has been reported that Duattn 
Farnum did not leave for the coast to work 
for the Pallas Co., it has been denied and 
Farnum Is at present at the atudlo of that 
company In Los Angeles under a long term 
contract 



David W. Griffith, who some time ago fin- 
ished his multiple-reeled feature, "The Mother 
and the Law," almost aa long In the making 
as "The Birth of a Nation." Is letaktn* tome 
of the principal scenes. How this big film will 
be distributed is a matter yet to be determined. 

The Kriterlon, now Jointly controlled by S. 
L. Newman and Lee Sonneborn. and restyled 
the Kriterlon Sales Corporation by them, has 
sufficient negatives, old and new, on hand, to 
start with eleven weeks' releases. The Krlt's 
program will offer 18 releases a week. 

It 3 given out by the Kalem presc depart- 
ment that $10,000 was the price paid to E. W. 
Horning for the photoplay rights to his 
"Stingaree," which Kalem will Issue as a 
twelve-part series, each episode to be In two 
acts. 



R. E. Rlddlck. business agent for different 
road shows, is now attached to the Flying 
Squadron of the Fox Corp. He left this week 
for Dallas and the south to be gone a month 
or so booming the features. Since his connec- 
tion with films Rlddlck says it has angles the 
show game has never experienced. 

The Carter DeHaven-Flora Parker feature 
for the U has been received in the New York 
offices. At first it was decided to call It "At 
Watt College," but It will likely be Issued 
as "Bucking the Lion." Mr. and Mrs. DeHaven 
returned to Broadway last week from the 
Coast where they made the 'picture. 

William Welsfeld, vice-president and general 
manager of the E. a G. Film Service, has con- 
cluded a contract with the Associated Film 
Sales Corporation by which the E. a G. Film 
Service obtains the right to handle the Associ- 
ated Grand Prix features in Greater New York 
and in Northern New Jersey. 

Douglas Bronston, who adapted the scena- 
rio of "Neal of the Navy." has arrived In 
Long Beach to watch the Aiming of the latter 
part of the serial photoplay which Balboa Is 
doing for Pathe. Before going Into pictures, 



Mr. Bronston waa a stage manager for the 
Lleblers. 



Director Frank Lloyd, of Pallas Pictures, la 
making preparations for the production of 
Booth Tarklngton's 'The Gentleman from In- 
diana." This tale of the Whltecaps will serve 
Dustln Farnum as a starring vehicle for the 
Arst of the four productions he will make In 
the next six months for this firm. 



The V-L-S-E forces are to fllmlse aome of 
the well-known books of Cyrus Townsend 
Brady, Meredith Nicholson, George Randolph. 
Chester, Harold MacOrath, George Ade. Anna 
Katharine Green, Cecil Raleigh, F. Marlon 
Crawford, Charles Klein, Charles Hoyt* Cosmo 
Hamilton, Clyde Fitch, Henry Arthur Jones, 
Rex Beach and several others. 



Rupert Julian, working In "The Dumb Girl 
of Portlcl," did a scene so realistically last 
week with Douglas Gerrard that the latter 
fell on him when Gerrard pulled him off a 
horse. Julian's back was painfully wrenched 
and had to be aent home In an auto. Julian 
reported back at the studios this week after 
a four daya' lay up. 

Paul Panser, now on the U's pay-roll, re- 
ceived some New York press publicity last 
week when the papers wrote up hla real 
rescue of a fellow- photoplayer off Sandy Hook 
when he dived from the Mandalay and fished 
out Charles Slattery. who had been seised by 
cramps. This rescue will be embodied In a 
picture called "A Tale of the Sea." 



Although the work of making the "Broken 
Coin" aerial for the U continues the heroine, 
Grace Cunard, la In a hospital and unfit 
for camera duty. Pictures are being taken 
that do not require Miss Cunard's screen 
presence and she Is expected to resume work 
within the near future. It haa been decided 
to extend the Coin serial and Miss Cunard 
Is writing the scenario for the added chapters. 



The entire collection of plays and manuscripts 
In the collection of Lester Wallack have been 
secured by the Metro. There are over a hun- 
dred of these. Among the dramatists wbo?e 
works are Included In this collection are 
Richard Brlnsley Sheridan, Mrs. Charles 
Kemble, Dion Bouclcault, J. Sterling Coyne. 
William Brough, John Brougham, Colley Ctb- 
ber, James Sheridan Knowlea and Samuel 
Foote. 



The Triangle denies that "L'Alglon" cos- 
tumes will be worn by the ushers of the "model 
theatres" when they are opened. The Tri- 
angle will shortly consolidate Its New York 
general offices. Last week they sent George 
Sammis to Chicago to manage the Studebaker, 
succeeding Mason Peters, who has resigned 
Blllle Burke, who haa started in on her fea- 
ture work for the T., Is playing the lead In 
a little Scotch comedy. 



The Animated Weekly secured some valu- 
able publicity this week when It sent out 
photos taken of the Santa Anna on the day 
It left New York on Its Ill-fated trip. One 
of their cameramen had been aboard and took 
several pictures of the 1,700 reservists headed 
for the Italian army. They were the only re- 
cent pictures taken of the Santa Anna and 
have been used by newspapers throughout 
the country In connection with the stories 
of the burning of the vessel. 



NEW INCORPORATIONS. 

Zlerfcld Fllam Corporation. $60,000. 
Irwin B. Cochran, Walter E. Koch, Will- 
iam K. Ziegfeld, New York. 

Vic's Bis Hits. $5,000. Motion Pictures. 
Samuel and Emanuel J. Ginsberg", Vic 
Peres, New York. 

Waltamaa Asnascaseat Co. $200,000. S. 
S. Slater, M. P. Winne, F. C. Simons. 
Great Neck. N. Y. 

Kesalcr Theatre Co. $10,000. L. Leh- 
rer, D. Mandel, D. Kessler, New York. 

Klaetleartoaa Corporation. $100,000. 
Motion Pictures. George B. Read, Earnest 
A. Zelna, George Edwin Joseph, New 
York. 

NEW BUILDINGS. 

Richard Snell reported building a $40,000 
theatre, seating 1,600, at Fort Dodge, la. 

Al. Ringllng has filed plans for a §60,- 
000 opera house In Baraboo, Wis., which Is 
likely to be known as the Ringllng theatre. 

N. B. EXHIBITORS' BALL. 

Sam Grant is in town combining busi- 
ness with pleasure. He is connected 
with a number of film houses in New 
England and incidentally made his big- 
pest hit up Boston way by pulling off a 
big picture ball up there last year that 
brought out all the big film folks as 
well as the state's chief executives. 

Another big racket (it's called the 
New England Ball) takes place in the 
Boston Arena Dec. 1 under the auspices 
cf N. E. Exhibitors. As 8,500 attended 
last season, General Chairman Grant 
believes that this year's affair will draw 
equally as well. 



FILM REVIEWS 



25 



i 
THE IVORY SNUFF BOX. 

Kicbard Duvall Holbrook Blinn 

Grace Elllcot Alma Belwln 

Dr. Hartmann Norman Trevor 

Prefect of Police Robert Cummlnga 

Holbrook Blinn la featured In the Brady pic- 
turlsatlon of Frederic Arnold Krummer's novel, 
"The I Tory Snuff Box," which lenda itaelf ad- 
mirably to filming in fire parte. The role he 
plays Is a young American detective In the 
employ of the French Secret Service and his 
choppy, incisive mannerisms fit In nicely for 
the part of a sleuth of the mental "Sherlock 
Holmes" type. In Paris he falls In love with 
Grace Blllcot, a young girl of his own na- 
tionality. On his wedding day he Is summoned 
to trace the theft of an Ivory snuff box which 
has been stolen from the French Ambassador 
to England, which contains the secret code 
or the government and which Is wanted by 
the Germans. It is all very timely with the 
present European hostilities. Duvall, the de- 
tective, Is compelled to leave his bride In Paris 
on his wedding day, and rushes off to London. 
When his wife learns where he has gone, 
she follows and wishes to assist her husband 
in his diplomatic work. The fate of France 
depends upon the prompt recovery of the box. 
The Ambassador suggests that she go to Brus- 
sels and try to gain admittance to a private 
sanitarium there which is conducted by Dr. 
Hartmann, who Is a German spy. This she 
accomplishes by a ruse, pretending that she Is 
suffering from somnambulism. The wife Is 
played by Alma Belwln with exceptionally 
satisfactory results. The pair go through a 
series of sensational but not unnatural experi- 
ences, which contribute intense suspensive 
dramatic interest. A torture chamoer scene, 
showing the detective being tortured with 
"ultra-violet rays," while his wife Is forced to 
look on, in order to find out where the recov- 
ered box has been hidden, Is worthy of Sardou, 
and in fact recalls that famous author's "La 
Tosca." She finally tells where the box Is hid- 
den, but meanwhile the detective has substi- 
tuted the code numbers for others and in the 
end the genuine code Is handed over to the 
Prefect of Police in Paris and the couple 
start on their honeymoon. The picture was 
directed by Maurice Tourneur and reflects 
credit upon that producer. There are a num- 
ber of ingenious double exposures and flash- 
backs and, barring the partial unlntelllgibillty 
of some of the handwriting, the photography 
is to be commended. "The Ivory Snuff Box" 
Is a first- rate feature for any picture programe. 

Jolo. 



THE GALLOPER. 

"The Galloper", is a five-part Pathe produc- 
tion adapted from the original Richard Hard- 
ing Davis piece and features Clifton Craw- 
ford. Incidentally this is the first of the 
"Gold Rooster" plays, a recently acquired 
Pathe trade-mark for Its features. As di- 
rected by Donald MacKensle, "The Galloper" 
travels somewhat away from the stereotyped 
multiple reel comedy, for It introduces prac- 
tically none of the film slapsticks and main- 
tains its entertaining strength solely on the 
farce comedy situations provided by the orig- 
inal script and reconstructed by tbe director. 
This may encourage a further Introduction of 
dignified comedy features and open a new line 
of endeavor for the comic film producers for 
the farce comedy picture, while still In the 
introductory state, is a decided success and 
makes a stronger appeal to the clean comedy 
patron than the "knock 'em dead" specie. 
The story pictures the experiences of "The 
Galloper" (Melville Stewart), a war corre- 
spondent by profession, who is assigned to 
cover the activities of the Turko Greece en- 
counter. He sails for Athens, leaving behind 
a love-smitten widow, an alimony bill among 
countless others and his ex-wife. Unfortun- 
ately, the entire group pursue him until he 
finally resigns in disgust, handing his appoint- 
ment over t<> a millionaire (Mr. Crawford) 
who Journeyed abroad in search of adventure, 
but lost his desire through the Introduction 
of a volunteer nurse (Rye Alexander), who 
finally accepted the lnevltabe engagement 
ring. Crawford brought out all the essential 
comedy punches and was fortunately pro- 
vided with proper contrast to register strongly 
with his natural line of work. The photog- 
raphy was excellent, in spots showing tbe 
natural colors which helped considerably. The 
mob scenes, like most of the modern features, 
carried far too few supernumeraries to be 
convincing and the few skirmishes staged re- 
sembled nothing beyond an ordinary shooting 
"party " While the manufacturer undoubt- 
edly realizes the advantages of large numbers 
In these affairs, very few extend their efforts 
to stage a good battle view. However, Cruw- 
ford's work, ably supported by Stewart's fine 
role, held up the Interest and earned a round 
of applause at the finale, something unusual 
nowadays for a feature. It Is genuinely en- 
tertaining and the exploits and complications 
afforded sufficient interest to make "T'he Gal- 
loper" a first class release and one worthy of 
the title of an established stage success. 

Wynn. 

THE MAN .TRAIL. 

John Peabody Rtchurd C. Travers 

Belle June Keith 

"Wolf" John FBrnest Maupaln 

"Bull" Bart Ttnimas McLarnle 

Old Nels Arthur W. Bates 

Myrtle Betty Scott 

"Big" Charley Jack Meredith 

"French" Jlramle Hugh Thompson 

Rlihu Peabody John »?ssar 

"Shorty" Norby Sam Cramtr 

Richard C. Travers and Jijne Keith are the 
featured players In the cr.st of "The Mai 
Trail," a six-reel Essanay (V-L-S-E.) fea- 
ture, adapted from tbe nove" by Henry Oyen. 
which was plcturized under the direction of 
('apt. E. H. Calvert. The tlti'o of the picture 



does not seem to be particularly adapted to 
the story, but the feature Itself is a real thril- 
ler from the start to the finish. The atory la 
told consistently and there is a full measure 
of action throughout the six reels. The cast 
Is wonderfully balanced and In addition to 
Mr. Travers, honors must go to Ernest Mau- 
paln, Thomas McLarnle and Arthur W. Bates. 
The scenario plot evolves a story of life In 
a lumber camp Into which the young nephew 
of "Wolf" John, who Is the head of an Inde- 
pendent lumber concern. The uncle Is trou- 
bled with a weak heart and under the doctor's 
care. The young man is with his father In 
Philadelphia and is one of the "boys." The 
father and uncle conspire to make a man of 
the youth and he is sent to tbe lumber dis- 
trict Here under an assumed name he is put 
to work In the gang to work his way to the 
top. The uncle has an adopted daughter, 
Belle (June Keith), she and the uncle's fore- 
man and manager, "Bull" Bart, are having an 
affair. As the story develops young John falls 
In love with the girl and when she finally 
shows that she prefers him to "Bull" Bart, 
the latter shows his true colors, for he has 
been working hand In glove with the Lumber 
Trust In an effort to ruin the old man. The 
young nephew then takes hold of the affairs 
of the camp and the new tract which has been 
opened up, and fights the many conspiracies 
of the trust and finally wins out and captures 
the girl. There is a lot of action of the good 
old-fashioned sort In the picture. At least a 
dosen fights occur during the action of the 
picture story and they range all the way from 
an Improvised ring battle to a free-for-all. 
There are also a number of bits of gun play 
and one In particular, wfiere Old Nels and 
young John try to clean out the rough ele- 
ment In a whiskey dive, Is very effective, until 
the final touch arrives. Here the youngster Is 
shown carrying the old henchman on his back 
out of the place with a score of the rival gang 
firing at him with both revolvers and rifles, 
but no one seems to be able to make a hit. 
When one considers the short range and the 
number of shots fired, the "get away" in the 
manner which it Is made Is an Impossibility, 
or at least, would be were this scene ever 
enacted In reality. In the plcturlsatlon Capt. 
Calvert has done some really remarkable work. 
The fights of the rough and tumble order 
were exceedingly well staged and of the big- 
ger scenes there were two that were mightily 
Impressive. One showing the lumber camp In 
moonlight and the other which was a "pan" 
of the burning of Whiskey Ridge, which was 
the drinking and gambling resort of the rough 
woodsmen. The feature Is one that will In- 
terest any audience and should bring a big 
box office return. Fred. 

THE INCORRIGIBLE DUKANE. 

James A. Dukane, Jr John Barry more 

James A. Dukane, 8r W. T. Carleton 

Corbettson ( Supt. ) Stuart Balrd 

Lantry. Camp Bully William Meech 

Crofton, Ranch Owner C. E. McDonald 

Enid Crofton Helen Weir 

The Famous Players (Paramount) release, 
with John Barrymore, at the Broadway this 
week. It is programmlcally termed as "a 
picturization of the melodramatic comedy" of 
like name. Melodramatics of a rough sort 
are In it, but the "comedy" is a misnomer, 
unless one will accept as funny John Barry- 
more's attempts to Imitate Charlie Chaplin. 
The scene is a western one In the main, 
young Dukane (Mr. Barrymore) having gone 
to Colorado, where a dam Is being built by 
his father, who is the main-spring of the 
Dukane Construction Co. While on tbe 
ground and unknown to the workmen, Du- 
kane, junior, unearths a job by the super- 
intendent and others to weaken the dam 
through a light mixture of cement, the con- 
spirators pocketing the difference in money. 
The father arrives lust after a series of poor- 
ly handled mob fights between two factions 
of workmen, and the blowing up of a house, 
the latter "explosion" held on the sheet long 
enough for the avdience to witness the pa- 
pier mache pieces slowly floating to earth. 
Young Dukane Is appointed superintendent 
by his father and completes the dam. also 
marrying the girl (Helen Weir) The dnale 
is two years after, with the married couple 
fondling their baby. Mr. Barrymore tries for 
too much comedy in the feature, overdoing 
it of course in that way. He attempts falls, 
floes a "funny walk" and mixes In with slap- 
stick until Chaplin is continually in mind. 
At least the Famous Players might be sus- 
pected of creativeness sufficient to present 
self-made comedy or none at all. The story 
is not wholly clear toward the ending, though 
one wooden house seemingly always In use, 
even after It was blown up. A gross in- 
consistency was a "4 A. M." awakening, to 
see Barrymore go to work with pick and 
shovel at that hour among five or six other 
laborers, the girl taking a joy horseback 
ride at the same time In the morning, while 
the superintendent and his confederate were 
at work In the office, not to mention the high 
daylight so early. If there's anything at 
all worth much while to "The Incorrigible 
Dukane" It will be only Mr. Earrymore's 
name. Bime. 

THE BONDJTOF PASSION. 

Here Is a mellow melo, fairly ripe. It Is a 
three-reel foreign-made, presumably In Sweden, 
bearing the trade-mark of the Great Northern. 
There Is no originality to the story- A poor 
girl falling for a porch-climbing gent, who, 
after he has wronged her, will not make It 
right by marrying. After the child Is born 
she goes upon the stage, Is a success ; has many 
suitors, but owing to tbe child and the man 
i till being alive, feels she can not marry. To 
g"t rid of the kid the picture director thought 
of the scheme of thrqwlng it out of a win- 
dow. This is done. But the actress still feels 
that -he Is not free to marry. The man, now 



a lowly wretch, puts In his appearance. He 
drinks poison by mistake and she marries a 
count Not so bad for a little girl who went 
all wrong at the start. Plenty of action in 
the first reel when all the "wronging" takes 
place. After that, until the killing of the 
child and the death of the man, there is not 
much to quicken the hearts of the lovers of 
melodrama. The theatre business was fairly 
well worked out, although It appeared that the 
young woman who became so successful was 
a "cooch" dancer and not a dramatic star as 
suggested. Her attire for these scenes would 
suggest a wlggler. At a nickel a throw this 
will get the dough. 



applauded strenuously. The arsenal and forti- 
fications scenes are genuine and the scenic 
and sartorial effects throughout are strlotly 
correct to the most minute detail. All told, In 
spite of any personal opinion as to the amount 
or intensity^ of emotion to be Injected by Miss 
Nansen, "The Song of Hate" Is one of tbe 
finest features ever released. Jolo. 



WHAT HAPPENED ON THE BERBUDA 

This, a three-reeler, from the Edison studio 
based on a nautical experience with the ac- 
companying mutiny in all Its melodramatic 
flavor, the perilous plight of the subdued cap- 
tain and officers and the eventual rescue ef- 
fected by the Inevitable heroine, etc., it looks 
like a product of the former directory group 
of the Edison plant, at least It's to he hoped 

4 his is not a sample of the new regime's efforts 
or, as a feature, despite Its limited length, It 
carries nothing beyond a title and a few good 
ship views. A wireless operator becomes in- 
fatuated with the heroine, a passenger on the 
ship, who is traveling with her aged grand- 
father, a practising physician. The operator 
shows her the varioua parts of hla apparatus, 
acquainting her with the Marconi code. The 
crew, under the leadership of one of the A. B. 
seamen, take possession of the ship after send- 
ing a dosen or more to the ocean's bottom. 
The captain, wireless operator and Orandpa 
have been securely trussed up In ropes and un- 
ceremoniously thrown Into a stateroom. The 
girl was locked In the wireless office, but just 
when everyone figured on her to send out the 
S. O. 3. call, the A. B. seaman dispatched one 
of the mutinous crew to the topmast to wreck 
the aerial rod and then It looked curtains for 
Orandpa, Cap and the Marconi student. Fin- 
ally the shaft went "democratic" and the man 
at the helm advised the aelf-appolnted pilot 
that the ship would have to drift, which 
crabbed the prearranged journey to South 
America. It drifted along on what seemed 
like the Central Park lake, for the surface 
was like a piece of glass, and finally ran 
aahore on a sandbar a abort distance from the 
inevitable Island. Orandpa had given the 
heroine a powerful sleeping potion to use in 
case of a "jam," and after the pirate crew 
had landed the girl slipped the entire dose Into 
the coffeepot and then came some high and 
lofty tumbling. One by one that crew lay 
himself down to slumber and the girl made 
for the boat, although It's a safe bet she never 
rowed to the ship, for she went after the oars 
like an Iron- worker making a play for some 
lady fingers. She finally released the trio and 
the operator naturally fixed the aerial and 
sent out for help. An U. 8. cruiser answered 
in time to meet the roughnecks who had 
awakened and returned to tbe boat and then 
came the film fight with the ususl result. 
Needless to say, the operator and his heroine 
became engaged then and there. That mutin- 
ous crew looked as though they had never 
been aboard a ship before, possibly excepting 
a ferryboat, and the ease with which the cap- 
tain and his subordinates surrendered didn't 
speak well for nautical discipline. The pic- 
ture was taken In smooth water, which elimi- 
nated the possibility of any sensational or 
semi-sensational action. It waa tamely di- 
rected, with no variation of views and could 
have been consistently staged In a gentleman's 
parlor Insofar as speed or action went It 
doesn't figure as a standard feature and as a 
filler for any program It measures up as a 
weakling. Wynn. 

THE SONG OF HATE. 

Less than six weeks ago the artistic director 
of the concern turning out the finest moving 
pictures made In England, on being Interview- 
ed by the writer, said, among other things, 
that In his opinion Betty Nansen was the 
greatest emotional actress appearing in photo- 
plays. This opinion Is shared to a greater or 
lesser degree by many folks In the Industry. 
The writer of this review also concedes that 
she Is certainly a candidate for first honors ; 
but, somehow or other. It seems as If she 
might have registered a trifle more strongly In 
the picturization of "The Song of Hate," which 
Is adapted from probably the strongest drama 
ever written, "La Tosca." It Is a Fox Film 
Co. feature, produced by J. Gordon Edwards, 
with Miss Nansen as Florla Tosca and Arthur 
Hoops as the Baron Scarpla. For some reason 
the name of the role of Mario Cavaradosal has 
been changed to Maurice Saranof and also 
why the name of the drama itaelf has been 
changed Is not apparent on the surface. Shown 
at the Academy last Sunday, the management 
overlooked a strong bet by not utilizing the 
music of the opera of "Tosca" .to accompany 
the running of the picture. "La Tosca" Is a 
"scene-chewing" drama of the old school that 
calls for the visualisation of the moat violent 
emotion. Repression should be cast aside for 
"heaving bosom" stuff when, In the big scene 
Tosca stabs Scarpla. Tbe director seems to 
have consistently avoided this, preferring to 
show the mental anguish entirely by facial ex- 
pression, which Is done with a series of close- 
up views. One of the finest things ever pro- 
duced In filming Is a scene between Tosca and 
Scarpla, where the villainous police chief pro- 
poses to Tosca that In consideration of giving 
herself to him that he will enable Tosca's 
lover to escape death. Scarpla stands with his 
back to the camera while Tosca faces it. By 
a series of close-up "flash-backs" their camera 
positions are constantly reversed to reveal 
the facial expressions of both. Hoops, as 
Scarpla. makes a most classy and distinguish- 
ed-looking villain and so convincing was the 
conflict between the two that when he was 
finally stabbed to death by Tosca the audience 



ESMERALDA. 

Esmeralda Mary Plokford 

Her Mother Ida Waterman 

Her Father Fuller Melllah 

Count de Montessin Arthur Hoops 

William Estabrook William Buckley 

David Hardy Charles Waldron 

"Esmeralda," with Mary Plckford, Is a 
Famous Players (Paramount) four-reeler. 
When exhibited at the Strand Sunday the 
film appeared unfinished, as though it had 
left the F. P. offices In a hurry, to open the 
regular season for Paramount exhibitors. It 
may have been a wise selection to have a 
"Mary Plckford" on the sheet against com- 
petition for the first Paramount release of 
the regular season, but "Esmeralda" 
wasn't a suitable selection from any. 
angle. The feature ended abruptly, and like- 
ly no one at the Strand knows whether 
Esmeralda married David Hardy or the 
Count de Montessin. Another confusing view 
at the finish left an auditor In doubt whether 
the Rogers family had lost their wealth, 
returning from the olty to the farm house, 
or If that particular "home, aweet home" 
scene waa in retrospect But though the 
finale had been logically brought to a head, 
the story before It would have been 
no better supported. The Rogerses, Includ- 
ing Esmeralda, her father and mother, lived 
In a small country farm, that was productive 
of so little they were willing to sell the 
homestead for $1,200. Nearby was David 
Hardy, In love with Esmeralda. Valuable 
ore discovered on the Rogers' farm brought 
the offer to buy, and as Mrs. Rogers was 
about to close the sale, David Intervened 
through a conversation he had overheard be- 
tween two speculators', the Rogerses instead, 
leasing the farm, receiving a percentage of the 
output, and becoming Immensely wealthy, ac- 
cording to the film Indications. Mrs. Rogers 
dominated her home, both on the farm and 
In the city, also her family, so much so the 
role of the father commenced to lose char- 
acter after awhile, even though ably taken 
by Fuller Mellish. After the Rogers family 
had removed to town, where Hardy had previ- 
ously gone In search of employment, Mrs. 
Rogers maneuvered a msrrlags with Count 
de Montessin for her daughter. To wean 
Esmeralda from her fondness for David, Mrs. 
Rogers had written a note saying Hardy waa 
dead. But whether this was to really wean 
Esmeralda away or to cause her to stop look- 
ing at David's picture Is about an even 
chance. Esmeralda looked at the picture so 
often It almost became a nightmare. Hardy 
found nothing to do and was walking along 
the river front for a permanent resting place 
when he ssw a notice of Esmeralda's mar- 
riage, set for the same day. He wandered 
to the Rogers' home, saw Esmeralda step 
out of Mary Plckford's automobile and she 
ssw him at the same time. Esmeralda 
swooned and she did that almost as often aa 
she looked at Dave's photo. In her deepest 
faint, Esmeralda was taking In breaths 
through her mouth, discovered through so 
many "close ups" snd slow fadeaways. Any- 
way the Count never came Into the picture 
again, and maybe Ea and Davy did marry* 
though David was stone broke. "Esmeralda' 
as a feature picture could be called aa 
of the old school. Feature picture making 
haa passed beyond It, and the story has not 
been helped In any way by the trite playing, 
situations and poses. The "Esmeralda" fea- 
ture, with or without Mary Plckford, has no 
force, brings not an lota that Is new to the 
film, and follows the Famous Players now 
very familiar style of general direction. Nor 
does the picture afford Mlas Plckford any 
apparent opportunities she la capable of tak- 
ing advantage of. Her performance Is a lax 
one, with but little "cuteness" and a ging- 
ham gown down to her ahoe tops did not 
help her usual appearance. The bit of sentl* 
ment or strength brought out Is the Inter- 
ruption of the bridal march. This was even 
spoiled through the camera being permitted 
to show Miss Plckford at close range In her 
machine as a motley crowd of children 
crowded about, with Miss Plckford, although 
supposedly In the throes of anguish through 
the uncovering of her marriage plot, smiling 
at the kids. Ida Waterman overtopped every- 
one in playing. She was the mother, at the 
farm and In the city, giving an excellent per- 
formance. Arthur Hoops as the Count made 
up for the role several yeara ahead, and 
took the stage French type as his model. 
"Esmeralda" may have been a play. It's 
by Frances Hodgson Burnett In Its day 
perhaps, "sweet," but now, nil for pictures, 
and about the poorest pick the P. P. could 
have made for a Labor Day showing, unit 
Mary Plckford can still hold them. Bime. 



NEAL OF THE NAVY. 

THE YKLLOW PACKRT. 
The second episode of the new Pathe serial 
Introduces Lillian Lorraine as 18-year-old 
orphan and Wm. Courtlelgh, Jr., In the title 
character. Thla section Is labeled "The Yellow 
Packet," and Jumps the story 18 years with 
the two Portuguese adventurers still gunning 
for the location of Lost Isle. A nice bit of 
action Is pictured In a rather realistic bar- 
room battle and a cleverly staged chaae pro- 
vides some melodramatic entertainment, but 
the episode lacks a convincing punch beyond 
the fight and the chase and those are hardly 
strong enough to prov«k«» the Interest required 
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Kennedy & Hurt 

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James Cullen 

2d half 
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MrConneM & Simpson 
K'm Morrow Co 
Chick Sale 

3 Wllle Bros 

Toledo, O. 

KEITHS (ubo) 
The HrlRbtons 
Schooler & Dickinson 
Julie King Co 
De Leon A Davis 
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J & M Burke 

4 Jansleys 
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'Jd half 
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VAC Avery 
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Four Renees 
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Sol Berns 
Mr A Mrs P Fisher 

Victoria. D. C. 

PANTAGES im) 
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Melody Six 
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GRAND (wva) 
Harry A Nelson 
2d half 
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Norwood A Anderson 
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•Girl in Moon" 
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Bert Melbourne 
Cycling McNutts 

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Kalraar A Brown 
Mullen A Doogan 
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David Howell Lindley, who retired 
frpm the stage two years ago to assist 
his parents to rehabilitate their busi- 
ness in Hamilton, O. (after the flood 

disaster there), has returned to New 
York and will return to the stage. 



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and C. De Berin. The other acts are 
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Crawford and Chaplin impersonator. 
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The Kennlson Sisters did not go to the Prin- 
cess St. Paul, and the Grand. Duluth. Riinoli 
filled the spot left vacant this week. 

The Victoria Four filled the gap left vacant 
by William Marrow and Co. at the American 
the last half of last week. 



Indefinite engagement at the Princess theatre 
there. 



Marcell Earl of "Watch Your Step." operated 
on by Dr. Max Thorek at the American Hos- 
pital, where she Is now recovering. 



The Frescotts Jumped time given them by 
the Western Vaudeville Managers' Association 
to play the Sullivan and Congtdlne circuit. 

The Bijou Theatre in Flint has been re- 
named the Garden and the house is now play- 
ing film features. 



F. Cominsky took a musical stock company 
from here to pallas, Tex., last week for an 



A Sunday show was given at the theatre in 
Danville booked by the Western Vaudeville 
Managers' Association to test the Sunday clos- 
ing law last week. 

The Princess, St. Joe. Mo., will use two acts 
of Western Vaudeville Managers' Association 
vaudeville commencing Sept. 23. This will 
be a split week. 



Gregorle and Ellmlna were forced to lay off 



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Thursday Evening, September 23rd The opening 
has been moved forward from September 20th, the 
date mentioned last week, not because it would be 
impossible to give the first presentation of the 
Griffith-Ince-Sennett plays then, but because the Triangle 
Plan requires that every detail shall be plus-perfect 

These details have been most carefully worked out, not only 
because the Triangle offerings deserve the best, but for the 
purpose of setting a standard that shall bring out the highest 
qualities of this newest dramatic art. 

Effects wholly new to the art have been devised to set 
forth the supreme qualities of these coming Triangle Plays. 

The special music for each picture, written by William 
Furst, will be interpreted by an orchestra of 30 musicians 
under the personal leadership of the composer. 

The initial three part bill made up of a splendid five reel 
Griffith-supervised Mexican drama, "The Lamb," with Douglas 
Fairbanks in the title role, supported by Seena Owen; a stir- 
ring five reel Ince-supervised Alaskan love play, with Dustin 
Farnum in the leading part and Enid Markey as his chief 
support; and then the Sennett-Keystone three reel farce, 
"My Valet," with Raymond Hitchcock as the star, supported 
by Mabel Normand. 

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Philadelphia, Boston and Chicago will open with first offer- 
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after playing on Thursday night at the Wilson, 
the stage being so small. Cook and Rothert 
replaced the act 

Edward Dewey's traveling company of "A 
Modern Cinderella" opened In Kenosha. Wis., 
last Sunday. Sherman and Klrke's road pro- 
duction of the same piece went to Oskaloosa 
to break In last Sunday. 



last Friday night The curtain was rung down 
and Morrow was forced to leave the bill for 
the rest of the week. 



Joe Bernard, who was booked for a tour of 
the Western Vaudeville Managers' Association 
refused to take up the rest of his time after 
playing one date. Bernard went back east 
after his date was played. 



Orchestra Hall will finish its season of pic- 
tures Oct. 0. The Strand Theatre Co. has 
taken over the Circular Globe building at 7th 
and Wabash, where the picture policy will be 
continued. 



William Morrow was stricken with ptomaine 
poisoning while on the stage of the American 



Tom Carmody returned from Sioux Falls on 
Friday where he has been since the first of 
the week straightening out the difficulty be- 
tween the Western Vaudeville Managers' As- 
sociation and the management of the Orpheum 
there. There was a squabble about bookings, 
which Mr. Carmody adjusted while there. 



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Vaudeville Managers' Association. Beehler A 
Jacobs claimed commissions from Cadets de 
CTascoigne, and attempted to attach its salary 
while the act was playing at the Avenue 
theatre last week. The turn received its 
money but the agency is again attaching for 
the amount unless a settlement is reached 
between the agents and the act or the other 
agent, the turn will be held up in Bvans- 
Tllle this week. Beehler & Jacobs also claim 
commislson from Hullng's Seals, which played 
the Hippodrome last week. The agents had 
the act's salary attached as well, but called 
the attachment off when assured of a settle- 
ment by the other agent claiming commis- 
sion. Tangles of this kind are made possible 
through three or four New York agents offer- 
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COHAN'S GRAND (Harry Ridings, mgr.).— 
"It Pays to Advertise" (third week). Seems 
good for a fair run. Business has been big. 

COLONIAL (George L. Bowles, mgr.).— "The 
Birth of a Nation" film (fourth week). Big 
business. 

COLUMBIA (William Roche, mgr.).— "Sam 
Howe's Kissing Girls." 

CORT (U. J. Hermann, mgr.).— "The Lie," 
with Margaret Illlngton (sixth week). Qolng 
along well. 

CROWN (Edward Rowland, mgr.).— "While 
the City Sleeps." 

BNOLBWOOD (Louis Quitman, mgr.).— 
Burlesque. 

FINE ARTS (Albert Perry, mgr.).— Pic- 
tures. 

GAIETY (R. C. Schoenecker, mgr.).— Bur- 
lesque. 

GARRICK (John J. Garrlty. mgr.).— "The 
Only Girl" (third week). Business good. 

HAYMARKET (Art. H. Moeller, mgr.).— 
Burlesque. 

ILLINOIS (Augustus Pitou, mgr. ) .—"Watch 
Your Step" (second week). Taking big money. 



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LA SALLE (Harry Earl, mgr.).— "Molly 
and I," with Lina Abarbanell (third week). 
Only fair business. 

NATIONAL (John Barrett, mgr.).— "Sep- 
tember Morn." 

OLYMPIC (George L. Warren, mgr.).— 
"Kick In" (fifth week). Oolng along well. 

ORCHESTRA HALL (Strand Theatre Co., 
mgrs.). — Pictures. 

POWERS (Harry Powers, mgr.). — "He 
Comes Up Smiling." Opened Saturday. 

PRINCESS (Sam P. Gerson, mgr.).— "The 
Ragged Messenger," with Walker Whiteside 
(second week). Doing fair business. 

STAR « GARTER (Chas. Walters, mgr.).— 
Burlesque. 

8TUDEBAKER (Alfred Hamburger, mgr.). 
— Pictures. 

VICTORIA (Howard Brolaakl. mgr.).— "The 
Littlest Rebel." 

ZIEGFIELD (Alfred Hamburger, mgr.).— 
Pictures. 

MAJESTIC (Fred Eberts, mgr.; agent, Or- 
pheum).— The Majestic held a fair house for 
the matinee Monday. The weather was hot 
and Its affect was noticeable with the turns 
aa well as the audience, neither displaying 
the enthusiasm that helps make a good vaude- 
ville show. Elisabeth Murray and Creasy and 
Dayne head the bill this week, the former. In 
the next to closing position, pulling down the 
only hit of the afternoon, and that In spite 
of the fact that she Is using the same routine 
aa when last seen here, which Includes "Rag 
with Me" and "5.15." While her present num- 
bers are suited to her, they could be replaced 
by later songs. Dawson. Lanigan and Covert, 
billed as "Those Dancing Phlends," had the 
opening spot and lived up to their billing In 
every particular. They received applause for 
their single and trio work, and went except- 
ionally big In this early position. Mme. 
Donald- Aver, prima donna, was handicapped 
In "No. 2." She offered three selections and 
managed to pleaae. Imhof, Conn and Coreene 
followed with their travesty, "Surgeon Louder, 
U. 8. A.," which was sure fire, getting laughs 
throughout. Cooper and Smith landed easily, 
putting their numbers over In great style. 
Their descriptive talk before going Into the 
songs serves the purpose and takes them out 
of the beaten path. Derkin's Animals pro- 
gramed to close went on fifth for the mati- 
nee In place of "Mysterla," the picture novelty 
not being ready. The dogs went through their 



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routine without a hitch, the "drunken" dog 
is still a big feature of the turn, while another 
dog walks across stage to. a Chaplin make-up. 
The act went big in this soft spot. Edwin 
Oeorge got many laughs with his rapid fire 
wiae talk. "Mysterla" in the closing position 
proved interesting, holding them in, though 
all were not mystified through the picture 
machine not being in good working order, 
which caused occasional flickers. 

PALACE (Harry Singer mgr. ; agent, Or- 
pheum). — The second week of vaudeville at 
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but the business was more than fair Monday 
afternoon. Fox and Dolly were selected for 
this week's big feature, while there were 
others as added attractions who' are favorites 
In this city. Fox and Dolly, though, were 
given the popular verdict. This is the first 
time Harry Fox has appeared here in vaude- 
ville in some time and he received a big re- 
ception, as did Jennie Dolly. Fox has some 
gems in the comedy way warmly welcomed. 
Ray Samuels was also a sparkling item on the 
bill. Misp Samuels returns to her own stamp- 
ing ground with some new songs that made 
her go more than big. After one number 
about Chicago Miss Samuels had to make a 
speech. Libby and Barton opened the show 
very well. The riding of the "straight" man 
in the act makes up by far for the comedy 
efforts by the eccentric one. Mazie King, 
who appeared here not long ago at the Majes- 
tic, was No. 2 and did wonderfully well 
with her toe dancing in that position. Miss 
King has a way of making them believe it 
Tom Smith and Ralph Austin were down for 



No. 4 on the program, but they were moved up 
one so as to go on before Miss Samuels. Smith 
and Austin and the girl who helps them pro- 
vided a merry ten minutes or so and made a 
laughing hit all the way. The boys have 
comedy ideas that work out well and they 
have a useful assistant in the girl. Julian 
Rose was fifth and here was demonstrated 
what could be done to a one time valuable 
monolog through being split up in different 
parts and used by many different acts. Rose's 
original material, at one time named "Le- 
vlnsky at the Wedding," did not get the 
monolog man much, due to the fact it has all 
been often heard before. The Hebrew come- 
dian, however, saved himself by coming back 
wi.h two parodies which got him over. 
Charley Orapewln and Anna Chance have a 
very light vehicle in "Poughkeepsie" which 
they are now offering. Swan Wood and her 
Ballet Divertissement played at the Majestic 
here a few weeks ago. The dancing act closed 
the bill. 

McVICKER'S (J. O. Burch, mgr.; agent, 
Loew). — Despite Old Sol the house began to 
All around 1.30. Carlton and Clifford opened, 
with only a few in the house. Emms and 
Alton show some class in their piano, violin 
and singing. There are a man and a woman. 
Both can sing, the girl playing the piano and 
the man a violin. The act, though quiet, is 
pleasing. The Three Kawana Brothers are 
Japs who depend mostly on risly work and 
barrel juggling. Hyland and Dale are two 
girls, one doing a male Impersonation through- 
out the act. The girls' voices are raspy to a 
certain degree, but they get over fairly well. 
Madeline Harrison and the Balalaika Orchestra 
is the billing given to a girl who does some 
dancing with a man to accompaniment of 
nine men who go to make up this Russian 
organization. Miss Harrison as a dancer 
does little while her male partner is utterly 
useless in this line. The string instruments 
are nice to listen to, but that lets the rest of 
the act well out. The Wilson Brothers, who 
were at this house not long ago, made a bis 
hit even before they started. They received 
an ovation when they appeared and the laughs 
kept coming all the time. "Richard the 
Great," a monk, closed the show, doing the 
usual routine. Julia Nash and Co. were late 
In arriving and did not appear in the first 
show, but was used as an opener for the 
second. 

GREAT NORTHERN HIPPODROME (A. H. 
Talbot, mgr.; agent, W. V. M. A.).— Though 
the weather was hot the business at the Hip- 
podrome picked up so as to have the house 
filled about the end of the first show. The 
show was a varied program, with some pleas- 
ing attractions for the day shift. The hit 
was fought for between Schooler and Dickin- 
son and the Victoria Four, with honors rest- 
ing about even. Schooler and Dickinson were 
placed two from closing and the classiness of 
this offering had much to do with its ultimate 
success. The boy created as much of a sen- 
sation as could be possible at the Hippodrome 
at the first show. The Victoria Four is a 
quartet of men who can sing and at the same 
time they seem to possess the right idea how 
to exploit comedy. Swain's Cats and Rata 
proved an Interesting opener. Yvonne, the ac- 
cordion player, has an act built around the in- 
strument. She makes a pleasing No. 2 act. 
The Cavana Duo, next, started the comedy of 
the show off. The wire worker and his girl 
partner managed to get big applause and 
laughs by their efforts. This fellow does some 
tricks on the wire that are new in every way. 
The Three Adnards (a young fellow with two 
girls) have a pleasing offering for pop vaude- 
ville houses. The act was a good sized hit in 
number four position. Tho Sheovani Troupe 
of acrobats, numbering five (one a woman), 
closed the show. The woman started with 
her feats of strength. The men are high class 
acrobats. 

AVENUE ( Louis Weinberg, mgr. ; agent, 
W. V. M. A.). — The family theatre buslnesa 
was handed a jolt Monday evening by the 
hot weather and the South Side folks who 
left their domiciles were Just trying to snatch 
a breath of what air could be had. Naturally 
the Avenue suffered with the result about eight 
rows down in front of the house were occu- 
pied when the first act went on. The or* 
chestra Monday night was seemingly in league 
with the weather as they made it as hard aa 
possible for the acts on the bill. The enter- 
tainment was started with two one-reel dramaa 
after which the vaudeville. Opening the show 
were the Sari Sisters, dancing pair. The two 
girls, while not expert in a dancing way, show 
a flash of good taste in dressing and past 
, nicely. Clinton and Rooney, lately arrived 
from the east, were on 2 and the pair gets 
credit for making the small audience a lot of 
noise on the hot evening. Miss Rooney shows 
stepping that is seldom seen being done by any 
other sex and was immediately popular. Mr. 
Clinton also has 'a style and mariner of hla 
own, being light and breezy besides possess- 
ing a good Blnging voice. The two managed to 
make a hit in their first appearance around 
here. Billy S. Hall also brings something 
new from the east in hto sketch "Bud Weiser." 
In the sketch Miss Col born assists Mr. Hall 
and the two caused quite a stir all through. 
The act will prove a winner in the popular 
priced houses out this way. Louis London 
is a character singer with a style somewhat 
different from the rest, and it is this same 
style that gets him over in a big way. Lon- 
don could build up his act so as to make it 
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ORPHEUM.— Pine bill. "California Beau- 
ties," featuring Mile. Una, in closing position, 
held everybody in. Charlie Howard and Co., 
riot Nina Payne and Joe Niemeyer, excel- 
lent. Vlolinsky, forced to do encore. Charles 
B. Evans and Co., in "A Forgotten Combina- 
tion," big success. Shlrll Rives and Ben Har- 
rison (holdover) opened well. Ralph Dun- 
bar's Salon Singers (holdover), received big 
applause. Billle Burke's Tango Shoes (hold- 
over), laughing results. 

EMPRESS.— The North Dakota College 
Crack Squad, in feats of the manual of inns, 
successful, in closing position. LaSalle Opera 
Co., well received. The Gregory's, very good. 
Mendel and Nagel, earned big applause. Les- 
ter and Dolly, very good. Maloy and Fulton, 
singing skit, replaced Creighton LeMar, the 
talk proving mediocre with singing fine. Jug- 
gling Wilbur replaced Tailor and Bonds and 
opened fairly well. The house is offering the 
second installment of "Neal of the Navy." 

CORT (Homer F. Curran, mgr.). — The 
"New Henrietta" (second week). 

COLUMBIA (Oottlob, Marx & Co., mgrs.).— 
Margaret Anglin in "Beverly's Balance" (first 
week). 

ALCAZAR (Belasco ft Mayer, mgrs.).— 
Vaughan-Lytell Stock. 

WIQWAM (Jos. F. Bauer, mgr.).— Del. 8. 
Lawrence Dramatic Players. 

PRINCESS (Bert Levc lessee and mgr.; 
agent, Levey. ) . — Vaudeville. 

HIPPODROME (Wm. Ely, mgr.).— Vaude- 
ville. 



The Irish Players and Singers presented 
"The Soldier" on the night of Sept 14. 

Robert Edgar Long, well known press agent, 
has taken the editor's desk of a new weekly. 



Henry L. James, a playwright. Is being sued 
for a divorce. The James' were married In 
1012. 



Following his recovery from a severe attack 
of rheumatism, Dick Eakle had the misfor- 
tune to sprain his ankle. 



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Assistant Press Agent Jones of the impress 
was laid up a couple of days last week with 
a touch of la grippe. 

Members of the police department and their 
ladies were the guests of a dally at a per- 
formance of "Officer 666" at the Post theatre 
last week. 

Since Harry K. Thaw arrived here after a 
cross-continent motor trip, the papers have 
not wanted for copy. Thaw's presence has 
attracted a lot of attention. 

Geo. W. Goethals, builder of the Panama 
Canal, arrived here last week and unlike other 
prominent persons, Goethals objected to be 
paraded about with brass bands, ete. 

A report reached here last week to the ef- 
fect that a religious sect known as the Divine 
Dancers, with headquarters in San Bernardino, 
Cal., was raided by the police and arrested for 
vagrancy. It is said the believers assembled 
with scant clothing on in a hall and danced 
their sins away at the hour of midnight. 

Mabel Riegelmao, the young American prima 
donna, who won signal success while prima 



TENNESSEE 

I HEAR YOU CALLING ME" 

Without exception the BIGGEST NATURAL SONG HIT of 

the present decade. 

We can now offer you the original song which 

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Some songs the public never tires of. THIS IS THE KING 
OF THEM ALL. 

The U. S. wants to hear this song. WHY NOT BE THE 
FIRST TO LET THEM? Orchestrations in all keys. 

EMPIRE MUSIC COMPANY 

JACK VON TILZER, Mgr. 

148 West 4Sth St., New York City i 



donna of the Stettin Municipal opera bouse 
and the Plauen opera house, Germany ; the 
Chicago and Boston Grand Opera Companies, 
besides several notable achievements on the 
concert stage, is here preparing for the forth- 
coming season. 

Several changes have occured along the 
"Zone." The '40 Camp has reopened as 
"Pioneer Days;" the Irish Village Is now a 
place* of varied amusement and It Is said that 
several .other changes are contemplated. Mean- 
while "The Bull Fight" ran out of bulls and 
is said to have suspended operations behind 
in its salary list. This section of the Expo 
has been doing much better of late. 

On the "Zone" the Evolution of the Dread- 
naught show chsnged Its name to "The 
World's Wars" and over the entrance used 
the word "Assassin" in advertising that the 
sinking of Lusltania waa being depicted. Since 
Labor Day, when too new billing made its 
appearance, the German Consul-General and 
the German element have been protesting, go- 
lag as far as petitioning the Expo' officials 



to close the concession. But so far all ef- 
forts to close the show or have the entrance 
advertising changed has been in vain. 



ATLANTA. 

By O. J. CALLAHAN. 

FORSYTH (George Hickman, mgr. ; agent, 
U. B. O.). — Jolly Johnnie Jones, good; Holmes 
and Buchanan, fair ; Chas. Mack and Co., 
pleased ; Knapp and Cornelia, hit ; Muriel 
Worth and Lew Brice, big ; Fred Warren and 
Roy Dietrich, laughs ; Five Statues, applause. 

BONITA (Geo. Campbell, mgr. ; agent, 
Greenwood).— Elsie McGeorge Musical Tabloid 
Co. S. R. 0. 

ATLANTA (Homer George, mgr.). — "When 
Dreams Come True." Business fair. 

DESOTA (Mr. Stllman, mgr.; agent, 
Greenwood). — Lester Richards Tabloid Co. 
Show fair, business poor. 

Strand, Montgomery, Regent, Savoy, Ala- 
mo's 1 and 2, Vaudette, Alpha Grand, Bell- 
wood, Alsha, pictures. Business good. 

The Vaudette has contracted for the Tri- 



angle program, paying a record price, said to 
be $800 weekly. 

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Jake Wells Is contemplating changing the 
policy of the Grand, Macon, Ga. Formerly 
played the road shows. 






BALTIMORE. 



BY FRANCIS D. O'TOOLB. 

-MARYLAND (Frederick C. Schanberger, 
mgr.). — Bertha Shalek and Julian Rose are 
the beadliners, and the latter carries off the 
applause hit with his monologue. This 
Is the first appearance of either of 
these plsyers here In vaudeville. "Veterans," 
as presented by Harry Fern and Co., Is an act 
full of clever lines and drew much applause. 
The Watson Sisters Introduce several new 
songs here which are well received. Muriel 
Worth entertains with a well-chosen program 
of dances with Lew Brice. Byal and Early 
sing. The Metropolitan Dancing Girls, head- 
ed by George and May LeFevre, la the clos- 
ing act and held all In for the final curtain, 
Al Raynos has a hard time getting his bull- 
dogs started, In the opening act A Path* 
Weekly Is also shown. 

FORD'S (Chsrlss B. Ford, mgr.).— "The 
Only Girl" opens up this house for the year 
to a large attendance In spite of the warm 
weather. Farnum and Munsey play the 
leads ; the latter Is a very pretty woman and 
her song, which follows closely after her first 
appearance, Is very well done. Leona Stephens 
won the audience, and all her songs were en- 
cored several tlmss. The plot Is the same as 
the one of "Our Wives," which has been dose 
several times before in this city. Tom Bur- 
ton is very good as the artist. 

AUDITORIUM (Edw. C. Benton, mgr.).— 
Capacity crowds turn out this week to see 
the initial appearance of the Auditorium Play- 
ers, who have replaced the Poll Stock Co., 
Clyde Fitch's "The Climbers" la very well 
presented and showed careful preparation on 
the part of the cast. Berton Churchill and 
Alice Fleming were the stars of the perform- 
ance. The play waa well received. Lynne 
Overman gives a vary good exhibition of 
character acting in the role of Johnny Trot- 
ter. Next, "Too Many Cooks." 

HIPPODROME (H. M. Gurlsh, mgr.). —Bob 
Anderson and his educated horse are the head- 
liners, well received. Burke and McDonald 
were the applause hit of the bill. Demarest and 
Calouette perform very well on the violin and 
cello. Paul Gordon gave a clever perform- 
ance on a tight wire. Kirk, Furth and Bead 
sing and dance. Bert Wheeler and Co. pre- 
sent a pantomime. The Bellboy Trio, slag 
well. There sre also selections st the organ 
by Ernie Cooper and moving pictures. 

GARDEN (George Schneider, mgr.).— The 
sketch, "A Mile a Minute." headlines this 
week at the Garden, and Its climax, a race 
between an auto and a train thrills the audi- 
ence. Nlblo and Nugent, the hit of the bl 
Edgar Foreman and Co. have a clever sk< 
with an unexpected ending. The Moscrop 8] 
ters are pretty and dance with spirit Lllll 
Muertha, entertaining ; Miller and Shelly, 
amusing; Franconla In opera selections. 

VICTORIA (H. O. Keene, mgr.).— Booth and 
Leander, in a series of bicycle stunts, are the 
hit of the bill this week; Ed. Howard and Co.. 
also pleased ; Charles Glocker, Is clever ; 
Hoyea and Botts, well received ; Scott and 
Markees, comedy singers ; Southland and Co., 
comedy quartet; "The Angelus," singers and 
musicians, are also on the bill. 



The James L. Kernsn Co. were the hosts of 
the Auditorium Plsyers st a banquet after the 
Monday evening performance. Frederick C. 
Schanberger, president of the company, pre- 
sided. All the players attended and speeches 
and toasts kept the players up until nearly 
time for the Tuosday rehearsal. 

A one-ring circus paid a visit to the suburbe 
here and played one night stands to capacity 
at sach performance. They are traveling by 
the good old caravan method to southern 
Maryland, where even a one-ring circus Is an 
Innovation. 



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, Melville and Phillips 



"IN A SNAPPY POT-POURRI OF SONG AND STORY" 

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OPENED THEIR SEASON AT B. F. KEITH'S HARLEM OPERA HOUSE, NEW YORK, MONDAY, SEPT. 13. 

BOOKED SOLID UNTIL JUNE, 1916, AFTER THE FIRST PERFORMANCE. 



Tunis Dean, manager of the Academy, will 
preside here at the Francis Scott Key Carni- 
val next Monday. His kingly robes have been 
designed by Lillian Russell, the actress, and 
for the occasion he has borrowed from New 
Orleans the crown and sceptre worn by the 
king at the annual Mardl Gras in that city. 

The Boston Symphony Orchestra will play 
its usual quota of five concerts here In the 
Lyric theatre on Wednesday evenings. The 
dates for the concerts are Nov. 8, Dec. 1, 
Jan. 5, Feb. 16 and March IS. The soloists 
announced for these concerts are Mme. Melba, 
Miss Oeraldlne Farrar, Frits Krelsler and 
Ernest Schelllng. 

CINCINNATI. 

By HARRY V. MARTIN. 

KEITH'S (John F. Royal, mgr. ; agent, U. 
D. O. ). — The Gladiators opened and were re- 
ceived well ; Perillo and Frablto, another 
Italian act, went over nicely; Eddie Carr 
and Co., in "The Office Boy," evoked much 
applause; Lawrence and Cameron, good; Ed. 
Lavlne, uncorked same old laughs that grew 
tiresome; Marie Nordstrom, fine; Tom Lewis 
and Co., in "Brother Fans," went big with 
baseball fans and everybody; Ameta, pretty 
good. 

OLYMPIC (Harry Hart, mgr.; Columbia). 
—"The Girls from Joyland." 

PEOPLE'S (Ed. Shafer, mgr.; independent 
burlesque). — "Dainty Paree." 

LYRIC (C. Hubert Heuck. mgr.; Shuhert). 
—Pictures. 



House Manager Aylward of the Grand, an- 
nounces the new German Stock will have the 
house Sunday nights again this season. The 
Grand's only Sunday opening will be at the 
season's premiere, when Elsie Janls plays In 
"Miss Information." 



I. Llbsen, manager of the Walnut and other 
movie bouses, returned yesterday from 8t 
Louis, where he closed a deal whereby Harris 
and Davis, of Pittsburgh, his employers, will 
lease the old Oarrlck, now dark, for $12,000 
a year. The original lessees, the Shuberts, It 
is said, now pay $26,000 a year, but will ac- 
cept lesser sum to prevent the entire loss of 
rental during the term of the lease. It will be 
opened with pictures. 

All the parks are closed Sundays, excepting 
the Lagoon, which will be kept open for sev- 
eral Sundays only, for motorcycle races. It 
is so hot now that the summer resort man- 
agers seem to have made a mistake by quit- 
ting so soon. 



DENVER. 

ORPHEUM (Max Fabish, mgr.).— Business 
at this house continues very satisfactory. 
This week's bill Is a good one, headed by 
Gus Edwards' "Song Revue of 1915," and In- 
cludes Nan Halpenn, Prince Lai Mon Klm, 
The Volunteers, Allen Dinehart and Co. and 
the Three Stelndel Brothers. 

EMPRESS (George H. Greaves, mgr.). — 
Margaret Edwards in a series of classical 
poses and dsnces is the big attraction this 
week. The box office Is getting excellent re- 
turns. The bill Is rounded out by Dr. Royal 
Raceford and Co., Otdfleld and Drew, Fred 
Swift and Carletta. 

TABOR GRAND (Peter McCourt, mgr.).— 
This week marks the opening of the regular 
season at this house with William A. Brady's 
production of "Sinners." Business is excel- 
lent. The company Includes Roselle Knott, 
Helen McKellar, Beatrice Noyes, George Mc- 
Quarrle, Walter Walker and others of promi- 
nence. 

DENHAM (Woodward-Homan Co., mgr.). 
The never-falling "When Knighthood Was in 
Flower" is proving a big attraction this week. 
Grace Huff as "Mary Tudor" and Carl An- 
thony as "Charles Brandon" are adding to 
their laurels, and are given splendid support 
by the remainder of the company. 

Theodore Lorch and Cecil Fay will be seen 
In a limited season of stock commencing 
Sept. 10. The bill for the first week will be 
"Help Wanted." 



A benefit was given at the Denham 14 for 
the Craig Colony, a local tuberculosis sana- 
torium. Everything from the theatre to 
services of stage hands was given free, and a 
goodly sum was netted this worthy charity. 



DETROIT. 

By JACOB IMITR. 

TEMPLE (C. O. Williams, mgr.; U. B. O. ; 
rehearsal Monday 10). — Marble and Chip, de- 
lightful; Big City Four, hit; Heath and Ray- 
mond, very good ; Mile. Vadle, artistic ; La 
Petite Mignon, good ; Kelt and DeMont, open- 
ed ; Duffln-Redclay Troupe, closed. 

MILES (George A. Harrison, mgr.; U. B. 
O. ; rehearsal Monday 10). — Hawthorne's Min- 
strols, headlined ; Lester and Murray, encored ; 
Allen and Fowler, pleasing ; Calloway and 
Ellliott, fair; Les Dlodatti's Models, good. 

ORPHEUM (Tom Ealand, mgr.; agent. 



IN1IANAP0L1S. 



BY C. J. CALLAHAN. 

SHUBERT MURAT (Nelson Trowbridge, 
mgr.).— Sept. 27, "A Full House." 

KEITH'S (Fred Hastings, mgr.; agent. U. 
B. O.) -Ruth Roye, Master Gabriel, Hugh 
Herbert and Co., Werner-Amoros Co., Mor- 
rlssey and Hackett, Weimers and Burke, How- 
ards Animals. 

ENGLISH'S (H. K. Burton, mgr. ; agent, U. 
B. O.).— First half— Smilletta Sisters, Silver 
and Gray, Leonard!, Johnson and Day ; Mar- 
lettes Mannlklns. Last half — The Live Wires, 
Gladstone and Talmadge, Bill Dooley, The 
Valos, Frank Crummlt. 



MAJESTIC (Glen E. Black, mgr. ) .—"Record 
Breakers." 



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Loew; rehearsal Monday 10). — Singers Mid- 
gets, great ; Douglas Flint and Co., good ; 
George Wilson, laughs ; Nevins 'and Gordon, 
pleased ; Musical Spillers, good. 

DETROIT (Harry Parent, mgr.; K. & E.).— 
Elsie Janls In "Miss Information." A large 
Monday night audience thoroughly enjoyed it. 
Every song and dance was enthusiastically en- 
cored. Melvil Ellis at the piano scored. Miss 
•Janls has a great opportunity to display her 
vercatiiity. Opens In New York Tn October. 

GARRICK (Richard H. Lawrence, mgr.).— 
Louis Mann in "The Bubble." 

GAYETY (John Ward, mgr.).— Rose Sydell, 
with Daisy Harcourt. 

CADILLAC (Sam Levey, mgr.).— "Mischief 
Makers." 



LYRIC (H. K. Burton, mgr.; agent, U. B.4 
O.).— First half— Paul Lacrqlx and Co., Ethel 
Ma* Barker. SabotteAd Wrfght^llhlte, Wil- 
son and Wllhlte; Bersao's Circus. Last half 
— Claude Rauf, Willing and Jordan, Allman 
and Nevins, Five Foolish Fellows, Capt. De 
Loris. 

LYCEUM (Phil Brown, mgr.; Stair A Hav- 
lln). — "Little Lost Sister." Next, "School 
Days." 

FAMILY (H. Hallenbeck, mgr.; agent, J. 
L. ft 8.).— First half— Grey and My ton, Counts 
and Belmont, Nina Zella, Don Taylor. 

GAYETY.— Pictures. 

COLONIAL.— Pictures. 

COLUMBIA (Sam Davis, mgr.).— Stock. 
"Golden Crook, Jr." 



LOS ANGELES 

VARIETY'S 
LOS ANGELES OFFICE 

SSS MASON OPERA HOUSE BLDG. 

GUY PRICE, Correspondent 



ORPHEUM (Clarence Drown, mgr.; agt, 
U. B. O.). — Joan Sawyer and George Harcourt, 
artistic dancers ; Allman and Dody, clever ; 
Kingston and Abner, well received ; Carlisle 
and Romer, entertaining ; Clark and Berg- 
man, very good ; Bernard and Phillips, amus- 
ing ; Ball and West, pleasing ; Gaudsmldts, 
clever. 

R^f*UBLIC (AI. Watson, mgr.; agt, Levey). 
— Haines and Haines, enjoyable; Chlnola 
Twins and Eear, graceful ; David Kllealoa, 
fine ; Fernanl Trio, good ; Grundy and i^ano, 
well applauded ; Minnie Rhoades, well re- 
ceived. 

HIPPODROME (Lester Fountain, mgr.; 
agt., Western States).— Lew Pistol's 1915 Re- 
vue, big hit; Eva Westcott and Co., well 
liked ; Flying La Marrs, entertaining ; David 
Rafael, fair; Don Carney, mediocre; Al Har- 
rington, big laugh. 

bdRBANK.— "Sadie Love." 

MAJESTIC— "Omar, the Tent-Maker." 

MOROSCO.— "So Long Letty." 

MASON.— Beverly's Balance." 

CENTURY. — Burlesque. 



W. D. Emerson, manager for Guy Bates 
Post in "Omar ti*e Tentmaker," was stricken 
ill in San Francisco ana removed to this city 
this week. Louis Lossner is filling the Job 
temporarily. 



Jean Murdock, who supported Hoi brook 
Bllnn last season and who has received sev- 
eral picture offers, will remain with the 
speaking drama. Next season will find her 
back in New York. 



Sidney Harris, now with Charles B. Dill- 
ingham, may run a-snag the law if ever he 
returns to California. Before his departure 
from Los Angeles he bougut a new auto, but 
neglected to nurchase a license tag. 



Wilbur K. S. Ross is now acting as man- 
ager for Mrs. Bob Fitzsimmons. 



Walter P. Mcintosh and his Musical Maids 
have arrived here, completing a transcon- 
tinental trip by auto. Aside from getting 
lost on the desert, tne party report having 
a delightful time. 

"SI" Jenks, although a former working 
partner of the late "Rube" Dickinson and do- 
ing a similar turn in vaudeville, denies that 
he is using any of the deceased's "stuff." 

LOUISVILLE. 

BY JOHN H. UOAGIjAND. 

KEITH'S.— Vaudeville. 

MACAULEY'S— "Seven Keys to Baldpate." 
Well received. 

BUCKINGHAM.— Burlesque. "Monte Carlo 
Girls." good houses. 

GAYETY.— Dark. 

MASONIC— Dark. 



Fontaine Ferry Park has closed its summer 
season. 



The Kentucky State Fair opened Monday. 
Many good shows have been booked by the 
management. Every theatre in the city has 
made an effort to book the best for the week 
to attract the enormous crowds which pour 
to the fair. 



The New Albany Lyceum Association was 
formed recently in that city, in Indiana, oppo- 
site Louisville. Strictly local talent will be 
assembled for dramatic and musical enter- 
tainments during the coming winter. The 
first show will be staged at the Grand theatre 
on Sept 30. 



The Desberger Amusement Co. was recently 
Incorporated in Paducah by Davis, Joseph, 
Rose and Anna Desberger. A theatre will be 
built soon, it is thought. 



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Modern Vaudeville Frolics 
Playing U. B. O. time 

Direction 

JAMES E. PLUNKETT 



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FIRST TIME IN AMERICA 

Opened at the Orpheum, Brooklyn 
with unusual success 

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THIS WEEK (Sept. 13) at the 
PALACE THEATRE, NEW YORK 



Next Week, Keith's Prospect, Brooklyn 

Direction, H. B. MARINELLI 



The Ragged Violinist 

Just returned from a World's Tour 

HEADLINED ALL OVER AUSTRALIA, 
ENGLAND AND THE CONTINENT 

Returning 1916 to fulfill engagements In 

England and South Africa. 

Thanks to MANNY COHEN, Esq., 

my London Representative. 



HAVE A FEW VACANCIES 

Communicate, Suite 413, Fitzgerald Building 

New York 



MONTREAL 

*. My ARTHUR ICHALBK. 

'ORPHEUM (Fred. Crow, gen. rep.; agent, 
U. B. O. ; rehearsal Monday 10) . — Doyle and 
Dixon, hit; Prurette and Co., excellent; Bur- 
*i«m and Irwin, very good ; Pearl and Irene 
'fens, pleasing; Goldsmith and Hoppe, good; 
Alexandria and Murray, amusing ; Amoraa 
Sisters, good novelty ; Ouy Kendall and Olrls, 
Fair. 
PRINCESS (Abbie Wright, mgr. ) .—Season 
Sept. 20 with "Trilby." 
IS MAJESTY'S (H. Qulntus Brooks, 
i -His Majesty's Players In "The Argyle 
Case," scored strongly. Next, "The Rule of 

jJlAYETY (Gred Crow, gen. rep.).— "The 
wdning Players" opened to packed houses. 
^THEATRE FRANCAI8 (W. H. Foster, 
mgr.). — Sam Green and Eddie Collins Co., 
food show. Next week, pop vaudeville. 

IMPERIAL (H. W. Conover. mgr.).— Mat- 
hews, Duo, encored ; Manetta Duo, good, 
t FAMILY (Maurice West, mgr.).— Cliff Wat- 
ton's "Peerless Maids." 

8CALA (W. H. Foster, mgr.).— W. H. Fos- 
ter's Musical Comedy Co. 

-KJNO EDWARD (E. Lavand, mgr.).— Jack 
Tprje's and Russ Forth's Co. 



It looks like the Lyric will remain closed 
this season. 



band here, after spending the summer in Min- 
nesota. 



Nothing deflnfes ass been given out regard- 
ing the LafayitteV policy. The house is 
leased jointly by Klaw * Erlanger and tho 
Orpheum Circuit. 



Ed Schiller Is again manager of Emma 
Bunting, and opened the diminutive stock star 
at the Overholser, Oklahoma City, Sunday. 



Spanish Fort closed a prosperous season 
Sunday. *, 



Capt. Chas. Aarons Is sow dramatic editor of 
the "American." 



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The cabarets are one again to come under 
strict police surveillance. 

Mrs. Arthur B. White has Joined her rja- 



PHILADELPHIA. 

KEITH'S (Harry T. Jordan, mgr.; agent, 
U. B. O.). — The second week of the fall sea- 



NEW ORLEANS. 

IT O. M. SAMUBL. 

ORPHEPM jJtAjrtliBr White, mgr. ; agt.. 
W>— SpgrtJl^lJkW of LeRoy-Lytton < > 
(Wttscends all else currently. Skaters Bliouv. 
offer several new evolutions: Wlllard r,r< w 
in affection as he grew In height: Barr\ nil 
wotford, clever; Blanche Walsh's fin. -k»Mi 
was made farcical by Improper int.iiict.i- 
«on. Hollow ranting and heroics do not 
constitute acting. Claudius an'! Scarlet, 
■cored unmistakably; "McRae ta.) Clogg," 
neat turn. 

CRESCENT (T. C. Campbell, r-er 
week of Baldwin Players in *F > • 

GREENWALL (W. E. Tyler, inn 
Tllle. 

HIPPODROME (Jake Mill* : ^ . \. 
▼111©. 

ALAMO (Will Guerlnyi n«. ; V. 

vlllc. 

, Tho Tulano opens 8u:»dav. 



The Modern Dancing Violiniste 

Playing 

ORPHEUM and UNITED CIRCUITS 

Sept. 26, Orpheum, St. Paul 

Direction, - PAT CASEY AGENCY 



ri-i"f." 

.— V:U!.'.n- 



NOTE: Somewhere on the smaller circuits is a violiniste named Olga, 
who has caused me considerable annoyance with the managers by playing 
opposition. If this young lady would change her billing in some way 
I will duly appreciate it. 

Olga is« my given name and I have always used this billing. 



son at Keith's presented a bill especially well 
suited to the brand of weather. Of course the 
hot weather wave was strong opposition and 
Monday afternoon the house was very light. 
The show was of the midsummer variety yet 
there was no lack of life and snap, although 
nearly all the offerings were light with noth- 
ing serious to worry those present. It was 
an All-Philadelphia bill with natives well 
represented in the program. Headlined were 
Sophye Barnard and Lou Anger In a "revue" 
labeled "Safety First." Tommy Gray Is given 
credit by the program for the book and lyrics, 
the musical numbers are by James Gorman 
and the act Is staged by Ned Wayburn. It 
will be up to Miss Barnard to carry the piece 
along on her voice, as the comedy and action 
are along lines familiar in burlesque. It Is 
a big act with well costumed girls and con- 
cludes with a burlesque battlefield scene In 
which Mr. Anger has his German soldier 
specialty with new lines. Miss Barnard's 
voice Is the biggest asset the act has. News 
pictures opened the show with Plelert and 
Scofleld first in the vaudeville section. They 
got over nicely and were followed by Will- 
iams and Segal, whose dance offering was 
neat and well received. The Apollo Quartet, 
local singers known in church and concert i 
circles about town, appeared In a pleasing act 
which got over nicely In spite of the non- 
professional aspect of the four. Claude Golden 
had the next spot and scored his points In ex- 
cellent style. Hermlone Shone snd Co., In 
"The Last of the Quakers," shown here for 
the first time, reaped a large harvest of laughs 
and made way for Ota Oygl. violinist, who won 
favor not only through his fine playing but 
also for his modest and unassuming manner. 
Bernard and Anger were next with Mullen 
and Coogan In the spot just before closing. 
Their comedy caught the fancy of the house 
and their were one of the laughing hits of the 
bill. The Four Readings closed with a good 
exhibition of head and hand balancing and 
tumbling. 

WILLIAM PENN.— "The Fashion Shop," 
Adolpho, Eugenie Blair In "Reckoning Day," 
Patrlcola and Myer. Kenny and Holds, 
Drawee, Harobo and Frisco. 

NIXON.— Barney Williams and His Sum- 
mer Girls, Lewis, Belmont snd Lewis, Al 
White's Kldland. The Flying Bartletts, Ward 
and Say, De Llssio. 



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KEYSTONE.— Kitty Francis and Co., Mor- 
ris and Wilson, Carew and Drake, Savoy and 
Brennan, Harrison-West Trio, the Faynes. 

COLONIAL.— Ray Dooley Trio, Thomas P. 
Jackson and Co., Hazel Kirk Trio, Demarest 
and Collett. Three Mori Brothers, Five Colo- 
nial Troubadours. 

ALLEGHENY.— 'The Earl and the Girl," 
James Thompson and Co., Klasa and Bemle, 
Wilson and Aubrey, Kennedy and Kromer, 
John Lavler. 

GRAND. — Ideal, Rogers. Pollack and Rog- 
ers, Emmett and Tonge, Holden and Barrow, 
Walter Brower, John Zimmer. 

BIJOU.— Emmett Welch and Minstrels, Her- 
man Belts, Harry and Augusta Turpln, Isa- 
bella Miller and Co.. Billy Elwood. 

GLOBE.— "Revue of 1915," Cook and Laf- 
ferty, Sandy Shaw, Mason and Green, Mc- 
Dermott and Wallace, Kilroy and Mack, 
Yorke's Dogs. 

CROSS KEYS.— "A Mile a Minute," B. E. 
Cllve and Co., Schrode and Chapelle, Alpine 
Four, Howard and Spencer. 

LYRIC— "Princess Pat" began its second 
week Monday. 

WALNUT.— Resident organisation with 
Richard Buhler, visiting star, for the week 
In "The Sign of the Cross." 

KNICKERBOCKER.— Stock In "The Chorus 
Lady." 

PEOPLES.— "Damaged Goods" by a travel- 
ing company at popular prices. 

FORREST.— "The Birth of a Nation" enter- 
ed Into its second week and has proven a 
strong box office attraction. 

CA8I NO.— "Golden Crook" company, headed 
by Billy Arlington, opened Monday for the 
week with a good house. 

TROCADERO.— Billy Watson's "United 

rates Beauties" had a big house Monday. 
NATIONAL— "The Sunshine Girls," bur- 
lesque, opened Monday for the week. 

GAYETY.— "The Parisian Flirts" opened 
Monday for the week. 
DUMONTS.— Stock Minstrels. 



Johnny Echardt, formerly of the Gayety, 
has been made manager of the National. 



The writer is located with "The Evening 
Bulletin" and will be glad to see professionals 
and others who are considering advertising In 
VARIETY. 



PORTLAND, ORE. 
vr «. a. Amwmm. 

HEILIG (W. T. Pangel, mgr.).— "Birth of 
a Nation." 5-11. 

BAKER (Milton W. Seaman, mgr.). — 
"Within the Law," 5-11. 

OAKS (John Cordray, mgr.). — Jomelli In 
concert, Oscar Babcock in his ride through the 
death loop. 

NATIONAL (Orton Goodwin, mgr.). — Frank 
Rich Co., in musical comedy. 

LYRIC (Dan Flood, mgr., agent Webster- 
Fisher).— Lola Be Abdlcln, Oriental dances; 




Paul and Rinolds, skit; Ed Hardy, newt 
comedian ; Earl and LeRoy, musical act ; 
tures. 

MAJESTIC (Edwin James, mgr.). — Lei 
Cohen, in classic and popular songs ; plcturi 

EMPRESS (T. R. Conlon, mgr.).— Dai 
and Verrier, opened ; Roder and Ford, go 
Alvia ft Alvla, laughs ; Imperial Male Qi 
tette, good ; Franceses Redding ft Co., comi 
hit ; LeRoy ft Cahill, entertained ; Aerial Pi 
daring. 

PANTAGES (J. A. Johnson, mgr., agent, 
rect). — Hanlon, Dean ft Hanlon, clever; Pal 
Ian Trio, fine ; Winch ft Poors, good ; Maud 
Leone and her players, good; Spencer 
Williams, hit; "Birthday Party," closed. 

"Within the Law" Is the play which opest 
the 1915-16 season at the Baker theatre 
Sept. 5. 

"The Misleading Lady." "The Yellow 
Ticket," "The Fortune Hunter," "The Trail 
of the Lonesome Pine," "Help Wanted." and 
"Under Cover," are some of the plays to hi 
given by the Baker players this season. 

Harry Morgan Thorn, organist at the Pe* 
pies' theatre, and Lillian Ruth Gray (441 
prof esslonal ) r were married Sept. 2. 

Adel Barnlckle, a Portland vocalist, was tat 
attraction In the recital hall last week at tfef 
Panama-Paciflo International Exposition U 
San Francisco. 



Jeanne Jomelli has decided, after many re* 
quests have been made to her, to engage Is 
individual professional vocal work In this city. 

stTpauu 

I By C. J. IIKNHAM. 

ORPHEUM (E. C. Burroughs, mgr.).— Mlns 
Morris and Co., pleasing ; Willie Weetor, fav- 
orably received; Mack and Vlncont, pleasing; 
Galetti's Baboons, clever ; Jed and Ethel 
Dooley, good ; Mignonette Kokln, well liked ; 
Flemings, very good. J 

EMPRESS (Gus. S. Greening, res. mgr.).— 
Bonnie Seftet, tremendous applause; Arthur 
Deming, hearty reception ; Charlie Chaplin, 
hit ; Harry and Etta Conley, good ; Henry end 
Adelaide, pleasing. 

PRINCESS (Bert Goldman, mgr.).— Split 
week. 1st half — Four Harmony Kings, good; 
Kennison Trio, please; Mac O'Nell, very good; 
Lefflngwell and Gale, pleased ; pictures. 2d 
half— The Four Lederers, Fields and Brown, 
Ed Gray. Quigg and Nickerson, pictures. 

METROPOLITAN (L. N. Scott, mgr.).— Al 
Jolson in "Dancing Around," received by s 
very enthusiastic house, kept in fine humor. 
Next week, "On Trial." 

SHUBERT (Frank Priest, mgr.).— Ernest 
Fisher Players in "Help Wanted." Next week, 
"Polly ot the Circus." 

STAR (John P. Kirk, mgr.).— "Broe,dw*7 
Belles," phased good house. 



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TORONTO, 0NT. 

By HARTLEY. 

ROYAL ALEXANDRA (L. Solman, mgr.).— 
A full house with a fine cast headed by 
Walker Jones opened to a well pleased audi- 
ence. Next, "The Birth of a Nation." 

SHEAS (J. Shea, mgr.; agt., U. B. O.).— 
Bell Family, artistic success ; Hawley, Halght 
and Co., in playlet, held Interest ; Marlon 
Weeks, pleased ; Haydn, Borden and Haydn, 
entertaining ; Ward, Bell aud Ward, clever ; 
Leo Zarrel A- Co., excellent ; Hayes and 
Thatcher, good ; Dupree and Dupree, novel. 

LOEWS YONGE STREET (J. Bernstein, 
mgr.; agt., Loew). — Conroy's Diving Models, 
classy ; Mae Hall and Co., amusing ; Hallon 
and Hayes, funny ; Norman Bros., good ; 



Mayako, clever ; Jack Taylor, pleased ; Cook 
snd Stevens, good. 

SHEA'S HIPPODROME (A. C. McArdle, 
mgr.; agt., U. B. O.).— Majestic Muslcsl Four, 
ver~ good ; Harry Cutler, entertaining ; the 
Leskelliors, novel ; Evelyn Cunningham, en- 
cored ; Dunbar and Turner, good ; Hutchison 
and Sadler, pleased ; Kealey Bros, and Co., 
clever 

OAYETY (T. R. Henry, mgr.).— "The 
Sporting Widows" made good. Next, "London 
Belles." 

STAR (Dan F. Pierce, mgr.).— The Auto 
Girls, opened well. Next, Review of 1916. 

STRAND (K. S. Marvin, mgr. ) .—Pictures. 



The two weeks of the Canadian National 
Exhibition which closed 11 was a big suc- 
cess. The total attendance reached 864,000 
for the 12 days. 



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Where Players May Be Located 
Next Week (September 20) 

Players may be listed in this department weekly, either at the theatres they are 
appearing in or at a permanent or temporary address (which will be inserted when route 
is not received) for $5 yearly, or if name is in bold type, $10 yesrly. All sre eligible to 
this depsrtment. 



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weight about 145. Send photo. 

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1 BLOCK FROM BROADWAY, 1 BLOCK FROM STH AVENUE 

S MINUTES' WALK TO * THEATRES 

Tale excellent hotel, with its quiet, comfortable, attractive service and reetful 
phero. Invitee your patronage. 

TARIFF! 

Double room, use of hath, SI .5* par slay. Double room, private bath and shower. tXM 
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58th St and Columbus Circle 
'Phone 9640 Columbus 

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NEW YORK 

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TORONTO-CANADA 

NEW GIBSON HOUSE 

QUEEN AND GEORGE STREETS 

European end American Plan 

John J. Burns, Proprietor and Manager 

Special Ratee to the Theatrical Profeaalon. Five 

minutes' walk from Theatre District. Take 

Parliament Care from Union Depot. 



Allen & Francis Variety N Y 

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Amoros Sisters Dominion Ottawa 
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Avon Comedy 4 Shea's Buffalo 
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Suites, Parlor, Bedroom and Bath, $2LM and n> 
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RUSH AND EAST GRAND AVE. 



CHICAGO 

CATERING TO THE BETTER CLASS OF THE PROFESSION 

WALKING DISTANCE OF ALL THEATRES 

ROOMS WITH BATH, $7, $8, $9, $1040 

TWO ROOM SUITE, $14. THREE ROOM SUITE, $21. 

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Where the Connoisseurs of Good Food Congregate 

Original Little Hungarian Restaurant 



ALEX. SCHWARTZ AND DINING ROOM 

Now in enlarged quarters 
111 NORTH DEARBORN STREET 



Proprietor 
(Namt te Cort Theatre) 



Bowers Walters & Crooker Variety N Y 

Bracks Seven care Tausig 104 E 14th St N Y C 

Bnnkman & Steele Sis Variety San Francisco 

Briscoe Olive Princeton Hotel NYC 

Byal & Early Variety N Y 

Byron A Lang don 174 E 71st St N Y C 



Cantor Eddie A Lee Al Variety N Y 

Cecile Trio Keith's Philadelphia 

Collins MUt 133 W 113th St N Y C 

Colvin William Burbank Los Angeles 

Conlin Ray Variety N Y 

Conroy A Lemaire Variety N Y 

Cook Joe Variety N Y 

Corcoran & Dingle Dominion Ottawa 

Crane Mr A Mrs Douglas Orpheum Circuit 

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Osres Alec A Gina Variety Chicago 

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De Lyons 3 care F M Barnes Chicago 

Dtmarest & Collette Variety N Y 

DeVoie & Livingston Orpheum Kansas City 

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Dooley & Sales Alhambra New York City 

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Ellison Glenn Orpheum St Paul 
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Gabriel Master Co Colonial Erie 
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Gordon Jim & Elgin Mary Variety San Francisco 

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Countess Grazia Nardini 

Direction OENE HUGHES 

Nosses Musical New Brighton Pa 



Olcott Chas Orpheum Montreal 
Oxford 3 Orpheum Memphis 



Patricola A Meyers Orpheum Grand Rapids 

PeUetler Plsm Variety N Y 

Puck Harry A Eva Orpheum Los Angeles 



CHICACOjILL. 

Dad's Theatrical Hotel 

PHILADELPHIA 



REGENT HOTEL, 100 N. 14TH ST. 

NEW REGENT HOTEL, 101 N. 14TH ST. 

E. E. CAMPBELL, Prop, and Mgr. 

THEATRICAL HEADQUARTERS 

FREE AUTOMOBILE TO ALL THEATRES 






Zaxelle H M Co 8 W 65th St N Y C 




Reilly Charlie Variety San Francisco 
Rochet's Monkey Music Hall 1 Maiden 

Gardens Maiden Bng 
Ruth Florence Variety San Francisco 



Hill 



Samuels Ray Palace Chicago 

Santley A Norton Maryland Baltimore 

Schaffer Sylvester care Tausig 104 E 14th St N Y 

Shalck Bertha Shea's Buffalo 

Shentons 3 Variety N Y 

Silver A Du Vail Silver wd Cot Southberry Ct 

Simpson Fannie A Dean Earl Variety N Y 

SkateUe Bert A Haaal Variety N Y 

Stanley Aileen Variety N Y 

Stanley Forrest Burbank Los Angeles 

Stein A Hume Variety N Y 

St Elmo Carlotta Variety N Y 

Stephens Loona 1213 Elder Ave N Y 

Sutton Mclntyre A Sutton 904 Palace Bldg N Y 

Syman Stanley Variety N Y 



Tlghe Harry and Babette Variety N Y 
v 

VALDO and CO. 

"~ EXPONENTS OF HILARITY 

Valdares (Original) Cyclist Variety San Fran 
Valli Muriel A Arthur Variety Chicago 
Vlolintky Variety N Y 
Von Hoff George Variety N Y 

W 

Wade John P Variety N Y 

Walton A Vivian Baldwin L I 

Wells A Bundy Variety N Y 

Williams A Rankin Variety N Y 

Wright Cecelia United Booking Office N Y 



(Week Sept. 20 and Sept. 27.) 

A l Reeves Big Show 20 Casino Boston 27 Grand 
Hartf jrd 

Americans 20 Penii Circuit 27 Qayety Balti- 
more 

American Relies 20 Academy .lers«j City 2" 
Gaiety P .lladolp la 

Auto Girls 20 Savoy Hamilton Oat 27 Cadil- 
lac Detroit 

n ^S, ut Z You th & Folly 20 Bnglewood Chicago 

27 Gaiety Milwaukee 
Behman Show 20 Empire Toledo 27 Star k 

Garter Chicago 
Ben Welch Show 20 New Hurtig A Seamon's 

New York 27 Miner's Bronx New York 
Big erase 20 Star St Paul 27 L O 4 Century 

Kansas City 
Billy Watson's Beef Trust 20 Gaiety Pitts- 
burgh 27 Star Cleveland 
Blue Ribbon Belles 20 Majestic Indianapolis 

27 Buckingham Louisville 
Bon Tons 20 Empire Hoboken 27 Casino 

Philadelphia 
Bostonlan Burlesquers 20 Star A Garter Chi- 

cago 27-29 Berchel Des Moines 
Broadway Belles 20 L O 27 Century Kansas 

City 
Cabaret Girls 20 Gayety Minneapolis 27 Star 

St Paul 
Charming Widows 20 Cadillac Detroit 27 

Columbia Grand Rapids 
Cherry Blossoms 20-22 Armory Blnghamton 

23-25 Van Culler O H Schenectady 27 Cor- 
inthian Rochester 
City Sports 20-22 Park Manchester 23-25 Wor- 
cester Worcester 27-20 Gllmore Springfield 
Crackerfacks 20-22 Gllmore Springfield 28-25 

L O 27 Star Brooklyn 
DarMngs of Paris 20-22 L O 23-25 Park Bridge- 
port 27 Gaiety Brooklyn 
Follies of Day 20 Gaiety Omaha 27 Oalety 

Kansas City 
Follies of Pleasure 20 Gaiety Milwaukee 27 

Gaiety Minneapolis 
Frolics of 1015 20-22 L O 23-25 Academy Fall 

River 27 Howard Boston 
Gay New Yorkers 20 Casino Philadelphia 27 

Palace Baltimore 
Girls from Follies 20 Trocadero Philadelphia 

27 So Bethlehem 28 Easton 30-2 Grand 

Trenton 
Girls from Joyland 20 Empire Cleveland 27 

Penn Circuit 
Girl Trust 20 Columbia New York 27 Casino 

Brooklyn 
Globe Trotters 20 Colonial Providence 27 

Casino BoRton 



ADAME CLARICE ta ^ es this means of thanking 

Mr. Hugh D. Mcintosh and his producer Jack Haskell 

for the pleasure of dressing the TlVOU "FolllCS Of Australia Of 1915 



99 



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VARIETY 





INDEPENDENT 



CIRCUI 



VAUDEVILLE 



Tha Best Small Tim* in the Far Wast. Steady Consecutive Work for Novelty Feature Acts) 

EXECUTIVE OFFICES, ALCAZAR THEATRE BLDG., SAN FRANCISCO 
Can arrange from three to Ave weeks between sailing* of boats for Australia for all Ar»t class 

acts. Communicate by wirs or letter. 



AMALGAMATED Vaudeville Agency 

BOOKING 



B. S. MOSS, President and General Manager 
B. S. MOSS CIRCUIT PRUDENTIAL CIRCUIT 

PLIMMER CIRCUIT 

Artiste and Acts of every description suitable for vaudeville can obtain long engagement* by 
BOOKING DIRECT with us. Send In your open time at once or call. 

Offices: Columbia Theatre Building.-TIMES SQUARE, NEW YORK.— Telephone Bryant C445 



% 



of all performers going to Europe make their steamship arrangements thromgh 
us. The following have: 



F eaal /' thel Whiteside and Picks, Maud Sydney Wood, Caryl Wilbur and Co., Fred 

Walton, T. W. Wynton, Warren and Brockway, Milt Wood. Winkler's Madcaps, 
Chas. Warner, Max Wessely Troupe, Wotpert and Paulan, George Watt, The Viulians, Ollie Young 
and April. 

PAUL TAUSIG A SON, 1*4 E. 14th St., Now York City 
German Savings Bank Bldg. Telephone Stnyveeant 1340 

FULLER'S THEATRES AND VAUDEVILLE, Ltd. 

Governing Director, Ben J. Fuller 

MR. BEN J. FULLER'S U.,S. REPRESENTATIVE 

ROY D. MURPHY 

WILL BE IN NEW YORK FOR THE PURPOSE OF SEEING ACTS FROM SATURDAY, SEPT. 

4th UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. ADDRESS ALL LETTERS CARE VARIETY 

OFFICE. TIMES SQUARE, NEW YORK CITY 

CHICAGO OFFICE 
Suite 1111— M E. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, III. Phone Wabash Till 

ROY D. MURPHY, U. S. Representative 



Harry Rickard's Tivoli Theatres 



LTD. 

AUSTRALIA 
Capital. $LSt,Mt 



And AFFILIATED CIRCUITS, INDIA and AFRICA 
Combined Capital, t3.Stt.M0 



Recognized Vaudeville Acts 



Write or Wire 



HUGH McINTOSH, Governing Director 

Registered Cable Address i "HUGHMAC," Sydney 
Head Ottces TIVOU THEATRE, SYDNEY— AUSTRALIA 

NEW YORK OFFICES: 311 Strand Theatre Bldg. 

Lady Buccaneers 20 Gaiety Brooklyn 27-20 
L O 30-2 Academy Fall River 

Liberty Glrla 20 Gaiety Washington 27 Gaiety 
Pittsburgh 

Maids of America 20 L 27 Empire Brooklyn 

Manchester's Own Show 20 Columbia Chicago 
27 Gaiety Detroit 

Majestlc's 20 Gaiety Detroit 27 Gaiety To- 
ronto 

Marlon's Dave Own Show 20 Empire Newark 27 
L O 4 Empire Brooklyn 

Merry Rounders 20 Casino Brooklyn 27 Em- 
pire Newark 

Midnight Maidens 20 Grand Hartford 27 Jac- 

Suee O H Waterbury 
ltary Maids 20 Gaiety Philadelphia 27-29 
Star Scranton 30-2 Majestic Wilkes- Barre 

Million Dollar Dolls 20 Miner's Bronx New 
York 27 Orpheum Peterson 

Mischief Makers 20 Gaiety Baltimore 27 Troca- 
dero Philadelphia 

Monte Carlo Girls 20 Olympic Cincinnati 27 
Empire Cleveland 

Parisian Flirts 20-22 Star Scranton 23-25 Ma- 
jestic Wilkee- Barre 27-20 Anrory Bingham- 
ton 30-2 Van Culler O H Schenectady 

Puss Puss 20 Jacques O H Waterbury 27 
Hurtlg and Seamon's New York 



J. H. ALOZ 

Booking Agency 

Orpheum Theatre Bldg. 

MONTREAL, P. Q 



Golden Crook 20 Palace Baltimore 27 Oaiety 
Washington 

Gypsy Maids 20 Orpheum Peterson 27 Empire 
Hoboken 

Heating's Big Show 20 Gaiety St Louis 27 
Columbia Chicago 

Hello Girls 20 Columbia Grand Rapids 27 En- 

glewood Chicago 
Hello Paris 20 Star Brooklyn 27 Yorkvllle 

New York 
High Life Girls 20 Corinthian Rochester 27 

Star Toronto 
Howe's 8am Own Show 20 L O 27 Gaiety 

Omaha 



ARTHUR 
VALLI 



AND 



SISTER 



VALLI 



In their New end Artistic Novelty 
W. V. M. A. Time 



CHARLIE 



DOT 



VAN - H AZEN 



Thle Week (Sept. 13), Lincoln Sq. and Fall River 

Direction. M. S. EPSTIN 

£_« 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 L^ 

'There's no sense to the darned thing" 



NOTICE! NOTICE! NOTICE! 

For the information of vaudeville artiste who may be 

contracted to play for 

C H. MILES, IN DETROIT 

please send your photographs and billing to the 

ORPHEUM THEATRE, DETROIT 

as I am no longer connected with the Miles Theatre 



Record Breakers 20 Buckingham Louisville 27 

Olympic Cincinnati 
Review of 1916 20 Star Toronton 27 Savoy 

Hamilton Ont > 

Rose Sydell's 20 Gaiety Toronto 27 Gaiety 

Buffalo 
Roseland Girls 20 Gaiety Boston 27 Columbia 

New York 
Rosey Posey Girls 20 Star Cleveland 27 Colo- 
nial Columbus 
September Morning Glories 20 Standard St 

Louis 27 Oaiety Chicago 
Smiling; Beauties 20-22 Bastable Syracuse 23- 

25 Lumberg Utica 27 Gayety Montreal 
Social Maids 20 L O 27-29 Bastable Syracuse 

30-32 Lumberg Utica 
Sporting Widows 20 Oaiety Buffalo 27 L O 4-0 

Bastai.le Syracuse 7-9 Lumberg Utica 
Star & Tartf-r 20 Oaiety Kansa v ity 27 Gaiety 

St LoiiiS 
Strolling Players 20 Empire Albany 27 Gaiety 

D s te sej 
Tango Queens 20 Century Kansas City 27 

St.« ida'd St Louis 
Tt>e Tempters 20 Olympic New York 27-29 L O 

:»0-i Park Bridgeport 
lhe Tourists 20 Colonial Columbus 27 Em- 

>\ r e Toledo 
The Winners 20 Howard Boston 27-29 Park 

Manchester 30-2 Worcester Worcester 
Tlo Top Girls 20 Yorkvllle New York 27 Acad- 
emy Jersey City 
20th Century Malda 20 Empire Brooklyn 27 

Colonial Providence 
U S Beauties 20 So Bethlehem 21 Easton 23-25 

Grand Trenton 27 Olympic New York 
Watson-Wrothe 20 Gayety Montreal 27 Empire 

Albany 
Yankee Doodle Girls 20 Gaiety Chicago 27 

Majestic Indianapolis 



SELLS- FLOTO— 17 Kansas City. Kan.; 18 
Independence, Mo. ; 20 Fort Jcott, 21 Inde- 
pendence, Kan. ; 22 Ponca City, Okla. ; 23 
Perry, 24 Cushlng, 25 Enid. 



LETTERS 



Where C folia ws mm*, letter it in 
iloage efllee. 
ere S F fella ws nam< 



Variety's Ckioage eftee. 

Where S F feYlews name. 
Variety's San Frandeee eJlce. 



letter is is 



Advertising 
not be listen. 



er circular letters will 



CIRCUS ROUTES 



P fallowing name indicates postal, 
advertised ence only. 



Chandler Daisy 
Clark Joseph 
Claire Nell 
Cleveland Marie 
Clifford Steve 
Cooney May 
Cortese Frank 
Craig Florence 
Creighton James (C) 
Cronau Mr 
Crouch Clayton 



Dacobeco Troupe 
Dalton Casey 
Davis Mr W E 
Dean Rose M 
Deans Al 
De Lelre May 
Dell Jack (C) 
Dusey ft Babe 






BARNUM-BAILEY— 17 New Castle, Pa.: 18 
Sharon, 20 McKeesport, 21 Connellsville, 24 
Charleroi, 23 Butler, 24 Washington, 25 Pet- 
ersburg, W. Va. 

HAOENBECK-WALLACE— 17 Plqua, O. : 18 
Wapakoneta, 20 Washington, C. H. ; 21 Lan- 
caster, 22 Zanesville, 23 Barnecville, 24 Fair- 
mont, W. Va. ; 25 Cumberland, Md. 

101 RANCH— 17 Jollet, III. ; l8 Racine. Wis. ; 
19-20 Milwaukee, 21 Madison, 22 Freeport, 111. ; 
23 Mollne, 24 Peoria, 25 Galeeburg. 

RINOLINO— 17 Klrksvllle, Mo. ; 18 Trenton, 
20 Centervllle, la. ; 21 Albany, Mo. ; 22 Cam- 
eron, 23 Nebraska City, Neb. ; 24 Falls City. 
25 Concordia, Kan. 



Adams Eugene 
Adams Eugene (C) 
Adamey Austin (C) 
Alarcon Leon (C) 
Allen Claude E 
Anderson Harry L 
Archer Lillian 

B 

Baldwin Earl (C) 
Barnes Howard C 
Barton Jack 
Bartholomen C B (C) 
Bean Jack W 
Bean Thornton C 
Blaylock Robert (C) 
Bloom Edward L 
Blockson Harry 
Benner Emelle 
Bennett Wallace 
Bestry Harry 
Bourne Helen (P) 
Bourne Wm 
Bosturck Fred R (C) 
Bronte ft Aid well 
Brown Ada 
Burton Richard 
Burns Chas 
Byrons The Four 



Campbell Allen (C) 
Carillo Leo 
Carle Grace 
Carleton Anita 
Carr Merle (P) 
Carr Merle (C) 
Carter ft Carter (C) 
Curson J W 



B 



(C) 



Edwards Jack 
Eldrldge Press 
Ellison Glen (C) 
..velyn ft Dolly (C) 



Farber Oirls 
Fern Alma 
Fields Sallle 
Fielding Pauline (C) 
Fletcher Ted 
Florence Mabel 
Florence Helen (C) 
Foo Lee Tong (C) 
Forrest Jack 
Forrester Chas 
Frankleno Mrs H (C) 
Friquet Jules 



DAWSON. LANIGAN and COVERT 

"Those Dancing Phiends" 

ORPHEUM and UNITED Dir. EDW. S. KELLER 




1 

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Frear, Baggett, Frear I I Valerie Rfirnfirfi 

"Baseball Idiosyncrasies" | I 1 CIIUI IO llljl IJUI U 



"Baseball Idiosyncrasies" 
Direction, GENE HUGHES 



And Her Company 



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PRESENT 



FRANK EGAN'S 

"CALIFORNIA BEAUTIES" 

Featuring UNA FLEMING 

Playing Orpheum Circuit in West 
Produced Under Personal Direction of Mr. EGAN. 



"War Babies" 

By Florence Haynes Reed 
Next Week (Sept. 20), Orpheum, Brooklyn 

FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S CLUBS. 



VARIETY 



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iMACK, ALBRIGHT and MACKi 

I PEP, GINGER and PEP Featuring "PINEY IIDGE" and "BOM BOM BAY" I 

F;iiimiiiii iiiiii mi inn iiiiiiiii MiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiMii iiiitiinii t in imt iiiiitiiiiMiiiiiini 111 iiiniir. 



LILLIAN 



GONNE 



and AL 



ALBERT 

Now (Sept. 16-19) Proctor's Fifth Ave., New York 




SISTERS 



Vaudeville's Prettiest Female Quartet 




Addrea. Cm VARIETY, New York 



Sailing for Australia Sept. 21th, 1»1S, for 



Rickard's Tour 



NOLAN and NOLAN 

Thanks to NORMAN JEFFERIES 



Gallagher Dan (G) 
Qantcr Archie iC) 
George Jack 
German Richard 
Gibbons Mary 
Oleason Lew (C) 
Ooeta Geo (C) 
Golden Grace (P) 
Golden Morris 
Goldsmith Sol 
Gould Fred 
Gray Trio The 
Gregory Frank 
Gwyne ft Oossette (C) 

H 

Harris ft Sprogue 
Harrison Neva 
Harrington ft Chuby 

(C) 
Hartholi Albert (P) 



Hawley Vlda 
Hawley Mr W T 
Herman Jay 
Houston J (C) 
Howell J (C) 
Hlte Betty 
Hutchinson Wlllsrd 
Hunt 8ally (C) 
Hunter Steve (C) 



Jason Isabel 
Jennings De Wilt 
Jesperson Geo (C) 
Jessica Duo 
Jewell Elizabeth 
Jordon Ed C 
Judge Mike 

K 

Kaufman Walter 
Keller Edw 
Kelles A Haffner 



TED AND CORINNE 

E T O IM 

•THE MOVIE MAN" 



David S. Hall 

and COMPANY 

Direction, M. S. EPSTIN 



Kelly Daniel 
Kelly-Plstel 
King Mrs 8 J 
Kruger Philip 



(C) 



Lang Frank Co 
La Tell Blanche 
Laughlin Jack 
La Viva Mme 
LeG range & Gordon 
Le Mar Harry (O 
Leonard Billie 
Lewis George 
Le Vier J W 
Lind Francis 
Lorraine Hazelle 
Lovett Alvert (P) 



Lusby Ruby 
Lynn Edward 
Lytell Margaret 

M 

Mack Wlllard (C) 
Maker Mr I R 
Manchester . d (C) 
Manclnl Frank (C) 
Manning Jack 
Mann Billy (C) 
Marmtou Dolly 
Marton Bradley 
Martyn A Florence(C) 
Maybew St9lla 
Maynard Miss D 
May Florence 
McBann Henry 



PISANO 



AND 



u 



NEW "WOP" SONG, BY SAM CHIP 





and 




Featuring "BOM BOM BAY" 

Direction, FRANK BOHM 



ROGER 



HUGH L. 



MARCELLE 




CONN and COREENE 

"SURGEON LOUDER, U. S. A." 
Booked solid United Time by MAX E. HAYES 



BERNARD and HARRINGTON 

Dear Joe: — 

Ju&t finished a six weeks' auto- 
mobile tour from New York to 
California. Sure had some fine fish- 
ing on the way through Wyoming. 
Wish you had been along. 



Your friend, 
McINTOSH and his 



MAC. 



"Musical Maids." 



JUST TO 

MAKE 

YOU LAUGH 




"A 

Prss«ntinc BARBER'S 
BUSY DAY* 



Newport 

and 



Stirk 



NEXT WEEK (Sept. ») 
PROCTOR'S IsTH ST. AND 12STH ST. 



McBrlde * Caranaugh 
McCag Nolter (C) 
Mcdonough Carl (C) 
McDonald H F (C) 
Meafley M M (C) 
Meeker ft Ross (C) 
Mean Ben 8 
Mekara 
Melrose Elmer 
Metropolitan Girls 
Millers Mualcal 
Miller Oale 
Miller Thomas H 
Mitchell Hester 
Milton Frank (C) 
Mints J Louis (C) 
Moody Gertrude 
Moore Frank 
Mora Teaa (C) 
Moran Hasel 
Morlssy 6 Rich 
Myers Rhea 



N 

Naiarro Queenle 
Nelson Edgar 
NUeson Melba 
NUlaon Mr 
Nixon 

Nolan Louisa 
Nordea Alepes 



Osborn 



O 
Fred 

P 



(C) 



CR 



!) 



(D) 



Palmer Miss 
Parry BH 
Patsy Leah 
Philip Golf 
Phillips Wendell 
Potter Chaa 
Prlsk Wm H 
Prucell Pete 



Kl 



Qulnlan Dan 
Qulnn Paul 



Ramsey Sisters 
Reed Pearl 
Reno Geo B 
Reynolds James 
Rice Edward B 
Rich Edna 
Ritchie Adele 
Roberts Grace 
Roberts Joe 
Roberta Vera 
Robinson John R 
Rooney A Bowman 
Roue Harry 
Royal Jack 
Russell Robert H 
Russell Tom 
Ryan Ben 



Ryan Margaret 

8 

Schilling William 
Sidney T 
Silsby Bertha 
Shaw Sandy 
Shayne Bert 
Sherman Sarah 
Smlletta Sisters 
Smith Mr LW 
Somers Perrin O 
Sopots Vlda 
Stanley ft Lea 
Straight Chan T 
Strong Eugen. K 



(C) 



Taner B Thos 
Thomas Floss (P) 



BINGHAM 



f» 



Direction ROSE and CURTIS 



FRANKLYN ARDELL 



PLAYING HAMILTON K. CALHOUN 
in the Drury Lane Melodrama 

"STOLEN ORDERS" 

At MANHATTAN OPERA HOUSE, NEW YORK 



42 



VARIETY 



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THE CRISPS 



Season 1915-1916 ORPHEUM CIRCUIT 

THIS WEEK (Sept. 6) COLUMBIA, ST. LOUIS 
NEXT WEEK (Sept. 20) ORPHEUM, NEW ORLEANS 



HERMANN ™* 
SHIFcLE,Y 

"The Mysterious Masquerader" 

A SURPRISING COMEDY NOVELTY 

Just Returned from a Year'* Tour of Australia 
Manag ing Director, JOHN C PEEBLES, Palace Theatre Bldg., Now York 




FRANZESCO 



Rep 



(Jackie and Billy) 

JACKIE— Tke bird who talk* eo as te be understood by everyone. 
JSSSK LLOYD SPENCER, Consumers Bid, . Chicago. UI. 



RUSSELL 



BLANCHE 



MACK and VINCENT 



ORPHEUM CIRCUIT 

Direction GENE HUGHES 

This Wosk (Aug. M) v Majeetic. Chicago 



Scotch 
Minstrel 

With Zlogfsid "Fol- 
lies of 1014" 

Personal direction 

JULE 
DELMAR 




OVE 




ALFREDO 



Touring New 7.oa1sad 



H. D. Mcintosh 



Sam Barta 



"The SUoat Tramp* 
Variety, London 



EDMUND LOWE 

LEADING MAN 

Morocco's Burbank Theatre, Loo Angelee 



If It's a Harold Sehnsn Playlet It's a Success 

WATCH FOR 

"IT WORKS BOTH WAYS" 

The biggest novelty playlet vaudeville has ever known. 
Now playing "The Mysterious Will." 

L.LVIAN 




with an All Star Cast. Booked Solid 



Townshend Miss B 
Transfleld Sinters (C) 
Triggs Mrs May (P) 
Tulkley Eliza J 
Turner ft Grace 



Vadette Villa 
Van Hilly B 
Van ft Schenck (C) 
Vaughan Dorothy 
Von Selfrlcd Carl 



W*. 

Waak Henry 
Waggoner Kod 
Walker ft 111 
Wallace Miss V 
Walters Clara 
Walzer Mabel 
Wandllng John W 
Ward Pop 
Warden Geo F 
Weston William A 
White Jack ft B 



MAYME REMINGTON 

AND COMPANY 

New Act. Booked Solid U. B. O. 



Wiggins Con M X 

Wilkes Ruth (C) 

Williams Dot Xylophiends Four 

Williams William F 

Wilson Tony Mrs Z 

Window Muriel (C) 

Wynn Bessie (C) Zenita 



MABEL RIEGELMAN 



SOPRANO 



Late of Chicago Grand Opera Co. Stettin Municipal Opera House (Germany) 
Boston Opera Company (guest) Plauen Municipal Opera House (Germany) 

AVAIL ABLE FOR ENGAGEMENT IN LIGHT OR 
COriC OPERA OR REFINED MUSICAL COMEDY 

Address: 905 Pacific Building, Market Street at Fourth, San Francisco, Cal. 



BRILLIANT BITS OF MIRTH, MELODY AND TERPSICHORE 



JOSEPH 



ALFARETTA 



WESTON and SYMONDS 



JACOB P. ADLER, Jr. 

Engaged for 'TOWN TOPICS" 
Direction, NED WAYBURN 



HOWARD THURSTON 

THE WORLD FAMOUS MAGICIAN 

p~«u "A MILE A MINUTE" 

With GEORGE F. HARRIS and a cast of seven people 
try. Featuring the Groat Race Scene from "The Honeymoon Express," 

Direction, ALF. T. WILTON 



Carload of seas 
Winter Garden 



NAZI 



BOOKED SOLID 



J. ALFRED 



JOHN E. 




ON S \A/IL-SOIM 



"THE BAND MAN AND HIS BAND" 

DELINEATORS OF SOUTHERN TYPES 



Direction, HARRY SHEA 



AN ORIGINAL IRON JAW WIRE SENSATION 

llHelen Leach-WallinTrio 



(Protected by Patent Laws) 



DIRECTION W. S. HENNESEY 



BOOKED SOLID— U. B. O. 



ARTISTS DE LUXE 

KARLTON 



AND 



KLIFFORD 

PRESENTING 

A Revelation in Art 

Address care VARIETY, New York 



THE CONJURING COMIC 

JUDSON COLE 

Presenting sn absolute departure from ths 
stereotyped Magical Offering 

Direction JAMES B. McKOWEN 



'•■It I It'" lf«,'SJk III iJfi 1*1 Sf«" 

IHllll ■■< II '.•'■■',«■■ a — "■■ 




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BOBBY 



HELEN 



WoolseysMeher 

In 'THE BLOWOUT* 




VARIETY 




Buster 
Santos 

Jacque 
Hays 

Tho Oris with tho 
rummy 

la their 



Health Haton" 

Toariag 
Pentagon Circuit 



lMk to Wsrk With a Vim Afttr a Disdy Vacation 




The best things I uw 
on my vacation, in 
Now York, were: Ed 
Wynn with Ziegfeld's 
"Follies" and Maril- 
lyn Miller at tho 
Winter Garden. 

BILLY 
BEARD 



"The Party from 
the South" 

Boohed by ALP. T. WILTON 




TRANSFIELD SISTERS 

W. V. M. A. TIME 




BILLY LLOYD ..< GEORGE BRITT 

In "A Mixture of Vaudeville" By Nod Dandy 

ttst. I MitkviHe. BkaWftoa Sept, M — Ksm't, rslseeisku 
Is* II Nerfeik. Inboess Sept. 17 - Maryusa. Baitlaeri 

Oil. 4-KanVi, WtsMSflN 

Direction. HARRY FITZGERALD 



BERTIE FORD 

Dancing a la Tanguay on 
the Wire 



SAYS: 

"One reason why some wire-walkers ere 
never successful is, that they do not work 
steady. And 'steady work' is what they got 
paid for." 



MAX BLOOM 

(That's My Horse) 

In 'THE SUNNY SIDE OF BROADWAY" 

With Alice Sher 

Direction, BOYLE WOOLFOLK 




PAULINE SAXON 

THE "SIS PERKINS" GIRL 

PETE HACK Suggests 

FANTASIO 

PARISIENNE NOVELTY 

POSING SINGING 

3 STEINDEL BROS. 

ORPHEUM- UNITED TIME 




MAT 



ANDREW 



MARSHALL - TRIBBLE 

"THE TROUBLES OF SAMBO AND DINAH" 

Management HARRY SHEA 



Booked Solid on the LOEW TIME 



CROSSMAN'S 8 ENTERTAINERS 

A Novelty Musical Production. Introducing the World's Famous 

B-A-N-J-O-P H-l-E-N-D-S 

Last Half (Sept. lf-lt), Harlem Opera House, New York 
Next week (Sept. 2t), Wm. Psnn, Philadelphia 



DEAR FRIENDS:— 

Our sailing has been postponed until Sept. 
2tth. Wo will play around Frisco for tho 
next J weeks. Address care VARIETY, 
Pantages Theatre Building, San Francisco, 
Cal. 

P. S.— Regards to Al Prince and Helen 
Deerie. 

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FEDERATION LAYS DOWN LAW 
IN ST. LOUIS LABOR TANGLE 



Supreme Body of Labor Unions Orders Missouri Body To Re- 
instate Grand Duchess Theatre Electricians Who Did Not 
Walk Out When Stage Hands, Picture Operators, and 
Musicians Went On Strike. Unique House Situ- 
ation Develops. 



St. Louis, Sept. 22. 

The union troubles existing at the 
Grand Duchess theatre became further 
tangled this Week when the American 
Federation of Labor ordered the Cen- 
tral Trades and Labor Union to im- 
mediately reinstate the electrical work- 
ers who refused to walk out of the 
theatre when a strike was called by 
the stage hands and musicians. 

The electrical workers contended 
the house was playing fair with the 
unions inasmuch as it being a picture 
theatre, but three musicians were need- 
ed instead of a complete orchestra as 
demanded by the union. 

The picture operators' union called 
out their members in sympathy with 
the musicians, but the electrical organ- 
ization stood behind the theatre man- 
agement and defied the C. T. L. U., 
which resulted in its ejection from the 
parent body. The electricians had cir- 
culars distributed around town de- 
fending the action of the house man- 
agement 

This is rather unique in being the 
first instance on record where one 
union stood in sympathy with an em- 
ployer to a point where it was forced 
tt declare its affiliations unfair. 



LILLIAN RUSSELL AGAIN. 

Vaudeville is going to have Lillian 
Russell once more as a headline at- 
traction, this time for ten weeks on a 
route secured by the Pat Casey 
Agency. 

Miss Russell is asking $3,000 a week 
for the vaudeville trip. She will prob- 
ably arrange with the managers for 
$2,500 instead, the amount received by 
Lillian when last headline 

Miss Russell is r f,' C y |V \\ xV ing had 



an offer of $2,500 a week to continue 
in moving pictures, but rejected it for 
some reason, after having posed before 
the camera in "Wildfire." For that 
feature film the star agreed to accept 
25 per cent, of the net profits and up 
to date, it is said, Miss Russell has 
received as her share $17,000. 



"INDICTMENT" RUMOR. 

A report spread Tuesday that "50 
theatrical managers have been indicted 
by the Federal Grand Jury." Nothing 
more could be learned regarding the 
rumor nor could some of the theatrical 
attorneys who looked into the report 
find anything tangible. 

The story is said to have started 
when an agent of a bonding company 
called at a theatrical office, offering to 
provide bonds for any of the indicted 
men. 

The Federal Grand Jury stands ad- 
journed until next Monday. The only 
possible indictment against a group of 
theatrical men by it would be under 
the Sherman Law, and the usual pro- 
cedure followed by the federal authori- 
ties preliminary to such a course has 
not even been started of late. 

Some time ago it was said an in- 
vestigation by the federal department 
had begun against the legitimate syn- 
dicate to ascertain if they constitute a 
"trust." After a few days this died 
down and was not again heard from. 



WHITESIDE CLOSING. 

Chicago, Sept. 22. 
"The Ragged Messenger," with Wal- 
ker Whiteside, at $he Princess will 
close Saturday. Th»re probably were 
not enough people In the theatre dur- 
ing the three weeks' run to fill the 
house once. 



PACKEY M'FARLAND ENGAGED. 

Chicago, Sept. 22. 

Packey McFarland will be one of the 
feature acts at the Palace next week, 
offering his usual turn as presented 
heretofore in burlesque. 

Packey's recent encounter with Mike 
Gibbons at Brighton Beach, which 
drew the largest house on record, has 
resulted in considerable favorable pub- 
licity for the Chicago pugilist, the local 
papers being unanimous in giving the 
stockyard's star the verdict. 

McFarland received $1,500 weekly in 
burlesque. Incidentally Packey is the 
second pugilist to play the Palace, Abe 
Attell having established the precedent 
during his recent tour of the Orpheum 
Circuit. 



CLARICE VANCE'S RETURN. 

Clarice Vance has concluded to re- 
turn to vaudeville for a full route. She 
will be assisted at the piano by Tom 
Mitchell. Frank Evans will look after 
the booking details. 

Miss Vance of late has been more in- 
clined to remain at home rather than 
to travel, which meant New York en- 
gagements, not always a convenient 
matter for managers to handle. With 
Miss Vance forsaking the fireplace for 
the road and with her established repu- 
tation as an entertainer, she will fill 
many a spot on big time vaudeville 
programs that have been aching for 
her often. 



JANIS AT THE COHAN. 

Elsie Janis in "Miss Information" is 
to be the attraction at the Cohan 
theatre following the Julian Eltinge 
piece, "Cousin Lucy," which ends its 
run Oct. 2. The Janis piece will open 
Tuesday, Oct. 5. This date has been 
set instead of the day previous be- 
cause the company in jumping from 
Cincinnati will arrive late on Monday 
morning. 



"SMILING" CLOSING FOR GOOD. 

Chicago, Sept. 22. 

"He Comes Up Smiling" with Bern- 
ard Granville, at the Powers will close 
Saturday and the production will be 
sent to the storehouse. 

The r.»tnpany will b<; brought back 
to New York. 

If you don't advertise In VARIETY, 
don't advertise. 



BABY CARRIAGE GARAGE. 

St. Louis, Sept. 22. 
A garage for baby carriages ex- 
clusively is being built by the manage- 
ment of a new picture house which 
proposes to open shortly at 12th and 
Clinton streets. The house when com- 
plete will seat 2,500, and is being built 
by the Columbia Amusement Co., re- 
cently organized in this city. 



BILLBOARDS DISCONTINUED. 

St. Louis, Sept. 22. 

Because of the union troubles be- 
tween the billposters and the billboard 
companies in St. Louis, the local thea- 
tre managers have decided to discon- 
tinue billboard advertising until the 
matter is definitely settled. 

Window displays and newspaper ad- 
vertising constitute their only method 
of announcing the shows. 



TITLE FOR LA SALLE SHOW. 

Chicago, Sept. 22. 

"The Girl of Tomorrow" is the title 

for the new musical comedy offering 

which is to go into the La Salle theatre 

Oct. 9. The show is being staged u . 

der the direction of Frank Smith 

and is to open in Milwaukee on Oc. ' 

use 
Lora Licb, Anna Boyd, Jack Ga . ' 

ner, Clifford Heckinger and Fletci. 

Norton have been added to the cast.; 
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HANDS OFF FOR AGENTS. 

Chicago, Sept. 22. 

The various agents holding booking 
franchises with the Western Vaudeville 
Managers' Association and the local 
United Booking Offices branch have 
been notified not to interfere with acts 
holding big time routes. 

Many of the over-ambitious percent- 
age merchants have been approaching 
big time acts with attractive small 
time offers. While no instances of 
success are as yet reported, the rule 
has been established to prevent future 
confusion. 



TEXAS HOUSES CLOSE. 

Chicago, Sept. 22. 

The Hippodrome, Dallas, and the 
Orpheum, Waco, Tex., closed sudden- 
ly last week. The two houses have 
been booked by Harry Miller in con- 
junction with the Interstate Circuit. 

The theatres may reopen with pic- 
tures. 



CABLES 




London, Sept. 10. 
The cool weather has had its effect 
(ii variety and theatrical business. 
Houses with good attractions have 
been packed to overflowing. The 
Empire, Hippodrome and Comedy, all 
playing revues, the house bill boards 
have been out at every performance. 
This happy state of things also exists 
at the theatres playing musical com- 
edies and legitimate successes. Busi- 
ness has been great at Daly's with 
"Betty," and at the Gaiety with "To- 
Night's the Night," both musicrfl 
comedies, while at the Haymarket 
"Quinneys;" Globe, "Peg o' My 
Heart," and Royalty, "The Man Who 
Stayed at Home," have all substantial 
reasons to congratulate themselves on 
the business done during the last week. 



The autumn season has started 
auspiciously at the theatres. The ball 
was opened on August 24, by the 
Comedy Theatre, where Albert de 
Courville produced "Shell Out," a revue 
written by himself with music by 
Herman Darewski. Fred Emney, who 
was making his first appearance in a 
London revue, carried the weight of 
the comedy and came through with 
flying colors, scoring a personal 
triumph. Much of the general success 
of the revue is due to the American 
stage manager, Robert Marks, whose 
ensembles and original grouping and 
evolutions went without a hitch. There 
are now three matinees per week on 
Monday, Thursday and Saturday and 
Manager Arthur Chudleigh's face wears 
a happy smile as it is years since he 
had a genuine financial success at the 
Comedy. 



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"Kick In," the American crook 
y, was produced at the Vanderbilt 
< catre on Aug. 28, and met rvith im- 
| diate success. Its brisk ai T «on and 

aint Americanism caught on at once, 
I nd the theatre was packed at every 
(performance. Ramsay Wallace, Helen 
Holmes and Helen Marqua scored 
personal successes. 



"The Big Drum," by Sir Arthur 
Pincro, produced by Sir George Alex- 
ander at the St. James on Sept. 1 has 
met with extraordinarily varied recep- 
tions by the critics, even for a Pinero 
play. From gulping adulation on the 
one hand to airy trifling and cold dis- 
dain on the other. The real fault is 
that the play is divided against itself. 
It reveals the two Pineros, the satirist 
and the ultra psychologist, and al- 
though both parts are well done there 
is too much talk and too little action. 
The play is not likely to enhance the 
author's reputation, although since the 
first night it has been given a con- 
ventional ending in response to public 
opinion. It is extremely well acted. 
Allan Aynesworth and Irene Vanburgh 
especially distinguishing themselves, 
while Sir George Alexander assumes a 
role that is by no means a star part. 



"The Ware Case," produced by 
Gerald du Maurier and Frank Curzon 
on Sept. 4, at Wyndham's Theatre, was 
an unqualified success. It is a strong 
drama and held the audience from 
start to finish. The secret of "Who 
Killed Eustace Ede" was held to the 
finish and the denouement when Sir 
Hubert Ware, Mr. Gerald du Maurier, 
declares that he did, and takes poison, 
after being acquitted by the judge in a 
strong trial scene, came as a surprise 
to the public who had acquiesced in the 
verdict. 



With regard to futures there is great 
activity. George Grossmith and Ed- 
ward Laurillard reopen the Prince of 
Wales Sept. 21 with "The Dummy," 
Lauri de Freece playing Barney Cook. 
The cast includes Owen Roughwood, 
Ambrose Manning, Robert Ayrton, 
Julian Royce and George Shelton, Miss 
Irene Browne, Miss Peggi Andrews 
and Miss Barbara Goll. The same 
management will produce the Ameri- 
can musical play, "The Only Girl," at 
the Apollo on Sept. 25, with Fay 
Compton and Kenneth Douglas in the 
leading parts, supported by Lawrence 
Caird, Henry Wenman, Alec Fraser, 
Charles Sugdcn and Miss Moya Man- 
nering. It has been revised for the 
English stage by Fred W. Thompson. 
Oct. 2nd is the date fixed by Thomas 
Bcecham and Robert Courtneidge for 
their season of opera in English at the 
Shaftesbury Theatre. A strong com- 
pany has been engaged. George Ed- 
wardes will produce a new musical play 
at the Adelphi about the middle of 
October. Harry Graham and Paul 
Rubens are responsible for the libretto, 
the lyrics being by Percy Greenbank 
and the music by Rubens, with ad- 
ditional numbers by Hayden Wood. 
The cast includes Phyllis Dare, Mabel 
Sealby, Yvonne Reynolds. Godfrey 
Tearle, from "Quinney's," will play 
a leading role, while George Gregory, 
Rohan Clensy and the popular dancers, 
Oyra and Dorma Leigh will also 
appear. 



Alfred Butt produces a new musical 
play, "Bric-a-Brac," at the Palace. It 
has been written by Arthur Wim- 
peris and Captain Basil Hood, with ad- 
ditional scenes by Lauri Wylie and 
Alfred Parker. The music is by Lionel 
Monckton and Herman Finck. "Bric-a- 
L'rac" will be in ten scenes and gor- 
geously mounted. 

Julian Wylie and James Tate are 
taking "The Passing Show," produced 
by Gus Sohlke, on tour at the end of 
September, with Fred Duprez in 
Arthur Playfair's part. 



Starting French Season. 

London, Sept. 22. 
Madame Emile Lindcy, from the 
Vaudeville theatre, Paris, starts a sea- 
son in French, early in October. 



PALACE REVUE A HIT. 

London, Sept. 22. 

The new revue at the Palace, "Bric- 
a-Brac," was produced Sept. 18 and 
scored a brilliant success. It is in sev- 
en scenes and is a gorgeous produc- 
tion, one of the best produced in Lon- 
don, restful to the eye and ear. 

A scene between Simon Gerard, a 
Frenchman and a newcomer to Lon- 
don, and Teddie Gerard is one of the 
chief hits. Gertie Millar, Gwendoline 
Brogden, Arthur Playfair and Nelson 
Keys scored heavily. 

The most beautiful scene of the pro- 
duction is "The Toilet of Venus." 

The music is by Lionel Monckton 
and Herman Finck, libretto by Basil 
Hood and Arthur Wimperis, produced 
by Edward Royce. 



AT LONDON HALLS. 

London, Sept. 22. 

At the Coliseum this week the new 
additions to the bill are Jean Alwyn, 
Maidee Scott, Saharet, Vivian Foster 
and Alfred Lester in his latest sketch, 
"Longshoreman Bill." Next week the 
Coliseum headliner will be Ada Reeve. 

The newcomers to the Palladium 
program the current week include 
Weedon Grossmith in the playlet, 
"Quite So," Wish Wynne and May 
Moore Duprez. 

Jack Norworth is "top of bill" at the 
Victoria Palace in his latest musical 
comedy skit, "A Syncopated Romance." 



WITH FRENCH FOR ACTION. 

Wilfred Douthitt, baritone with An- 
dieas Dippel's "The Lilac Domino" last 
season, has joined the French army 
ar.d is now at the front. 

Douthitt is an Englishman, but felt 
that he could get quicker action by 
joining the French contingent. A raw 
recruit to the English army, he must 
train nine months before being re- 
garded as "fit." 



SCALA REOPENING. 

London, Sept. 22. 
The Scala, which housed the Kine- 
macolor War Pictures for a lengthy 
engagement, but has been closed re- 
cently, reopens Monday with "The 
Birth of a Nation." 




DE FRECE FALLS AGAIN. 

London, Sept. 22. 

A new revue is to be produced at the 
Garrick next month by Walter De 
Frece and George B. McLellan. It 
was written by Harry Risque, Robert 
P. ("Bob") Weston and Jack Nor- 
worth. 

It will have a practically all-star 
cast, including Mile Polaire, Jack Nor- 
worth, Beth Tate and Laura Guerite. 

Not so long ago Mr. De Frece had 
about made up his mind to stick to his 
music hall enterprises, which consist 
principally of his large holdings in the 
Variety Controlling Co. (of which lie 
is managing director in association 
with Alfred Butt). At regular inter- 
vals McLellan would come along and 
interest him in an outside "flier," which 
usually proved costly. 



"THE LIGHTS" CLUB SITE. 

The recently formed Lights (com- 
posed of men connected with show 
business) have purchased a site for a 
club house and summer rendezvous 
near the scene of the club's formation, 
Freeport, L. I. It is at Glover's Point, 
covering five acres, purchased from the 
John J. Randall Co. 

Besides a clubhouse the plot will 
have a seabeach front of 150 feet, and a 
pier. 

The Lights Building Committee com- 
prises Harry Bulger, Robert Hodge, 
Billy Gould, Charles Middlcton, Ste- 
phen Pettit, Frank Kaufman. 



SOME "PRODUCING!" 

London, Sept. 22. 

Carl Hertz and Charles Morritt will 
shortly start a season of matinees at 
the Polytechnic Hall on Regent street, 
offering a series of classy illusions. 

Their big feature will be the "pro- 
ducing" of a tallyho, horses and pack 
of hounds upon an "empty stage." 



VAN HOVEN'S NOW $600. 

London, Sept. 22. 

Van Hoven is being competed for 
by the two biggest circuits here, and 
his salary is now $600 a week. 

Van Hoven has cabled his American 
agent, Edward S. Keller, instructing 
him to book ten weeks in America at 
$750. 



EMANUEL WOODSON DEAD. 

The Charles Bornhaupt office this 
week received information of the 
death of Charles Woodson at Brussels, 
Aug. 26. H 

Mr. Woodson was colored, and well 
known as the stage manager of the 
Palais d'Etc in Brussels. He had 
appeared upon the variety stage prev- 
iously as a fast contortionist, and his 
three daughters played as an act called 
the "Three Keziahs." 



VAN HOVEN 

Has arranged to play half of each season in 
England for the next three years. 



MATINEES OFF. 

London, Sept. 22. 
Matinees at the Alhambra have been 
discontinued until the new show is pro- 
duced there. Business is poor, and 
Managing Director Chariot, in addi- 
tion, feels that with morning rehears- 
als and ev'^iing performances the 
actors can cj|^ day's work. 



VAUDEVILLE 



COLUMBIA, WASHINGTON, D. C. 
TAKEN BY THE LOEW CIRCUIT 

Will Commence Loew Vaudeville in Former Legit. Theatre 
Oct. 11. Capacity, 1,450. Formerly Played Klaw & 

Erlanger Attractions. 



SCHWARZ BROS. WITH LOEW. 

The Schwarz Brothers signed a con- 
tract for 25 weeks with the Loew Cir- 
cuit Wednesday. The brothers play 
,4 The Broken. Mirror," They are for- 
eigners and have been appearing on the 
big-time since arriving on this side. 

The act opens for Loew next Mon- 
day. 



Washington, Sept. 22. 
Marcus Loew has secured the Co- 
lumbia theatre and will take posses- 
sion Oct. 11. The house seats 1,450. 
It formerly played Klaw &Erlanger 
$2 attractions under the management 
of Fred Berger, who placed stock at 

the house during the summer. 

The Columbia is on F street and is 
looked upon here as the elite theatre 
o* the city. It is now showing pic- 
tures and that policy may be contin- 
ued by the Loew Circuit until next 
spring, when alterations contemplated 
Ly Marcus Loew (who was here this 
week), will increase the seating ca- 
pacity to 2,400 through taking in ad- 
ditional space on adjoining lots held 
Ly the company owning the Columbia. 

There is a bare possibility Loew will 
open the Columbia with his brand of 
vaudeville playing a full week, as Loew 
also books a full week stand (Hippo- 
drome) at Baltimore. This appears 
rather unlikely, however, from a state- 
ment made by Mr. Loew, although 
Washington just now has no pop vau- 
deville theatre. The Casino played 
that policy for a while, but abandoned 
it some time ago. The local Keith's 
is the only vaudeville house. It is a 
big-timer with a $1 admission scale. 

The National is at present playing the 
Klaw & Erlanger legitimate bookings, 
with the Belasco showing the Shubert 
attractions. 

The Loew lease on the Columbia 
calls for five years, with an optional 
clause giving the Loew Circuit a ten- 
ancy of 21 years with a renewal for a 
like term, provided it makes certain 
alterations in the theatre at its own ex- 
pense. 



"AROUND THE MAP" PIECE. 

Johnny Karney was engaged last 
week to take the blackface role in the 
new Klaw & Erlanger musical piece, 
"Around the Map" (formerly called 
"Miss Tootsie"). It is the role first 
tendered to Felix Adler and Ben 
Deely. 



TAMPA'S JITNEY FEVER. 

Tampa, Fla., Sept. 22. 

Tampa, which has stood unique for 
years as the only Southern city of its 
size without a nickel show has become 
contaminated with the jitney fever. 
The germ became active two years 
ago when a new exhibitor opened up 
in the retail district and offered a film 
show for a "jit." The Favorite, a 
vaudeville and picture house in the 
neighborhood, was forced to cut its 
admission fee in half and the jitney 
fever took hold. 

However, both houses were below 
the dead line and the uptown theatres 
maintained 10-20 policy, but eventu- 



ally competition drove them all into 
desperate straits and then came the 
war and the summer heat. 

Now Tampa's best little high grade 
theatres including the Alcazar, Mont- 
gomery, Kinodrome and the Bonita 
are "jitney joints" with only the 
Grand holding out for a dime. But a 
few months ago a quarter was asked 
in many of the houses and no less 
than a dime in any. 



WANT BARNES IN LONDON. 

Chamberlain Brown has received a 
cable offer from the management of 
the London Hippodrome for T. Roy 
Barnes. The London management 
offers the comedian a guarantee of 
$1,000 a week for ten weeks and will 
feature him in the new revue which is 
to open at that house in about two 
months. Barnes has not as yet decided 
t( accept. 



AMERICAN, CHICAGO, REPORTS. 

Chicago, Sept. 22. 

It is quite likely the American music 
hall will be thoroughly renovated be- 
fore the opening of the Dave Lewis 
show, scheduled for the near future, 
-"and there is some talk of altering the 
present interior decoration altogether. 

The American is modeled after the 
American Roof, New York, with a star- 
lit ceiling and exterior dressings 
throughout. 

Another story has it the lessees are 
considering the advisability ot estab- 
lishing a dancing club with an annual 
charge of $50 for membership (a Ned 
Wayburn idea at the Century, New 
York), the latter to admit members to 
the house at all times. A ball room 
which is on the site would make this 
scheme possible, but its materialization 
is considered doubtful. 



THREE WEEKS IN 'FRISCO. 

San Francisco, Sept. 22. 

Charles E. Evans and Co. are play- 
ing a third week at the Orpheum here 
in their sketch, "A Forgotten Com- 
bination." 

The customary stay for Orpheum 
acts is two weeks, but the Evans com- 
edy was given an additional week in 
the rearrangement of the current Or- 
pheum program. 



MIDGET'S RETURN DATE. 

Singer's Midgets, the Liliputian 
group, under the direction of Frank 
ttohm, has returned for a trip over the 
Loew Circuit. 

The act is reported to have played to 
$10,000 gross at Miles', Cleveland, last 
week. 



Felix Young at Abrahms. 

Felix Young has returned to the 
Maurice Abrams publishing firm and 
will have charge of the professional 
department. 




KATHKYN OSTERMAN. 



A contract for one year's work before the camera belt bespeaks the success of Kathryn 
prman In nirt,xmm Th. '»"""<"■"• «-•*■ i- -. -^ -»— cl Miss O.iterman by the Equitable 

Igeon" with Kathryn Osterman) was 



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Osterman in pictures. The agreement was harried Miss Osterman by the Equitable 
immediately after its latest feature film ("The Blut' " ■•■"■■ 



OBITUARY. 

S. Louise Long, si?tcr of Jessie Gra- 
ham, died Sept. 15 in Edgeworth, Pa., 
after a long illness. 



Frederick Ecke, for several years 
conductor of the Metropolitan opera 
house orchestra, died Sept. 17 in his 
home at Patrick's Corner, N. J. 

Dr. Colin McDougall, formerly 
physician for the Actors' Fund, died 
Sept. 19 in his home in New York at 
the age of 72. He was unmarried. 

William Swor, formerly of Ford and 
Swor, and a brother of John, Bert and 
Jim Swor, died Saturday morning from 
an acute attack of heart trouble while 
visiting with Carl Copeland, a profes- 
sional friend. Swor leaves a widow 
and four children. lie had not been 
active of late. 

The mother of N. E. Manwaring (of 
the Max Hart Agency) died this week 
at the age of 77. The remains were 
interred in the family plot at Pine 
Grove Cemetery, Niantic, Conn. 



PARKING CHARGE NOT ALLOWED. 

The Mississippi State Commission 
which met Sept. 7 decided in favor of 
the Car Owners Managers' Associa- 
tion against the railroads that wanted 
to force a parking charge through the 
commission. 

The railroads were represented by 
a staff of attorneys, the managers by 
three members. 

Wires from New York theatrical 
managers mentioned the backing down 
of the railroads in their attempt to in- 
crease the party rates were read to the 
commission and swayed the decision. 



MOSS' EMPLOYEES' BEEFSTEAK 

B. S. Moss and Morris Levi were 
the guests of the B. S. Moss employees 
at a beefsteak dinner at Healy'g Satur- 
day night. A vaudeville entertainment 
preceded the food. 

Among those present were M. J. 
Moss, L. N. Moss, Walter J. Plaimmer, 
M. D. Simmons, J. C. Blockhouse, 
Emil Groth, W. H. Stanley, Louis 
Flatto, Harold Hansman, Charles 
Meyers, Henry Krivit, James £onlin, 
Henry Padden, B. M. Irwin, D. Stein. 
Joe Grcenwald, Clint Wilson, S. T. 
Lawton, B. F. Heinrich, J. J. Dreyfus, 
% A. E. MacIIugh, Sam H. Grisman. 



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TEXAS GUINAN IN "GIRL/ 

Texas Guinan is to play the title role 
in "The Girl from Brazil" when the 
Shubcrts stage that production. Miss 
Guinan was to have been in the new 
Winter Garden show but left the cast 
last week because she felt there was 
not enough for her to do. 



TANGUAY AT ALHAMBRA. 

Completing an engagement this 
Saturday of two weeks at Keith's, 
Boston, Eva Tanguay will make her 
first New York appearance of this 
season at the Alhambra, Monday. 



privately exhibited last week. 

Chief Director Isadore Bernstein of the Equitable declared Miss Ostcrman to be a won- 
derful emotional actress. His declaration was confirmed by the officer* of the Equitable 
in the issuance of the long term agreement. 



SKETCH PLAYERS MARRY. 

E. E. Clive and Miss Ellison, the 
j/rincipals in the sketch "One Good 
Turn," were married in New York 
Sept. 13. 



VAUDEVILLE 



SHUBERTS' $10,000 CONTRACT 
THROWN UP BY JULE DELMAR 



Vaudeville Man Abruptly Ends Service Under Shubert 

Regime. Agreement Had 18 Months To Run. 

Delmar Booked Vaudeville Turns for Shubert 

Productions and Arranged Winter 

Garden's Sunday Programs. Now 

Going In for Himself. 



Julc Delmar terminated his services 
with the Shuberts Wednesday. In do- 
ing so he relinquished a live-year con- 
tract iroin the theatucal iirm that guar- 
anteed him $1U,UU0 yearly, it still had 
16 mouths to run. 

ilic precise cause of Deimar's leav- 
ing hau nut become known when he 
abruptly quit, but it has been said Mr. 
Dciniar was dissatisncU since assum- 
ing charge of the iNational Theatrical 
Lxchaiige, a booking concern organ- 
ized by the Shuberts and over winch 
they appeared to assume a sort oi di- 
rection even alter Delmar had taken 
ciiarge. Ilic direction by tlie bhuberts 
ol the exchange included the placing 
of another representative tiiere besides 
Delmar, and this, together with other 
conditions arising, is reported as the 
real reason why Delmar. quit, although 
in his department he was leit supreme. 

Jule Delmar is rated as one of the 
best booking men vaudeville has ever 
had. He has been noted for "putting 
bills together," and it was this expert 
technical knowledge of "framing 
shows" that is generally credited to the 
continued success of the Winter Gar- 
den's Sunday night vaudeville pro- 
grams, of which Mr. Delmar had 
charge since he joined the Shubert 
staff. Notwithstanding, he was con- 
tinually limited in securing material 
for the Sunday night Garden shows 
and was forced to use "repeats" so 
often it became a matter of comment; 
yet Mr. Delmar arranged the Sunday 
bills at that house in a manner to draw 
and hold the crowds, the house often 
playing to as high as $3,100 on a Sun- 
day itight with the average cost of the 
show to the Shuberts not exceeding 
$350 (through Delmar drafting players 
in Shubert musical productions, who 
received nothing for the special Sun- 
day performances). He also has made 
a record while with the Shuberts for 
securing vaudeville artists for musical 
comedy engagements, his knowledge 
of both fields preeminently fitting him 
for that work, and his information re- 
garding vaudeville salaries, with per- 
suasive arguments used in connection, 
have saved the Shuberts thousands of 
dollars. 

Before accepting the Shubert con- 
tract, Mr. Delmar was with the United 
Booking Offices for a number of sea- 
sons as a booking manager in charge 
of several U. B. O. houses. While with 
the Shuberts, Mr. Delmar made his 
offices in the Loew Circuit headquar- 
ters, where he acted as the interme- 
diary between the Loew Circuit and 
big time acts. 

Mr. Delmar intends to become a gen- 



eral representative for artists, for vau- 
deville and legitimate productions. He 
has several turns under his direction 
at present. 



ATLANTIC CITY CUTS RATE. 

Atlantic City, Sept. 22. 
Commencing Monday Keith's here 
cut the admission scale for its big 
time vaudeville show to a top price of 
50 cents. The program of seven acts, 
two shows daily, remains in effect. 



USHERS ORGANIZING? 

There was talk this week of organiz- 
ing an ushers' union in New York by 
some of the boys who claim the wages 
are too small and that many of the 
houses are employing girls. The boys 
maintain that if they can form the union 
and get recognition that they can even- 
tually bring about the elimination of 
the girl ushers. 



SLEEPER REPRESENTING. 

W. D. Sleeper has replaced Earl 
Saunders as New York representative 
of the Chicago branch of the U. B. O. 
Mr. Sleeper has been connected with 
the Chicago U. B. O. office for the past 
two seasons. He has established head- 
quarters in the Palace theatre building 
en the United floor. 

NOW PLAYING 
THE ACT THAT CREATED 

A SENSATION IN EUROPE 




CASE AGAIN ADJOURNED. 

The Hammerstein vs. United Book- 
ing Offices action was again adjourned 
Monday, until Wednesday, and from 
that day to next Monday, when the 
argument is expected to beheld in the 
New York Supreme Court. 

The adjournments were asked for by 

the Hammerstein side through John 

B. Stanchfield, the Hammerstein at- 
torney, having other engagements. 
Meantime the Hammersteins have 
been securing affidavits in reply to 
those submitted by the U. B. O., in 
the matter of permitting the 44th 
Street theatre to play "Hammerstein's" 
vaudeville selected in the United Of- 
fices by William Morris, under the 
U. B. O. franchise held by the Ham- 
mersteins. 

Tuesday morning's Sun carried a 
story the Hammersteins had been 
offered $200,000 by the United to retire 
altogether from the vaudeville field. 
It's questionable if the Sun reporter 
who wrote the article believed it 
himself. 

According to report the German war 
pictures opening at the 44th Street 
Monday are in there for a month at 
least. The announced date of the 
Hammerstein vaudeville opening at 
the house was Oct. 1. This will neces- 
sarily be delayed through the legal 
entanglement, regardless of which way 
the decision goes. 



SUNDAY" AGITATION. 

From reports of the attorney for the 
Sabbath Society calling in Times 
square this week, it was rumored the 
Society intended again agitating the 
Sunday performances in the theatres. 

It is claimed the Society's attorney 
said he thought sketches and dancing 
should be eliminated from the Sunday 
program. These, with what have been 
taken out, would leave a Sunday bill 
p'ade up of music only. 

It is estimated over 300,000 people 
patronize the theatres of Greater New 
York on a Sunday. 

A conference may be held on behalf 
of the theatrical managers and the So- 
ciety, to reach a conclusion. There 
appears to be some angles to the Sun- 
day concert proposition the Society 
has given no thought to. 



NO ROYAL CHANGE. 

There will be no change of vaude- 
ville policy at B. F. Keith's Royal in 
the Bronx, now playing a big time bill 
at small time prices. 

Theatrical politics are said to have 
played a part in some Bronx agitation 
looking toward the Keith Circuit re- 
storing the former big time admission 
prices at the Royal, but the Keith folk 
say they are giving attention to noth- 
ing beyond supplying the Royal with 
the best shows obtainable. 



NOW 

A SENSATION IN AMERICA 

Management 
M. S. BENTHAM 



COMEDY CLUB MEETING. 

The Comedy Club has called a spe- 
cial open meeting for members for 
tomorrow (Saturday) night, at 10:30, 
in th e clubrooms. 

If you don't odvortlM In VARIETY, 
don't odvortlao. 



IN AND OUT. 

The Dancing Lavars did not open 
at the Prospect, Brooklyn, Monday, re- 
placed by The Kramers. 

Lanigan, of Dawson, Lanigan and 
Covert, hurt his knee at the Majestic, 
Chicago, last Thursday, but finished the 
week. The turn was compelled to can- 
cel this week, pending his recovery. 

Captain Greene, father of Gent 
Greene, died at St. Luke's Hospital, 
Chicago, Sept. 19. Gene Greene, who 
was to have played this week at the 
Great Northern Hippodrome, cancelled 
the engagement 

Through illness, Tracey and Stone 
were unable to play at the Orpheum, 
Milwaukee, this week, Grace Wilson 
deputizing. 



NEW ACTS. 

Johnny Morris and Eddie Parks have 
separated. 

Kelcy Conboy and Martin Howard 
(Irving M. Cooper). 

Raymond Paine in "Getting Her 
Rights," produced by Roland West. 

"Fantoms" in five scenes and six 
people (J. A. Van Sant). 

Willie Newsome and Marion Camp- 
bell, dancing. 

Sam J. Curtis and his "Golf Girls," 
10 people. 

"The Girl at the Cigar Stand" by 
Geo. Bloomquest, with six people (Jos. 
Hart). , 

Ethel Valentine in "The New Wife," 
by Sacher Masoch, adapted from the 
Hungarian for vaudeville. 

"Beauties of America," 10 people, 
with lyrics by Phil Schwarz, music by 
Joe Goodwin (B. D. Berg). 

"The Devil's Hour" by Wm. Anthony 
McGuire with Lucation, English and 
Co. 

Laurie and Aleen in a new "kid" 
act at the American the last half of 
this week. 

Alf. Grant and Rhoda Bernard in 
"one." Hal Crane and Co., playlet, 
"The Lash." (Alf. Wilton.) 

Jimmy Marshall has been placed 
under contract by Jos. Hart, who will 
present him in a new sketch by Dion 
Titherage. 



DAYTON OPENED. 

Dayton, O., Sept. 22. 

The new Keith theatre (formerly the 
National) opened this week to capacity 
houses, the event being attended by 
many celebrities from New York and 
Chicago, including Mr. and Mrs. E. F. 
Albee, C. S. Humphrey, Harry Weber 
and Coney Holmes. A number of the 
Keith managers from nearby cities 
were also present. 

Superintendent Beers of the Cincin- 
nati house worked three days prepar- 
ing the Dayton property for the oc- 
casion. 

The opening bill included Ruth Roye, 
Alexander Kids, Three Emersons, Ber- 
nard and Scarth, Meyako Sisters, Grat- 
tan and Taylor, Swan Wood, and Ray- 
mond and Caverly, and was unani- 
mously pronounced by the opening 
audience to be one of the best running 
programs ever shown in Dayton. 

Joe Goodman, of the U. B. O., ar- 
ranged the opening bill for Dayton and 
will continue to book the house. 



VARIETY 



CABARETS 



STOCK 



The dancing masters held a conven- 
tion in New York last week and decided 
this coming winter the people of the 
U. S. will have to stick to the waltz and 
the tango. The dancing masters came 
from all over the country. They must 
have remained in conference very late 
nights to have seen the tango on their 
early hour travels to find out how New 
York is stepping. The only orchestras 
around here nowadays that play tango 
music are those in the all-night resorts. 
They take a chance late in the morn- 
ing with the tango thing to give the 
sharpshooters hanging around an op- 
portunity to show what they used to do 
in the good old days before the public 
got wise to them. One of the dancing 
masters told a reporter the convention 
had decided a person from Idaho should 
be fitted to dance with a New Yorker 
through a standardization of steps, so 
they picked the waltz and the tango. 
This particular dancing master said he 
thought the waltz would again be pop- 
ular this winter. If he came from 
Idaho that state has got to make up a 
lot of lost time. After the dancing 
masters had settled the grave point how 
dancing should be done they got their 
whiskers trimmed in a city shop, 
packed their grip sacks and took a 
tourist car for home. 

The Arena, at Broadway and 48th 
street, where roller skating is an 
especial attraction, picked up in 
attendance at' the first change in 
the atmospheric conditions. The 
Arena (formerly the Broadway 
Dance) opened on the eve of the hot 
spell. Henry Morton, who is operat- 
ing the place, was satisfied to perfect 
his organization during the heat, and 
the result came Sunday night when the 
Arena played to capacity. 680 people, 
at 25 cents gate admission; 280 of the 
crowd were skating, and 140 danced 
on the balcony floor. The Arena has 
a full restaurant license. Underneath 
the Arena preparations are going on 
for an uptown Little Hungary restau- 
rant, the Houston street management 
taking the Broadway stand, with the 
same kind of a table d'hote. Little 
Hungary downtown gave a $1.50 din- 
ner that included three kinds of wines 
(although one was plenty). 

William Morris is to again operate 
the New York Roof after all. Mr. 
Morris has a novelty scheme for 
the aerial resort he is withholding 
until the opening. The ice skating idea 
has been abandoned. That since was 
lifted by the Shuberts for the 44th 
Street Roof. Thomas Healy will have 
the restaurant privilege on the New 
York. It will reopen in about three 
weeks. 

A Christmas revue is being prepared 
for production at the Van Cortland 
Hotel, on West 49th street, where here- 
tofore the entertainment has been along 
the usual cabaret measures. Jimmy 
Connors has been delegated by the 
management to select the principals 
and rehearse the affair. A stage will 



be built in the main dining room, and 
in order to provide sufficient capacity 
the west wing of the second floor will 
be transformed into a balcony. Aside 
from the theatrical entertainment, the 
usual Van Cortland course dinner at 
75 cents will be featured, the latter 
having already made serious inroads 
on the neighborhood patronage where 
the prices are higher and the service 
not quite as perfect. 

Faust's, on Columbus Circle, one of 
the earliest of New York present day 
cabarets, appears to be permanently 
closed. Harry Salvain, who ran it, has 
taken Raub's in Brooklyn, and will con- 
duct that cabaret across the bridge 
with Banjo Wallace's No. 2 orchestra 
(from Perry's, Coney Island) for the 
musical end. 

Murray's on 42d Street has a re- 
volving dance floor. The cut-in space 
will revolve very slowly, and those 
who may dance on it unaware of the 
movable contrivance will probably go 
on the wagon. 

Sig Bosley, former professional man- 
ager for the Chicago office of the Sha- 
piro-Bernstein Music Co., has replaced 
Sam Ash in Ned Wayburn's "Too Much 
Mustard" at the Shelburne, Brighton 
Beach. 

Pabsfs, 14th street, released all of 
its entertainers Saturday and a new 
show, consisting of Carrie Mack, 
Agnes. Doris Howard and Rene Rene, 
opened Monday. 

Chicasro. Sept. 22. 
The Boston Oyster House installed 
a revue Saturday. It has eight chorus 
girls, five principals, and is called 
"Keep Smiling." A runway is em- 
ployed. This is the first time the 
"Sumurun" idea has been tried in a 
"Loop" cafe. The revue gives three 
frolics daily and is drawing business. 
Of the principals, Johnnie Dale, a danc- 
er, is the best. Alice Schaeffer is nice 
to took at and a neat worker. The 
other principals serve the purpose, but 
could be improved upon. Numbers are 
well taken care of by the chorus. From 
description, the local "Keep Smiling" 
is somewhat similar to the revue at 
Wallick's on Broadway, New York, 
which likewise used a run for the girls 
in abbreviated dresses. 

Cincinnati. Sept. 22. 
Mrs. Ethel Redmon Moegling, 25 
years old. wife of Richard E. Moeg- 
ling, Cincinnati's best-known tango 
dancer, testifying in her divorce suit, 
said that her spouse would not come 
home to meals on rainy days. Moeg- 
ling, she charged, was enjoying great 
sport on these occasions watching 
women crossing muddy streets. Judge 
Hoffman granted her a divorce. A 
notebook containing the names of 100 
Cincinnati women, found by the wife 
in her husband's possession, was in- 
troduced as evidence. 



STOCKS CLOSING. 

Long Beach, Cal., Sept. 22. 
W. Lee Brandon, manager of the 
Royal Stock, closed his stay at the 
Bentley Grand last week and is con- 
templating moving his company to 
Spokane. * 

Sacramento, Cal., Sept. 22. 
John Wray wound up his local stock 
engagement at the Clunie and may 
reopen in two weeks at the Mac- 
Donough theatre, Oakland, Cal. 

Corse Payton has been offering one 
of his brand of stock companies in 
Paterson, but business has not been of 
the reassuring sort and last week Pay- 
ton's regime there ended unexpectedly 
with members of the company howl- 
ing for salaries. 

Payton has gone west, called home 
by the death of his mother and the 
Paterson stock project was taken over 
this week by Jay Packard, who has 
been offering "One Day." 



POST STOCK AT FRESNO. 

Fresno, Cal., Sept. 22. 
James Post, the Coast producer, has 
leased the Fresno theatre and will open 
Sept. 20 with a stock company, offer- 
ing "Within the Law" as the initial at- 
traction. 



Dorothy Mortimer, Stock Star. 

Ed. Schiller has placed Dorothy Mor- 
timer under a contract and will star 
her in stock pieces, Miss Mortimer is 
to appear in the former stock strong- 
holds of Emma Bunting in the south. 
The Mortimer Players, now in full 
roster, will open this month and 
Schiller will personally manage. 

Miss Bunting is still under Schiller's 
direction. 



LEAHY QUITS PHILLY. 

Philadelphia. Sept. 22. 
William H. Leahy, who has been 
playing legitimate stars on the stock- 
starring plan at the Walnut Street 
theatre here, closes his local project 
Saturday. This week and last he has 
been offering Richard Buhler in "At 
the Sign of the Cross." 



HAYMAN RETURNING. 

Chicago, Sept. 22. 

Eddie Hayman. formerly one of the 
Western Vaudeville Managers' Asso- 
ciation bookers, is expected to return 
to that organization in the near future, 
although no definite announcement to 
this effect has been made. 

Mr. Hayman will in all probability 
Le given a middle-western route to at- 
tend to. He resigned from the asso- 
ciation last season when Managing Di- 
rector Kohl issued orders no employee 
could be financially interested in any 
house supplied through the agency. 
Hayman holds an interest in the Ked- 
zie, one of the best established small- 
time houses in the middle west. He 
maintained a ten per cent, office for a 
brief while, but sold his business and 
journeyed to the coast for a vacation. 
Since his return he has been inactive. 



STOCKS OPENING. 

The Lester Walters Stock Co. is in 
rehearsal at Pottstown, Pa., prepara- 
tory to opening on a route laid out 
through Pennsylvania. Frances Mead 
will be the leading woman. 

Schenectady, N. Y., Sept. 22. 
The Blanche Shirley-James Crane 
stock opened Monday at the Hudson, 
expecting to remain all winter. 

Troy, N. Y., Sept. 22. 
George Ford installed permanent 
stock at Rand's Monday. 

Saginaw, Mich., Sept 22. 
F. P. Home, who finished a stock 
engagement at the Jeffers theatre, re- 
opened at the Academy Monday. 

Fresno, Cal., Sept. 22. 
James Post started a new stock 
season here at the Fresno theatre, 
Monday. 

El Paso, Sept. 22. 
Albert Taylor inaugurated a winter 
season of stock at the Crawford this 
week. 

Oklahoma City, Sept. 22. 
Ed. Schiller came to town this week 
and installed a permanent stock at the 
Overholser with Emma Bunting as 
the star. 

With Richard Ogden as leading man, 
having played characters with the 
house company last season, the new 
stock at the Wadsworth will start 
Sept. 25. 

Denver, Sept. 22. 
Theodore Lorch, who has been play- 
ing stock in Colorado Springs, moved 
his players to the Tabor-Grand this 
week. 

Chicago, Sept. 22. 
The Otis Oliver Players in three 
companies, have started winter seasons 
respectively in Moline, 111., Kala- 
mazoo, Mich., and South Bend, Ind. 

Dallas. Sept. 22. 
A winter season of musical comedy 
stock opened here last week at the 
Jefferson, management C. H. Ver- 
schoyle. 

Baltimore, Sept. 22. 
Another stock company will invade 
Baltimore shortly, opening at the Co- 
lonial under the title of the Colonial 
Players. The new aggregation will be 
under the management of Chas. F. 
Lawrence, who has been attending to 
the local interests of the Stair & Hav- 
lin firm, which will continue to con- 
duct the house with the stock policy. 
Roy Waltin and Margaret Lotus will 
play the leads. 



COPE IN COBB PLAY. 

John Cope has been engaged by the 
Selwyns for the role of Judge Priest 
in the Irvin Cobb piece which they are 
to produce shortly. 



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B \J R. LESQUE B * FREDERICK M. McCLOY 



With a suddenness that gave bur- 
lesque a jolt it never before experi- 
enced, the Philadelphia North Ameri- 
can last Thursday be^an a ringing 
crusade against "cooch" dancers in par- 
ticular and indecency on the stage gen- 
erally. The appearance on that day of 
a front page story that went the limit 
in exposing the character of the per- 
formance given at the Gayety theatre, 
Philadelphia, which was followed Fri- 
day and Saturday by articles of equal 
prominence and severity, struck bur- 
lesque house managers of that city like 
a shell from a 42-centimeter gun. 



The North American did not confine 
its attention to the Gayety. It hit the 
Trocadcro and the National a side- 
swipe that completely shattered their 
impudent confidence in the "political 
pull" behind which they have been con- 
ducting their indecent performances for 
a long time. These publications quick- 
ly resulted in surprising activity not 
only by the police but by the clergy 
and the various societies organized for 
the suppression of vice. Many efforts 
have been made in recent years to 
overcome the influence of a certain 
well-known power that has succeeded 
in protecting the Trocadero, particular- 
ly, from police interference with the 
presentation of "raw" shows. But it 
seems it required the force of a great 
daily newspaper to convince those in- 
terested in that house that, weighed in 
the balance with, the North American's 
attack, their vaunted political influence 
was carried away like a feather in a 
hurricane. 

The death knell of the "cooch" danc- 
er has sounded in Philadelphia. There 
is no possible chance for the employ- 
ment of this disgusting "specialty" at 
any theatre in that city, certainly for 
a very long time. The North Ameri- 
can, by its timely, effective and wholly 
praiseworthy assault, has done more 
with a single blow to rid burlesque of 
indecency than have all the persistent 
efforts that have been made in this 
direction by the Columbia Amusement 
Co. covering a period of several years. 

It may be taken for granted, how- 
ever, that future arrests for this of- 
fence will be quickly followed by con-, 
victions. Commissioner Woods and 
Inspector Morris will not again be 
caught napping. Meantime the di- 
rectors of the Columbia Amusement 
Co. are watching the proceedings with 
serene satisfaction. Detroit, St. Paul, 
Minneapolis and Milwaukee are among 
the cities quite likely to feel the shock 
of the upheaval that has been experi- 
enced in Philadelphia and New York. 

Clean burlesque has got to come in 
spite of political influence. 

That the crusade against the "cooch" 
dancer is not confined to Philadelphia 
is shown in the recent activities of the 
Greater New York police department. 
Acting under orders issued by Com- 
missioner Arthur Woods, seven arrests 
have been made in this jurisdiction 
within the past three weeks. Tt is true 
no convictions were obtained, but the 
likelihood is Commissioner Woods was 



unaware of the influences back of the 
managements of the theatres that were 
investigated at his direction and he 
was consequently unprepared to prose- 
cute the cases with his customary 
vigor. It is understood the Commis- 
sioner is determined to persevere in 
his insistence upon the complete elim- 
ination of the "cooch" dancer from the 
theatres in New York that include this 
vile exhibition in their programs, and 
whose managements up to the present 
time have arrogantly disregarded the 
efforts of the police to disturb them in 
their "protected" disobedience of the 
law prohibiting indecent and immoral 
performances. 



"THE GIRL TRUST." 

An unbroken succession of thor- 
oughly good shows was largely re- 
sponsible for the two capacity audi- 
ences present at the Columbia Mon- 
day to witness Joe Hurtig's "Girl 
Trust." The announcement of the ad- 
dition of the pictures of the McFarland- 
Gibbons fight naturally drew a per- 
centage of the unusually large attend- 
ance, but the character of the box and 
orchestra patronage, which included 
very many women who are not at- 
tracted by exhibitions of this kind, must 
be regarded as an indication of wide- 
spread interest in Columbia offerings 
acquired by the undeviating presenta- 
tion of performances of genuine worth 

In the parlance of the business, the 
Columbia has "got 'em coming," and 
so long as good shows continue to 
follow one another as they have since 
the beginning of the present season, 
this felicitous condition will be main- 
tained. 

It is productions like "The Girl 
Trust" that must be relied upon for the 
real advancement of burlesque and 
create for this form of amusement the 
favorable consideration of a class of 
theatre-goers that must be appealed to 
with new material, competent enter- 
tainers, attractive scenery and cos- 
tumes and modern methods of stage 
management. 

At no point in the performance is 
there a suggestion of anything prev- 
iously seen on the stage of the Col- 
umbia. This was the main reason for 
the complete success registered by 
"The Girl Trust" Monday and to this 
circumstance alone must be attributed 
the rare occurrence of a marked in- 
crease in receipts Tuesday night. 

The title of the book is "Two Hus- 
bands to One Wife." There is a sus- 
tained story that develops many highly 
amusing situations which take the 
place of introduced "bits" so com- 
monly used in burlesque with nothing 
more to justifv their presence than they 
"get by." There is much genuinely 
funny dialogue that moves briskly and 
creates frequent outbursts of hearty 
laughter. It is all played with telling 
effect by Frank A. Burt, the German 
comedian, John Bohlman and Arthur 
Putman. both of whom play straight, 
and Tom Springer as an irascible army 
officer. 

Maudie Heath, a lively, good looking 
and decidedly winsome young woman, 
eives an altogether delightful perform- 
ance in the soubret role, and Edna 
Green, in an ingenue part that requires 



ability and careful handling, display* 
those uncommon gifts and charms of 
person that long ago established her 
in the favor of the regular clientele 
of the Columbia. 

Nellie Francis, the prima donna, who 
is this season making her first appear- 
ance in burlesque, brings to her work 
an agreeable personality and vocal ac- 
complishments that will speedily place 
her conspicuously among the best 
women in her line. August Lang ap- 
pears in the second act only and 
renders efficient service in several im- 
portant scenes besides leading a num- 
ber in an altogether praiseworthy 
manner. 

Supplementing the excellent in- 
dividual performances given by the 
principals, there is chorus work so dis- 
tinctly original and effective it gets 
entirely away from the commonplace in 
this particular and becomes a delight- 
ful feature. On the program credit for 
putting on the numbers is given to 
Hal Lane, a previously unknown name 
in this connection. Mr. Lane has done 
his work exceedingly well. 

And the success that has been at- 
tained in creating a new standard with- 
out disturbing those distinguishing 
features that have kept burlesque in a 
class by itself, proves that industry 
properly applied cannot fail to achieve 
the results that are just now so essen- 
tial to the prosperity of this class of 
wnter tain ment. 



TIP TOP GIRLS. 

This production, sponsored by the 
Burlesque Producing Co., and playing 
the Yorkville this week, could easily 
be reconstructed into a first class show 
for the American Circuit through th» 
introduction of some additional com- 
edy and a partial rearrangement of the 
cast. The first section is practically 
void of laugh-producing dialog, the 
responsibility for its deliverance rest- 
ing mainly on the musical department, 
which acquits itself admirably under 
the circumstances. 

The burlesque is short on numbers 
and long on comedy, but the material 
proper deserves little credit for the re- 
sults attained. A combination of 
rather aged "bits" are skilfully manip- 
ulated into genuine comedy by the male 
principals under the direction and 
leadership of Frank Harcourt. The 
reliable slapstick and an occasional 
fling at low comedy is perceptible at 
times, but the Yorkville patrons en- 
joyed every minute of it, and the aver- 
age auditor would undoubtedlv pro- 
nounce the show a roaring success. 

The show is given in two parts, with 
an olio intervening, the vaudeville divi- 
sion consisting of three specialties. 
Rube Barron opened with a repertoire 
of parodies and a few stories, the paro- 
dies lacking the strength to score over 
the average mark, but Barron held the 
spot to satisfaction. Niblo and Spen- 
cer's dancing specialty makes an ap- 
propriate olio turn, and they earned 
considerable applause with their efforts. 
Princess Luba Meroff has perfected an 
excellent headline offering for the olio, 
opening with a musical bit and pro- 
ceeding through a routine of songs to 
a Russian dance (assisted by four Rus- 
sianized choristers) and encoring with 



an xylophoned medley of patriotic 
melodies. It emphasized Princess 
Luba's versatility and rounds out the 
centre of the performance to a nicety. 
She earned top honors, and justly so. 

The Princess is featured in the cast, 
sharing the type and book parts with 
Harcourt This chap is decidedly clev- 
er and understands the advantages of 
a situation much better than the aver- 
age burlesque comic. He characterized 
an eccentric attorney in the opener and 
corralled the laughs (what few were 
procured through the weak book) and 
without intentionally monopolizing the 
centre he cornered all attention. Har- 
court is seconded by Barron, a Hebrew 
funster of the old school. George 
Niblo was what might be termed a 
semi-straight in the opener (semi- 
straight in this instance meaning as 
straight as is possible in burlesque) 
and carried his duty with comparative 
ease. Mike Schulman's character u 
open to argument. Michael's make-up 
suggested a Dutch comic, but the dia- 
lect led one astray. 

The three female principals were all 
par excellence (always considering the 
American Circuit requirements), with 
none outdistancing the other, despite 
the program type. The Princess led 
in appearance through virtue of her 
wardrobe, but Nellie Lockwood was 
quite as entertaining and doubly so 
in leading numbers, while Helen Spen- 
cer's "pep" and general efforts did 
much to help affairs. All three were 
well selected. 

The chorus might be termed as a 
"matured congregation," but those in 
the front line showed continual evi- 
dence of life and careful stage direc- 
tion. The numbers included several 
big hits, the majority falling to Miss 
Lockwood, although Miss Spencer 
never failed to snare the coveted en- 
cores. The production was quite up to 
expectations, without any display of 
recklessness. 



TWO ARRESTS AT DALY'S. 

Princess Doneer and Manager Levine 
of Daly's theatre were visited by police 
officers this week and both summoned 
to appear Wednesday morning at 57th 
street court on a charge of having 
sponsored and participated in an inde- 
cent performance. Inspector Morris 
preferred the charges as a result of a 
report of Monday's show. The hear- 
ing was later postponed to Friday. 

This is the seventh arrest on similar 
charges made in Greater New York 
since the opening of the burlesque sea- 
son. 



STOCK IN BUFFALO. 

Buffalo, Sept. 22. 

The Garden reopened Monday with 
stock burlesque, headed by Billy Mos- 
sey with a capable cast and large 
chorus. The house started to busi- 
ness that seems to say Buffalo will 
support two burlesque theatres. 

William Graham continues as man- 
ager of the Garden. It has been re- 
modeled and improved. 

An extra attraction in a vaudeville 
turn i j a feature, and the theatre holds 
a nightly contest of some sort. 

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Subers and Kcefc closed with Neil 
O'Brien's Minstrels this week. 



Leon Speckner and Maurice DeVries 
are in charge of the box office at the 
Longacre theatre. 

A baby girl arrived at the home of 
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Murphy last 
week. 

Dan Dody is walking about, recov- 
ering from a recent Operation that 
didn't change his disposition anyhow. 

Keith's (formerly National) Dayton, 
O., opened Monday with big time 
vaudeville (for the first time). 

Freddie Schader of Variety's staff 
in New York, was married this month 
to Ray Daly. 

The Palace, La Verne, Minn., opens 
for the first time Sept. 29 with a trav- 
eling combination. 

Sallie Fisher is being sought by her 
mother, who is very ill at her home, 22 
Scotlard street, Toronto. 

Harry Stafford is to be one of the 
staff of assistants in the Chamberlain 
Brown office in the future. 

Arthur Lloyd, also known as Eugene 
Lalla, is recovering from an operation 
in the Allegheny General Hospital, 
Pittsburgh, Pa. 

"The Unchastened Woman," opening 
at Buffalo. Oct. 4, is now scheduled to 
open in New York at the 39th Street 
Oct. 11. 

Eddto Mack became so ill the first 
of the week he had to quit his business 
and take orders from a doctor. His 
condition is not serious. 



J. Percy Meldon is i 
He has an offer to go 
Canada, for the wintc 
permanent playing comj 

Bernard Riggs, who api 
Last Laugh" at the 39th . 
is convalescing in the Pc 
pital from an operation 
citis. 



'•w York. 

milton, 

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John Loeffler's son is sick with ty- 
phoid and Loeffler has given his office 
the go-by until the boy has been pro- 
nounced out of danger. 

Bernard Daly has cancelled his 
vaudeville engagements and plans to 
take to the road as a star in a pro- 
duction that is now cooking. 



During the recent hot spell, Manager 
Quaid of Proctor's Fifth Avenue posted 
a sign requesting all acts to refrain 
from mentioning the weather while on 
the stage. 



Frank Mahara has recast his road 
show, "Tipperary," which was pro- 
nounced as a rather inferior produc- 
tion on its preliminary opening dates. 

Evelyn Nesbit opens her vaudeville 
season at the Maryland, Baltimore, 
next Monday. The Palace, New York, 
engagement will be arranged later. 



The Garrick, when playing burlesque 
under the direction of the Rosenbergs, 
will have Sunday vaudeville concerts 
placed by Joe Shea. 



Lind, the female impersonator, came 
back to this country last week and 
intends playing vaudeville in a new 
act. Jack Levy is looking after him. 



Alice Nielsen has engaged to appear 
with the Metropolitan Opera Co. this 
winter. It will be her first season with 
the Met. 

Leo Siegel of 6444 Union avenue, 
Chicago, is anxious to learn the where- 
abouts of Sam Voris, also known as 
Vories. 

As far as known now Maude Adams 
will make her New York appearance 
about Dec. 20 in a repertoire of her 
former successes. 

"Buster" Romer has been appointed 
to succeed Clinton Moffat as treasurer 
of the Gaiety. He has been the assis- 
tant there for some time. 

English's theatre, Newark, O. (Harry 
English), which for the past year has 
not played any traveling combinations, 
returns to the one-night list this fall. 

Lina Abarbanell, now with "Molly 
and I" at the La Salle, Chicago, will 
re-enter vaudeville when that produc- 
tion closes. Arthur Klein is arrang- 
ing for return. 



The Yorkville (playing American Cir- 
cuit burlesque during the week) had its 
first vaudeville concert last Sunday. It 
will be a weekly attraction on that day, 
booked direct for the house. 

The 8heedy Agency is booking four 
big acts into the Gordon Bros, new 
Olympia at Hartford, Conn. It seats 
2,500 and plays a split week of vaude- 
ville with pictures. 

Nat Lewis is back from a ten days' 
pleasure trip to his old home in Vir- 
ginia. Lewis took along a picture 
camera to prove to his friends he 
really took a vacation. 

doctor's 125th Street returned to its 

y r pop vaudeville policy Monday 

week, after having played a 

-ture show during ftp gum- 



Al Reeves, the three-year-old horse 
belonging to Mrs. Payne Whitney, 
flashed home first in a steeplechase for 
colts at the United Hunts Meet at 
Belmont Park last week. 

Dunedin and McCloud, reviewed in 
Varikti' as such at the Fifth Avenue, 
Brooklyn, last week, were not on the 
program. The house used a card bear- 
ing the act's name for another turn. 

The Aerial Budds have been obliged 
to cancel their entire route this season 
because of a tubercular condition of 
the hip of Giles liudcl, resulting from a 
tall last season. 

Mazie Gay has been signed by 
William Harris Jr. for the new un- 
named play by A. Baldwin Sloane, 
Jack Hazzard and Percy Knight, which 
is to be produced shortly. 



The Hal Johnson Farce Comedy Co. 

is making preparations for the coming 
season with a route of one-nighters 
through New York, Canada and the 
northwest. This year's piece will be 
known as "Hal Johnson in Skirts." 

S. Kay Kaufman has written a one- 
act play which has been accepted by 
"The Smart Set," and will be pub- 
lished next month. Lou-Tellegen has 
purchased the acting rights of the 
piece. 

John Davidson, who was leading man 
with George Beban, was very much 
wrought up this week because a Ty- 
rolean skater by the same name was 
announced as one of the attractions for 
the "Castles in the Air." 



Harrison Ford, who was to have 
played "Youth" in what is termed as 
the "New York company" of "F.xperl- 
ence," has stepped out of the cast. The 
company will open in Albany, Oct. 17, 
and come to New York for six weeks 
before taking to the road. 

Max Spiegel's initial legitimate pro- 
duction which will be launched this 
season will be the English version of 
"Hattie," the former German piece 
which will be renamed "That's the 
Limit." It is by Horst Bules with 
music by Leon De Costa. 

The Westchester theatre in Mt. 
Vernon, N. Y., is after regular attrac- 
tions and will be one of the "around 
the city" one night stands. The house 
has been playing stock, but the future 
policv will be vaudeville with a lay 
off for the road attractions. 



Dan Hennessy of the United Book- 
ing Offices is backing George N. 
Brown, the champion long distance 
walker in a ten mile hike against 
Cordon Le May, to be held at the state 
armory in Auburn, N. Y., Oct. 7. 
Brown is giving his challenger a 
quarter-mile handicap. The side bet if 
(500, 



Mrs. Eloise Lewis, wife of Jack 
Lewis, a cowboy actor, has started 
action to secure a divorce, alleging her 
husband allowed questionable women 
to come to their home in her absence, 
and that they stole her jewelry. Mrs. 
Lewis is an art critic, musician and 
press agent. 



Clinton Moffat, treasurer for a num- 
ber of years at the Gaiety theatre, re- 
tires from that position Saturday night. 
He tendered his resignation last week. 
In the future Mr. Moffat will devote 
his time to productions. The retire- 
ment of "Clint" will leave Henry 
Young at the Globe as the dean of the 
box office men in the city. 

Reiscnweber's, on Columbus Circle, 
opened its fall season this week, the 
cabaret starting Wednesday, and to- 
morrow night (Saturday) in the ball- 
room Mons. Andre Revue will be the 
special attraction. It was placed by 
Gus Edwards, who is directing Andre, 
the latter having been brought on with 
his show from Tait's Zinkand Cafe 
in San Francisco, where the show was 
given as "Andre's Broadway Revue." 

Some cabaret managers breathed a 
sigh of relief this week when they 
learned that the famous reform cru- 
sader, Anthony Comstock, was dead. 
While they were not inhuman enough 
to rejoice over his demise yet they felt 
intuitively had he lived that he would 
have directed his cleaning up process 
upon some of their places this winter 
as he had a list all penciled out with a 
line of proposed crusading operations. 

Nick Norton, who is vacationing at 
Mt. Clemens, and will return to the 
United Booking Offices next week 
some time, received the following post- 
card Monday: "Mr. Norton, Dear 
Sir — Can you fix me some time on 
your list, a novelty musical act in one. 
A good laughing single act, violinist, 
banjoist and milk bucket solos, also 
playing the violin and dancing at the 
same time. Just closed with a big 
medicine show, Doctor Sharpstein's. 
can change for six nights. Let me know 
at once. Book me and I will do the 
rest. (Signed) 

Musical Smith. 



Seven years ago Robert Grau retired 
from theatricals and went into semi- 
seclusion at his Mt. Vernon home. 
There, in an entirely new field, he 
quickly made his impress so emphatic 
that his reputation today is that of one 
of the most prolific writers in the coun- 
try. The day was bound to come when 
Grau would come back, though he in- 
sists that he is merely devoting a part 
of his time to the four different pub- 
licity jobs he now has, namely, Pav- 
lowa and Bernhardt for the Universal, 
Thomas H. Ince features for Triangle 
and the F. F. Proctor chain of theatres. 
Here's a man well past the half cen- 
tury mark devoting «. part of his time 
to four undertakings, any one of which 
would be enough for a general staff. 
Yet Grau issues a book a year and con- 
tributes to half a dozen magazines. 

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LEGITIMATE, 



WITH THE PRESS AGENTS 



John W. Ransome has been engaged for A. O. 
Delamater'a production "Too Near Prance." 



Julia Arthur will return to the stage this 
reason. 



The Washington Square Players will open 
their season at the Bandbox Oct. 4. 



Laurie Cowle will be leading woman for Sir 
Johnstone Forbes- Robertson. 



,Lou Telegen Is to be starred in a new play 
by Jules Dole. 



Selwyn A Co. have secured Janet Beecher 
for "The Morning After." 



Elsie Ferguson will appear In New York 
during the coming season In Hall Calne'a 
"The Prime Minister." 



George Nash will this season play "The Mark 
of the Beast" by Georgia and Fannie Cannon 
Barle. 



George Mooser's "Our Children," with 
Emmet Corrlgan, remains at the Maxlne Elli- 
ott 



Tamakl Miura, the Japanese prima donna, 
who Is to appear In Max RablnofTs "Madame 
Butterfly," arlTed In New York this week. 

Paul Capeldums, a French Juvenile, arrived 
last week to apepar In the Theatre Francalse 
here. 



Roland O. Pray will be mariager of the 
Aborns' "Bohemian Girl" with William I. Lore 
ahead. 



The supporting company for William 011- 
ette In "Sherlock Holmes" and "Secret Service" 
Includes Joseph Brennnn, Edward Fielding, 
Edward Mordant, and Marshall Vincent. 



Arthur Keller will have charge of the ad- 
vance work for the new George Fawcett play, 
"What Money Can't Buy," due next month 
sometime. 



Grace George will be seen In "The New 
York Idea" at the Playhouse for four weeks 
after whir* she will be seen In other pieces, 
none of which will be retained more than four 
weeks. 



A regiment of Toronto soldiers at the front 
have laid out their present location In Flanders 
after the plan of their home town giving each 
trenrb the name of a Toronto street or some 
land mark. One dugout is know as "Loew's 
Theatre." 



William Boyd Is rehearsing with the Ethel 
Barrymnre company, playing "opposite" the 
star. Others with the new show, "Roast Beef 
Medium," s re Donald Gallagher, Dorothy Wal- 
ters. W. H. St. James, Romalne Callender, 
Hush Dlllman, Anita Roth, Lola Fisher, Caree 
Clarke. 



The Oodowsky disappearance which ate up u 
lot of dally newspaper space In New York and 
which turned out to be a press yarn pure and 
simple Is going to make It harder for the 
local press publicists In the future, according 
to late gossip from Park Row. The dallies 
generally are aware when a "plant" Is going 
through but the Oodowsky story started out so 
palpably true that not until a few days after 
his reported disappearance did the "wise ones" 
smell a mouse. Oodowsky was reported Mon- 
day as being slated for a theatrical appear- 
anec In New York. A "manager Is talking of 
surrounding him with a company of concert 
people. 



Eddie Sullivan of the Orpheum, Winnipeg, sent 
Nellie Revell a box of Malllard candy this week, 
getting It to Nellie In a hurry through a 
wire. In letters passing between the two, Mr. 
Sullivan causually mentioned to the special 
press rep of the Orpheum Circuit he thought 
she deserved a box of candy for some slight 
favor or something Nellie did. Nellie didn't let 
Eddie forget It. The candy duly came around. 
And now John Pollock Is sore. John Is the 
Orpheum's gen. press rep. Nellie and he arc 
so friendly Nellie has been doing outside 
Kraft for John. When anyone offered Nellie 
fruit, flowers or candy, she said she wanted 
risers for a poor fellow, and then she gave the 
Ma-ars to Mr. Pollock. John *ot so used to 
It he looked for the smokes, and when Nellie 
nrcrptrd the cnndy from Mr. Sullivan, John 
thought It must have been a mistake, as he 
dornn't ent randy. The only thins: thatV 
worrying Nellie Is she hnH gotten Polloek In 
the hnblt of smoking good cigars. 

"NOBODY HOME" ON COAST. 

Los Angeles. Sept. 21. 
Blanche Ring began a starring en- 
gagement this week under the direction 
of Oliver Morosco at the Moroseo in 
"Nobody Home," and while the prin- 
cipal scored an individual hit the play 
is unsuitable and gives sad parts to 



Charles Winninger and Walter Cat- 
lett. The company works hard to put 
over the songs, but the latter are hard- 
ly up to the Blanche Ring standard. 

Two scenes with Winninger and Cat- 
lett are quite brilliant, particularly the 
travesty on "War Brides." William 
Rock, Frances White, May Boley and 
Bronson and Baldwin also scored. 

The performance would have un- 
doubtedly been better had not too 
many experts directed its staging, 
Morosco having imported two women 
from the Shubert offices to assist in 
the direction, in addition to his own 
staff. 



FRAZEE'S "SHERMAN" SHOW. 

Harry H. Frazee has not abandoned 

his new play, "Brother Masons," but 

has simply shelved it temporarily. He 

is giving all his attention to another 

new one, "Sherman Was Right," which 

is expected to start a preliminary road 

season Oct. 5. A New York premiere 

will be arranged but nothing definite 
has been settled. 

"Sherman Was Right" will likely re- 
main on the road until some time in 
November when it will be brought to 
Broadway. Then Frazee will again 
bring out "Brother Masons," giving it 
a rebuilding in the reproduction. 

Sam Sidman and Hale Hamilton are 
to be featured in the piece. 

Immediately after this production 
opens, "Are You My Wife?" a farce 
by Max Marcin and Roy Atwell will 
be placed into rehearsal under the di- 
rection of Edgar McGregor. 



"GARTER" AT LYCEUM. 

"My Lady's Garter," originally 

scheduled for the Booth, will be the 

attraction at the Lyceum theatre. 

following the present engagement of 
Marie Tempest. 

The show is to open out of town 

next week. 




VIOLINSKY. 

VIOLINSKY'S return to vaudeville after 
seven months' absence was marked by a big 
ovation; his opening at the Orpheum, San 
Francisco, a "huge" success. 
Enroute East; agent HARRY WEBER 



DOES BLOOM FRIGHTEN THEM? 

Can a man know too much about 
show business? The question appar- 
ently applies to Edward L. Bloom, 
fiom reports of the concerns that 
would like to engage him in an execu- 
tive capacity, but seem frightened of 
the knowledge of the theatricals pos- 
sessed by Mr. Bloom. 

This feeling has made itself manifest 
mostly in the picture division, where 
film men, who are dependent them- 
selves upon "putting it over" to the 
hoard of directors governing their re- 
spective companies, seem agreed that 
Bloom is an excellent choice for 
general overseer but that his knowl- 
edge, combined with activity, might 
be brought to the attention of the 
same board. 

A legitimate producing manager is 
said to have remarked re Bloom: "I'd 
like to have him in charge here but 
I'm afraid he would 'show me up*". 
Meanwhile the odd case of Bloom vs. 
The Field continues along, with Bloom 
reported considering a couple of prop- 
ositions. 



$2 SEATS AT $1.50. 

Grace George announced last week 
that when she takes over the Playhouse 
with her production of "The New 
York Idea," there will be a number of 
nights which will be designated as 
bargain nights when the price will be 
cut in half. This was followed early 
this week by the Shuberts issuing a 
statement that they would split the 
lower floor prices at the Shubert, 
Booth and 44th Street theatres. The 
new policy to go into effect at the 
latter house when it returns to the 
legitimate field. The scale is to be 
$2 for the first six rows, and $1.50 
for the balance of the floor. The 
balcony prices will be scaled accord- 
ingly. 

Cohan & Harris announced that they 
would follow suit at the Candler, where 
their production of "A House ot Glass" 
is playing. The Longacre with "The 
Girl Who Smiles" also fell into line on 
Tuesdav of this week. 



HILLIARD PLAY SELECTED. 

Klaw & Erlanger have selected a new 
plav for Robert Hilliard. The piece is 
«aid to have a theme which bears with 
the marriaee of a man with a taint o f 
ncoro blood and a white woman, with 
offspring result*; that arc said to eive 
the plav "atmosphere." The Rev. 
Tl'omas Dixon has been noted for this 
same stvle. but Dixon did not write the 
Hilliard play. 



MOOf/kR - FISKE'S NEXT. _ 

George Mooser and Harrison Grey 
Fiske, in conjunction with the Shu- 
berts, have in rehearsal "Widow Bol- 
tay's Secret" which opens out of town 
Oct. 18. playing a Shubert house in 
New York some time later. 

Tn the cast are Rita Jolivet, Harri- 
son Hunter and George Leguere. 



"POPPY" STARTING. 

"Poppy," which is to be produced 
by the Times Producing Corporation, 
will be placed into rehearsal next week 
Ben Teal will direct the production 



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THE BRONX YIELDING. 

If the heat of last week hit the 

Bronx like it did other Eastern spots, 

J. J. Rosenthal who is at the reins of 

Cohan & Harris' Bronx opera house, 

must have put a hypnotic eye over the 

section above the Harlem Bridge. 
"On Trial" last week at Jake's theatre 
did $7,100. The Bronx opened four 
weeks ago with "The Yellow Ticket." 
It drew $6,000. The second week the 
opera house got $8,000 with "Twin 
Beds," and this week it is playing "It 
Pays to Advertise." 

Between the current and incoming 
attractions Mr. Rosenthal passes over 
a program of vaudeville and a feat- 
ure picture to keep the house busy on 
Sundays. 

The Standard at 90th street and 
Broadway did about $3,400 last week, 
affected by the heat as was the Lexing- 
ton opera house, that got around $3,000. 
The York, on 116th street, which com- 
menced playing combinations this sea- 
son, started slowly, but has signs of 
profitable business in the Harlem 
neighborhood when the weather set- 
tled down. 



REHEARSING IN NEWARK. 

"What Money Can't Buy," the new 
George Broadhurst piece in which 
George Fawcett is to be featured, will 
begin rehearsals under the direction of 
the author in Newark next week. ' Sun- 
days the rehearsals will be held in 
New York. 

The completed cast at present in- 
cludes George Fawcett, Robert Kane, 
Frank Kimball Cooper, Sydney Shields, 
Edith Campbell Walker and Frank 
Westerton. 



WHAT THE HEAT DID. 

For the first time in over 20 years 
a number of legit theatres in New 
York were forced to close because of 
the excessive heat during September. 
Four theatres closed their doors dur- 
ing the week, but not really because of 
the heat, but because they could not 
k r et an audience. Tuesday night last 
week two attractions gave up the 
ijhost. They were "Just Boys" at the 
Comedy which had only opened the 
night before and "Our Children" at the 
Maxine Elliott. The latter has since 
reopened but there isn't a sign at 
present that "Just Boys" will again see 
the light of day. Wednesday, May 
Irwin decided to close her comedy, "33 
Washington Square." Friday night the 
Lyceum with Marie Tempest in "Rosa- 
lind." and "The Duke of Killicrankie" 
as the attraction also closed, but re- 
opened Monday this week. 

Of the openings scheduled last week 
four were postponed. The shows were 
"Husband and Wife," which opened At 
the 48th Stiect Tuesday night, "Two 
Ts Company," opened Wednesday 
night at the Lyric. The opening of 
"Town Topics" and "Stolen Orders" 
were air postponed until this week. 
The fr opened at the Century last 

nigh' the latter at the Manhattan 

Op juse tonight. 

the change in weather corn- 
last Saturday, business at the 
jumped up all over the 



LEGITIMATE, 



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HIPPODROME OPENS NEXT WEEK 
^ PLAYING AT $1.50 TOP SCALE 



u 



Charles B. Dillingham May Present His Initial Production At 

Big New York Auditorium On Thursday Night. Sextette 

of Names Featured. Matthews Will Serve Tea For 

the "Journalists." 



The biggest show in town at $1.50 is 
the decision reached by Charles B 
Dillingham in regard to the policy of 
the Hippodrome when it opens under 
his management next week with "Hip, 
Hip, Hurray." The day for the open- 
ing has not been definitely decided as 
yet, but indications are that the pre- 
miere will take place next Thursday 
night. 

The Dillingham office states there 
will be no postponement of the opening 
date once it is announced. Of the 
company to be in the production pre- 
sented those featured will be John 
Phillip Sousa, Orville Harrold, Nat 
Willis, Chas. T. Aldrich and the stage 
director, R. H. Burnside. 

Mark A. Luescher took charge of the 
publicity bureau officially Wednesday. 
His assistant associate will be Murdock 
Pemberton. Jimmie Matthews who is 
to be the manager of the house, has 
stated that there will be tea served for 
all of the "jornalists" in his office at 
4.30 daily. 



SELWYN'S NEW PLAY. 

"The Eternal Magdalen" is a new 
play by R. H. McLaughlin (who was 
the manager of the Colonial, Cleve- 
land) which has been accepted for pro- 
duction by Selwyn & Co. It will be 
placed in rehearsal in about ten 
days. Thus far the only engagement 
recorded is that of John Junior. 

"The Demi-Tasse," a one-act play 
by the same author, is Laura Nelson 
Hall's vaudeville vehicle at the Royal, 
Bronx this week and it may open at 
the Palace New York, Oct. 4. 



ing his entire company to take up 
photoplaying exclusively. 

Jay Hunt will again manage Good- 
win and Henry (Hank) Smith will 
travel ahead. The company will in- 
clude Margaret Moreland, leading 
woman, Charlotte Lambert, Dennis 
Clough, Isadore Mareil, Lute Broh- 
man and Frank Lynch. 



"PATO" BIG SATURDAY. 

Philadelphia, Sept. 22. 
"Princess Pat" recorded the high- 
water mark in its gross at the Lyric, 
Saturday, when the show did almost 
$2,300 on the day. In the morning 
there was a $75 advance for the 
matinee and night performances, but 
the sudden turn in the weather, coupled 
with the fact that it was a holiday, 
started one of the greatest window 
sales in Philadelphia in some time, 
which caused the show to get top 
money. 

"Princess Pat" is to open at the Cort, 
57ew York, Monday. The house had 
to be remodeled to the extent of plac- 
ing an orchestra pit in the auditorium 
for the musical attraction. 



"LAW OF LAND" NOTICE. 

Cincinnati, Sept. 22. 

A tentative notice of closing, to go 
into effect at St. Louis next week, was 
posted here Monday tor "The Law of 
the Land." 

The show may continue after St. 
Louis if business takes a change with 
the weather. The hot spell caused the 
protecting "notice" to be posted. 



GOODWIN GOING OUT. 

Nat C. Goodwin, who last March 
called off his booked tour of the legiti- 
mate theatres to take up what then 
promised to be one solid year of feat- 
ure picture work, notified his manager, 
George H. Jordan, this week, he was 
ready to commence his third annual 
tour in "Never Say Die," starting Oct. 
18, for two or three weeks playing 
prior to playing a six weeks' engage- 
ment at the Plymouth, Boston. Good- 
win will play only Eastern territory. 

Goodwin, so the story goes, listened 
to the call of pictures on an agreed 
contract of $2,000 a week for six 
months' consecutive picture work with 
the remaining six months optional 
with the film people. After much 
bantering the picture people refused to 
pay $10,000 and sign a bond to guar- 
antee full payment for Goodwin's 
yearly service. So it's Goodwin back 
to the legitimate after having estab- 
lished a precedent in theatricals by 
cancelling an entire route and disband- 



MARGARET FAVAR MURDERED. 

Memphis, Sept. 22. 

Margaret Favar was found murdered 
here yesterday morning, in an apart- 
ment. Her throat was slashed and her 
head crushed. 

The dead woman last appeared pro- 
fessionally with the Anna Held show, 
and recently opened a dancing academy 
here. Her home was at Greenwood, 
Miss. 

Los Angeles, Sept. 22. 
Word reached here this week to the 
effect that Marguerite Favar was slain 
in Memphis this week. Miss Favar 
was well known on the coast in picture 
and stock circles, having played here 
on various occasions and at one time 
lived in Los Angeles for a lengthy 
period. 



WAYBURN FARCE CLOSES. 

Boston, Mass., Sept. 22. 
"She's In Again," the Ned Wayburn 
farce at the Hollis Street theatre closed 
Saturday night because of the tremen- 
dous heat. The show did in the neigh- 
borhood of $1,000 on the two shows 
Saturday in spite of the hot weather 
and the notices that the production re- 
ceived on the opening were flattering. 

At the Wayburn office in New York 
it was said "She's In Again" would 
be sent on tour again in about six 
weeks. The hot weather hit the show 
a rap its opening week in Brooklyn and 
in Boston it continued to hurt business. 
The notice was posted Thursday night 
and the' company returned to New 
York Sunday. 



SHOWS IN 'FRISCO. 

San Francisco, Sept. 22. 

"The New Henrietta" at the Cort 
last week got about $10,000. Indica- 
tions point to big business this week. 

Margaret Anglin is doing nicely in 
"Beverly's Balance" at the Columbia. 

The Bert Lytell-Ethel Vaughan stock 
is drawing well at the Alcazar. 



MAY IRWIN SINGING. 

When May Irwin returns to the 
Park theatre Monday in "33 Washing- 
ton Square," the comedienne will sing 
three songs during the play, something 
she did not do when opening in the 
piece, which the heat obliged to tem- 
porarily close. 

The songs Miss Irwin has selected 
are "Araby," "Back Home in Ten- 
nessee," and "Floating Down the 
Cireen River." 



CHICAGO OPENINGS. 

Chicago, Sept. 22. 

The new Joe Howard show, "The 
Girl of Tomorrow." will open at the 
La Salle Oct. 9. 

William Elliott in "Just Boys" opens 
at the Princess next week, while "In- 
side the Lines" will replace "The Lie" 
at the Cort Oct. 3, the outgoing at- 
traction closing one day previous. 



LEAVES PUNCH ft JUDY. 

Stuart Walker, who was the director 
at the Punch & Judy theatre, resigned 
last week and is to spend a month or 
so on the Pacific coast for his health. 
I'pon returning he will be associated 
with another miniature theatre in this 
city. 

Mr. Walker has also obtained the 
rights for a new play, entitled "The 
Crier by Night," which he will pro- 
duce. 



Split Season in Philly and Hub. 

Bookings have been made by Frank 
Hopkins, of the H. H. Frazee offices, 
tor the company playing "A Full 
House" at the Lexington O. H., New 
York, this week, to play eight weeks 
in the Adelphia, Philadelphia, with 
Boston to folium lor thf remainder of 
the season. 

The company will play Baltimore 
and Newark prior to going to Quaker- 
town. 

If you don't odvortlM In ,VAHIETY, 
don't advorttM. 



"LIFE" AND 'BIRD'' GOING OUT. 

"Life," the big Manhattan O. H. 
spectacle, now reposing in the Audi- 
torium, Chicago, will be sent out in 
its entirety by William A. Brady, open- 
ing in the west and playing east into 
Boston. James H. Decker will person- 
ally look after the advance. 

Another "annual tour" of "The Blue 
Bird" has been arranged, the show 
opening at Cleveland Sept. 27. 



New Company Operating Garrick. 

St. Louis, Sept. 22. 

A new company known as the Cin- 
cinnati-St. Louis Amusement Co., with 
a capital stock of $5,000 has been in- 
corporated to operate the Garrick as a 
picture house. The incorporators in- 
clude I. Libson, Ben Bruce and Ben 
Heidingjfield. They took over the 
bouse from the Shuberts, who were 
forced to pay a heavy annual rental al- 
though the house has been dark for 
some time. 



AFRAID OF THE WAR. 

St. John, N. B., Sept. 22. 
The management of the opera house 
complains it is impossible to induce any 
high grade road attractions to play this 
town or any oi the Eastern Canadian 
territory while the war is still in prog- 
ress. The opera house will go to stock 
Oct. 11, with the Partello Stock Co. 
The Clark-Urban Repertoires Co. at 
present playing there will close 
Sept. 25. 



WERBA'S PROPOSITION. 

Several propositions are before 
Louis F. Werba in his office in the 
New York theatre building, one of 
which Mr. Werba expects to shortly 
take up. It is said to be a production 
affair that will have a moving picture 
connection. Mr. Werba was lately of 
the firm of Werba & Luescher, which 
dissolved when Mark Luescher became 
a Charles DHlin^haui press repre- 
sentative. 



SHOWS IN NEW ORLEANS. 

New Orleans, Sept. 22. 

The Tulane season opened with 
"Girl of My Dreams" that has an 
ordinary cast and a fair production. 
Business started very well. 

The Baldwin Players in their third 
stock week at the Crescent are draw, 
ing large houses to "The Man from 
Home." 



NASH PIECE NAMED. 

The Mark of the Beast" is the title 
bestowed on the new play in which 
George Nash is to star under the Shu- 
bert management. William Kossell, 
who was rehearsing with the company, 
left this week. 



"Night on Broadway" Going Out. 

Phil Fisher and Manny Grcenbery 
are to send Murray and Mack on tour 
this season in their former success, 
"A Night on Broadway." The show will 
open at Allentown Oct. 14 for three 
days under a guarantee of $1,500 for 
the engagement. 



NOTICE. 

If Dan Malumby will communi- 
cate with the White Rats, 227 West 
46th street, New York City, he will 
hear something of interest to him. 



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NEW ACTS THIS WEEK 



NEW ACTS NEXT WEEK 

Initial Presentation, First Appearance 

or Reappearance in or Around 

New York 

"The Clock Shop," Urpheum. 
Bellong Trio, Bushwick. 



Constantino Bernardi. 

Protean Production. 

35 Mini.; Full Stage (Special Sets). 

Colonial. 

Constantino Bernardi should not be 
mistaken for his brother, Arturo, who 
introduced in this country what was re- 
ported as a copy of Fregoli's protean 
specialty, a few seasons ago, working 
throughout in Italian. Constantino is 
dcbutting in America with a double bill, 
opening with a singing affair in which 
he plays three characters and following 
this with "A Performance in a Conti- 
nental Music Hall," which allows for 
many changes, all behind a transparen- 
cy. The main idea is very good for it 
carries a plausible theme and gives the 
principal a reason for the various char- 
acters introduced; but Bernardi's act, 
aside from the interest contained in the 
rapidity of the changes, is valueless, for 
Bernardi as an artist is a wonderfully 
quick dresser. Bernardi, with due re- 
spect to his stage apology anent his 
dialect, wabbles through a story that is 
never understood. It's of a music hall 
manager who is disappointed in his 
program and his agent sends Bernardi 
to impersonate the entire cast. Ber- 
nardi comes and, after a few exits and 
entrances, proceeds to give a vaude- 
ville bill in which he plays the role of 
a musical clown, magician and hyp- 
notist. It allows for a few crude illu- 
sions, but this portion carries no quick 
changes, for each character requires a 
new stage dress, and Bernardi is never 
hurried. He also went into the or- 
chestra pit for a series of changes 
impersonating composers without any 
announcement. This didn't consume 
much time, hence it did not interfere 
with general results. The best is the 
opening bit, which entails some remark- 
ably fast changes and for awhile had 
the audience guessing; but from there- 
on it was the usual fast work with in- 
ferior acting. As a headline attraction, 
following the many others, Constantino 
will not break any records for quick 
changes have become so common over 
here even our second grade magicians 
include it in their list. Wynn. 



Lulu Coates and Co. (3). 
Songs and Dances. 
15 Mins.; One. 
Orpheum. 

Lulu Coates, with the assistance of 
three negro boys has framed a 
snappy singing and dancing turn. Miss 
Coates makes several changes and is a 
good dresser; also having her boys 
looking well. The first number, 
"Sweetest Girl in Monterey," gives her 
a start. A rube number by the picks 
pets over on the dancing. The song 
amounts to little. A Hula Hula num- 
ber comes next with a characteristic 
dance by Miss Coates, with "Alabama 
Jubilee" closing, put over easily by the 
fast dance in conjunction with it. The 
whirlwind finish firmly placed these 
people in favor in the second spot at 
the Orpheum Monday night. 



McWatters and Tyson. 
21 Mins.; Full Stage. 
Alhambra. 

Arthur McWatters and Grace Tyson 
are making another bid for approval 
with the kind of act they have essayed 
for several seasons. This time they 
have probably reached nearer perfec- 
tion than in any of the previous efforts. 
And the answer is simple: they haven't 
tried to do too much. In the past they 
endeavored to squeeze into a vaude- 
ville turn practically enough material 
to make up a full evening's entertain- 
ment. Now they are doing 21 minutes 
of diverting entertainment, without a 
dull moment, with the result that at 
the finish of the turn Monday night 
Mr. McWatters had to apologize to the 
audience for not doing more, explain- 
ing that they had nothing else prepared. 
It would be difficult to detail just what 
the act comprises. They sing, singly 
and together, recite, do bits of travesty, 
dance and, for an encore, a whirlwind 
dramatic duet. Throughout, Miss Ty- 
son's exuberance of good nature is as 
infectious as ever and there is a no- 
ticeably large improvement in Mr. Mc- 
Watters' legitimate work. Join. 



Ida Brooks Hunt. 

Songs. 

16 Mins.; One. 

Colonial. 

Ida Brooks Hunt, this time in vaude- 
ville, has well picked numbers, with 
Gordon Hentson at the piano. Miss 
Hunt looks good, sings better and 
measures up generally beyond the 
average musical comedy deserter. 
Opening with a ballad, she followed 
with still another, and then Mr. 
Hentson soloed. An operatic medley 
came next and then a card announced 
"You Are My All," another ballad, 
credited to Julius Lenzberg who dedi- 
cated the number to Miss Hunt. It 
earned an individual hit. "My Hero" 
closed, but Miss Hunt, who popular- 
ized that ballad, sings it somewhat 
differently. Possessing a pleasant 
personality and a cheerful stage pres- 
ence, Ida Brooks Hunt is a sure thing 
for any program. Wynn. 



"The Midnight Rollickers" (10). 
Cabaret Act. 
Full Stage (Exterior). 
Columbia (Sept. 19). 

For the small time the number of 
people, with the idea, will count. There 
are ten, including an orchestra of four. 
The other six are dancers, of the Texas 
Tommy and ball room style. This turn 
must have been framed for the small 
time but may make the small big time 
in the same spot given it at the 
Columbia "No. 3." A Texas Tommy 
finish, with two couples in cowboy rigs, 
makes a fast finale that, although the 
"Tommy" thing expired long ago as far 
as any real stage value remained, may 
still bring forth a last lingering bit of 
applause for the really swift whirling. 
A rag orchestra containing a noisy 
drummer and a dancing violinist do 
a< much for the turn as anything else 
in it. Other than the orchestra the 
j/irls take all the credit for looks and 
dancing. As a "small time flash" "The 
Midnight Rollickers" should do, if they 
and the managers can agree upon 
price. Sime. 



Marjorie Bonner and Billy Power. 

"On a Saturday Afternoon." 

14 Mins.; One, 

Palace. 

Marjorie Bonner and Billy Power are 

in a turn prepared for them by Jean 

Havez. The principal trouble at present 
is the team do not seem sure of them- 
selves. The material contains a real 
idea, but it is not put over to the best 
advantage. It is a husband and wife 
skit, with each thinking the other is 
the "boob." They meet on a Satur- 
day afternoon and tell their individual 
plans for the afternoon, after which 
they go their separate ways. Then a 
picture is brought into play to show 
what they really did. The wife hopped 
into a taxi and beat it to a dansant, 
where she met an A. K. admirer will- 
ing to spend all sorts of money on her. 
While there, hubby, instead of going 
to see a sick friend, as he said, is at 
the club playing cards and later he 
leaves to meet a girl who conducts a 
massage parlor. The latter is a little 
rough touch. The girl and he decide 
to spend the afternoon hitting the high 
spots, and they pick the same cafe wifey 
is at. Suddenly husband and wife 
realize it is time for a meeting arranged 
earlier and start for the rendezvous. 
The taxis of both have been standing 
outside the cafe, waiting, and the merry 
little meters have been clicking along. 
Both start running for the meeting 
place, chased by the chauffeurs. Final- 
ly, as the picture shows them rounding 
the corners in opposite directions, they 
run on the stage. The couple tell each 
other sweet lies and each believes he 
is putting it over the other, with a 
final touch apparent when two stage 
hands dressed as the chauffeurs walk 
on and are taken aside for a settlement. 
The closing with a fast talking number 
a la Cecil Lean makes a rather weak 
finish for the act, which just about 
passed at the Palace. Fred. 



NEW SHOWS NEXT WEEX 

"Hip, Hip, Hurray" (Revue) Hip- 
pod rome (Sept. 30). 

Brierre and King. 
Singing, Dancing, Talking. 
17 Mine.; One (Special Drop). 
Riviera. 

Brierre and King use the same basis 
for their new act — a scene on a college 
campus — but have eliminated the much- 
abused idea of "going into vaudeville." 
They now introduce their songs by re- 
ferring to a college entertainment giv- 
en by the boys. They open with a 
duct, "The Little Girl from Boston and 
the Boy from New Orleans," almost 
immediately after their entrance, to cre- 
ate "atmosphere." After some bright 
cross-fire dialog, Miss King does a 
New England character number, "They 
Can't Fool Me," about as fine a piece 
of comedy spinster characterization as 
has been seen hereabouts for many a 
clay. There is a published ditty de- 
signed to display Mr. Brierre's dra- 
matic ability, and for a finish a con- 
versation song entitled "Will That Be 
All?" The act is built on musical com- 
rdy lines, the numbers being legiti- 
mately introduced. Miss King's cos- 
tumes have been carefully planned and- 
show good taste, elegance and refine- 
ment. This clever pair are worthy of 
playing any circuit, but the turn is 
essentially of big time calibre. If they 
do not land the big time, or the big 
time them, it will be a loss to both. 
The act runs 17 minutes, but with a 
little pruning could readily be cut to 
15. Jolo. 



Geo. Richards and Wm. Armstrong. 

Talk and Songs. 

One. 

Columbia (Sept. 19). 

George Richards and William Arm- 
strong, in a two-man sketch in "one" 
are respectively a rube and a police- 
man. They each look the type, but 
their material in the talk division has 
been so poorly turned out it will be 
hardly of any avail to them anywhere. 
H is playing upon words mostly, and 
when not that "Jamacia" is used, also 
a repetition spell about a "friend named 
'Goodbye' ", something a little worse 
than "Watt street." Otherwise the 
rube as a country sheriff meets a city 
cop, and they gab about "Mystery," 
one referring to a horse and the other 
to a crime, then the rube interprets the 
description by the cop of a horse race, 
both men later singing, the cop using 
"Ben Bolt." If the two men retained 
their types and had them refitted with 
something more suitable, with a finish 
ot' popular songs, they would stand an 
txcellent chance, but can not expect 
much from what they displayed Sun- 
day, in "No 2" at the Columbia. fHme. 



If you don't advert!** la VARIETY, 
don't advortlao. 



Florenzi 
Palming. 
Columbia (Sept. 19). 

Florenzi is a palmer, and a good one. 
His star trick is palming cigarettes, 
lighted. This is entirely new, the way 
he does it. Florenzi first lights a full 
cigarette, smoking it down while 
palming it from one hand to another, 
also holding it (lighted) in his mouth. 
Thereafter he takes the lighted ends 
of other cigarettes, substituting them 
for what the audience believes is a con- 
tinuous use of the original smokelet, 
although the fire of that was stamped 
out early by a woman assistant. His 
palming of a 50-cent piece and a penny 
simultaneously was deft work worth 
watching, he borrowing the 50-cent 
piece from a man in the front row. 
In the early part of the short turn 
Florenzi did some handling of a deck 
of cards that was perplexing in the 
adroit manner he appeared to manipu- 
late this much used article of the 
magician. Florenzi seems to be a 
Spaniard though possibly Italian. A 
blonde merely fills in the picture. 
Opening the bill at the Columbia 
Sunday afternoon Florenzi appeared 
in a parlor set but likely he could 
go as well into "one." As a palmer 
he ranks with any, and his cigar- 
ette trick alone will carry him. 
Speaking English sufficiently Florenzi, 
if he can polish up his stage work in- 
cluding himself, should be heard from. 
A Broadway revue producer should 
be able to place him in a production for 
the cigarette thing. It would be a 
novelty as a bit in a big show. Sime. 



SHOW REVIEWS 



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HUSBAND AND WIFE. 

ElSyg. ? aker Robert Edeson 

Porter Baker Dion Tlthcrage 

SffJ^w' *; iVi Harriet I. Mendel 

rSSPk^HK* Montagu Love 

it?.fTi. WaUon William A. Norton 

SKJS*. Allan Atweil 

KS22X •• WlUlam 8. Lyons 

Expressman Nlek Long 

«,m. ""^ BtPeet theatre Tuesday night 
i vlll !. a, S u A - ***** •** Arthur Uopkina pro- 
duced "Hueband and Wife," a three-act play 
by Charlee Kenyon, the author of "Kindling." 

».»V Hu8 J >a . ,ld and ™ u% " *** »•<> eereral other 
titles before It waa eettled tno present one 

w f* J? **& *f.i tn# ubeL 0n « dlaearded was 
k A 1 *Sf ftod Mletreee." after It had been 
blasoned over the town through the medium 
of 24-sheet stands. Had the "A Married Mis- 
tress" been retained It would have been en- 
tirelj misleading, for Mr. Kenjon's play Is 
going to be one of the hits of the season, and 
it Is safe to predict that as a matinee show 
it is going to pull capacity, whereas under 
tbe thrown-out title It would have been passed 
up by a great number of theatregoers who 
would have been afraid that it was not a 
sbow for all of the family to see. 

As In all domestic dramas the eternal tri- 
angle forms the basis of the plot, but the 
treatment Is such that one might well predict 
tbe piece will achieve as large a success and 
run as long as did "Paid In Full." As a 
type of domestic drama "Husband and Wife" 
resembles the former somewhat, but It con- 
tains none of the revolting and disgusting 
twinges the role of the husband in the former 
Buccess brought to mind. 

The story deals with the crisis arriving In 
the life of a married couple, neither of whom 
has discovered they are really in love with 
one another, though married over ten years. 
When first wed they were living in a small 
California town. With the succeeding years 
the husband, Richard Baker (Robert Edeson), 
became cashier of one of the largest banks 
In Los Angeles. His wife has been success- 
ful socially and the husband through fortunate 
Investments was able to Indulge her every 
whim, the greatest of which seemed to be a 
proclivity for squandering money recklessly. 
He thought all the while she cared for him 
only because he was "a good provider." The 
time comes when his shrewdness in guessing 
how the stock market is going to turn leaves 
him and because of his preoccupied manner 
during the time of his reverses the wife be- 
lieves he cares nothing for her. 

There have been bickerings and quarrels 
snd the parting seems to be Imminent at the 
opening of the play. Baker is cornered and 
knows It, but Is fighting to the finish. He 
has not only lost all of hla own savings but 
has taken a chance on the funds of the bank; 
$50,OUO was the amount, but he fixed things 
for the bank examiner, an old friend of the 
family, and there would have been no sus- 
picion he was putting over a "job" If the 
wife would have tried to be nice to Mrs. 
Schmld, wife of one of the directors who has 
social aspirations. But she wouldn't intro- 
duce Mrs. Schmld into her set and therefore 
old man Schmld tried to get something on 
hubby. 

He succeeded when he recalled the bank ex- 
aminer and had him go over the books again. 
The crash came, when the money-squandering 
wife, believing her husband cared naught for 
her other than he mlgnt care for a mistress, 
if he had one, prepared to leave him. She had 
told him she was going to a summer resort, 
but in reality had passage engaged for Japan. 
On the same steamer Patrick Allison (Mon- 
tagu Love), who loves her. Is also sailing. 
Baker is aware of this, but also knows It Is 
but a matter of hours before he will be un- 
der arrest, and rather than have his wife re- 
main to be humiliated permits her and the 
man he believes her lover to depart. 

The bank's detectives trail the wife and 
lover, thinking the latter the husband, and try 
to arrest them at the railroad station. This 
causes the wife to return to the home to dis- 
cover the true state of affairs and both realise 
that they have not known the love that they 
possessed for each other through all the pass- 
ing years. 

Then ensues what Is really the strongest 
scene. Patrick Allison and Ralph Knight (Dod- 
son Mitchell) (the old friend of the family, 
who Is also the Government's bank examiner) 
try to devise means of forestalling the law 
by replacing the stolen funds so the Bakers 
may enjoy their new-found happiness. Knight 
confesses he once loved and still loves the girl 
who became Baker's wife. On the day the 
two were married he believed he had lost out, 
but the look of happiness on the girl's face re- 
vealed to him that Just what he desired most, 
her happiness, has been brought about through 
the marriage to another. He relates this and 
the other Allison appreciates It Is better to 
lose like a game sport and the two make up 
the deficit The closing scene brings the 
Bakers on the stage to hear the message from 
their butler that "Mr. Knight says It Is all 
O. K." 

Mr*. Hopkins Is credited with the staging of 
the production and he has done his work 
well. There Is but one set, and the action 
requires nothing more. One thing that will 
go down to Mr. Hopkln's credit Is that he 
eliminated the tiresome curtain calls usually 
marring a first night's performance, with no 
curtains permitted until the final one of the 
Play. 

The cast Is wonderfully well suited to the 
roles assigned. Olive Tell, who plays the 
wife, will nave to go down In theatrical his- 
tory as one of the real dramatic "finds" of 
the season. She has a role that calls continu- 
ally for emotional acting of a sort that might 
easily be overdone. Mr. Edeson played with 



force and conviction. Montagu Lore had a 
role almost entirely without sympathy until 
his final and big scene with Dodson Mitchell. 
*ne letter's volos waa unoonvlnolng at times, 
but in the main ho got through in a credit- 
able manner. Dion Titherag* as a younger 
brother of the husband had little to do out- 
side of the first act, but what he did waa 
exceedingly weir" done. Of the minor roles 
that of a German governess played by Mabel 
Reed and a private detective by William 
Lyons were clever characterisations. 

"Husband and Wife" will undoubtedly re- 
main at the 48th Street theatre for a long 
run and Mr. Hopkins (who landed "On Trial") 
will again be able to stand out as one of 
the beet little pickers of theatrical hits. 

Fred* 

ALHAMBRA. 

At least one act too many on the Alhambra 
program this week— one altogether unneces- 
sary. The show started Monday evening at 
8:15. It was after eleven before the Lunette 
Sisters were visible with their whirling aerial 
ballet. Valentine and Bell, with their acro- 
batic cycling turn, opened; followed Immedi- 
ately by Miller and Mack. 

The Seven Original Honey Boys, "all late 
features of George Evans' Honey Boy Min- 
strels," held third position. The turn con- 
sists of a minstrel first part and they harmon- 
ize excellently. They could vastly improve the 
act by Injecting a few more up-to-date Jokes 
in the comedy department. This might readily 
be done. 

Hallen and Fuller's turn Is "sure-fire." Thst 
special drop with the old playbills painted on 
it Is certain to Inspire a warm reception. It 
is a pretty idea throughout, well developed 
and handled by practiced artists. McWatters 
und Tyson (New Acts). 

The second half was started off by Leo 
Beers, planaloglst, who bills himself "the art- 
istic aristocrat." That alone is enough to an- 
tagonize an audience — that assumption of su- 
periority, which grows apace, when the act 
itself does not Justify it in the smallest de- 
gree. Beers has a pleasing "delicate" per- 
sonality, but brings nothing new to big time. 
His opening and closing is a duplicate of the 
one used by Albert Wnelan for many years. 
Maybe he had it first, but It has been done 
here for several seasons. 

Wilton Laokaye's vaudeville offerings seem 
to be designed with but one object — to permit 
Wilton Lackaye to "surprise" his audience 
with an unexpected denouement. In this re- 
spect "The Bomb," though telling a different 
Biory from the others, leads up to the same 
climax. This one, however, gives "Will' a 
chance to "act all over the lot," which he doee 
to the delight of his auditors, so there is no 
kick coming from any outside quarter. 

Dooley and Sayles were next to closing, and 
did their usual. Jolo. 



COLONIAL 

This week's Colonial bill did not carry a 
dull moment Monday evening from beginning 
to end and ran throughout like clock-work 
with sufficient comedy and the other Ingredi- 
ents to make It a thoroughly enjoyable pro- 
gram. The headline honors are divided be- 
tween Barnes and Crawford and Victor Mor- 
ley and Co., with the Morley act moved up to 
closing the intermission period after the mati- 
nee, changing places with Bernardl (New Acts). 

The show opened with Le Hoen and Du- 
preece who Introduced a unique novelty in a 
combination of shooting and singing with an 
attractive set backgrounding their efforts. The 
girl Is especially attractive and an expert shot 
The man would do well to tone down In both 
dialog and songs for his loud voice rather 
injures the specialty. This is a minor defect, 
however. They scored heavily In the opening 
spot and deserved to for their turn Is away 
from the beaten path and makes a great opener 
for any bill. 

The Six America Dancers were favored with 
their usual returns after which the Schwarz 
Co. did "The Broken Mirror," which seemed 
new to the Colonial attendance. Every point 
registered with a wallop and the Schwartz 
combination closed to one of the evening's big 
hits. Ida Brooks Hunt (New Acts) came next 
and she too cleaned up on applause. 

Victor Morley has perfected hie musical 
comedy offering Into a legitimate headline pro- 
duction and through the scarcity of similar 
turns In vaudeville he should keep continually 
busy. The red gown displayed at the opening 
by Carol Parson did not Improve her other- 
wise excellent appearance, but its successor 
was somewhat more becoming. 

Lyons and Yosco followed Bernardl and went 
their limit in time and encores, after which 
T. Roy Barnes with his former specialty and 
Bessie Crawford held the stage to a continual 
line of laughs. The Three Ankers closed 
with a genuinely good gymnastic turn. Wynne. 

PALACE. 

Monday night the Palace had almost ca- 
pacity, with a straggling line of standees In 
the rear. Among those present was the "pest" 
who wrote show business. Usually he Is a 
fellow who as he continues to talk displays 
his ignorance, but the fellow at the Palace was 
seated In a box with two broilers who were 
evidently framing to send him over tbe Jumps 
for all he had and he was the prize "boob" 
of the universe. The champ bone of the night 
he managed to pull was that he remembered 
Sylvester Schaffer when the latter modeled 
sand figures on the beach at Atlantic City. 
His passing comment regarding the other acts 
on the till were as accurate. 

The bill was one hard to lay out and the 
running order Monday night wae about the 
beet it could have been under existing condi- 
tions. There wasn't any too much comedy In 
show and this caused the bill to drag a little 
at times. Cole and Denahy opened with dances 
following the Pathe Weekly. The act gave the 



bill a corking start for when a dancing act 
opening the show at this late day can get the 
applause this team earned It is some act. Mar- 
Jorle Bonner and BUUe Power (New Acts) 
followed and Juet about paased. 

The third spot was a little early for Dorothy 
Jardon, but the svelte prima donna Just woke 
the audience up with her opening number 
"One Fine Day" from "Madam Butterfly" 
which she sang in a manner to bring a gasp 
of surprise from the audience. Dorothy Jar- 
don has a lot of voice and in this number she 
displayed a range few suspected she was capa- 
ble of. Her second number, entitled "Araby," 
was put In the repertoire for the first time 
Monday and it went over in big shape. Three 
additional numbers concluded the turn, after 
which there were a number of curtain calls 
and a couple of floral offerings almost as large 
as Miss Jardon herself. From the applause In- 
dications at the Palace Monday Dorothy Jar- 
don Is In to stay as a favorite of vaudeville. 

The Ward Brothers who followed her were 
the comedy hit. The boys have one nifty gag 
that gets a big laugh return, but It will have 
to be cut for the Prospect or the Orpheum, as 
Brooklyn would never see the humor of It. 

She question regarding the ruins of Amerioa 
asked with the added Information the belief 
Is that they are called Brooklyn. Closing the 
first half Alexander Carr and Co. appeared in 
tbe sketch "An April Shower." 

Josie Heather opened the second half. It 
was a hard spot but there was no other place 
on the bill where It would have been nosslble 
to place her without a conflict with Dorothy 
Jardon. They arc both "singles," both use a 
piano and although the material is entirely 
different there would have been a clash In the 
same section. The little comedienne Is doing 
five numbers opening with "If You Can't Get 
a Girl In the Summertime," followed by three 
exclusive songs with William Casey. Jr., play- 
ing a piano selection between each. Mr. Casey 
also does a song and puts it over most ef- 
fetlvely. 

Sylvester Schaffer closed the show, doing 46 
minutes and holding the audience In. At the 
afternoon performance his act must have run 
longer for several of his feats were cut for 
the night show. Among these was his closing 
of "Atlas Upholding the World" which let his 
act down to a quiet finish. There was a lot 
of applause during the early part of the turn 
which makes up for tbe loss at the close. 

Fred. 



AMERICAN ROOF. 

The American Roof show seemed to afford 
more entertainment Monday night to the aud- 
ience than has hsppened up there for some 
time. No speclsl reason for It The show Just 
appeared to break right, without being big In 
the real sense and having a couple of weak 
spots. 

The piano-act connection was absent but In 
Its place came the kid-act contact. There were 
three of the kid turns on the bill if the 
Usher Trio may be so considered. The weight- 
iest of the Juvenile numbers was the Rawson 
and Clare act, placed second after Intermission 
and following the other two, coming Imme- 
diately after the Ushers. 

Guy Rawson and Frances Clare are still 
the leading kid players of the stage, and are 
doing their perennial "Just Kids," their two- 
act that returns as much In value almost as 
the former Rawson and Clare big girl turn, 
the two principals having been by far the 
major portion of that production as well. Miss 
Clare Is the same adorable kldlet with her 
cutey voice and Buster Brown eult, while 
Mr. Rawson does the country boy Just as well 
as ever which Is saying much, besides singing 
a couple of new songs in a healthy voice, 
also having added new "business" to "Ella 
and the Umbrella." He Is playing a guitar 
during the opening number. Their closing song 
In which harmony Is highly featured le "Boy- 
hoodvllle," a neat little composition with a sob 
and It gets over. They did extremely well, 
for Guy makes the fun and Frances makes 
them like her. 

The other kid act was Bud and Nellie Helm, 
real children slightly grown up since the days 
when they were famed as "prodigies." The 
trouble with the Helm Children now Is that 
they have no act. On top of that someone 
plastered an awful makeup, beyond grotesque, 
upon Bud. He looks to be an imitation of a 
burlesque Irishman. The Helm kids could 
handle a regular act and they deserve to have 
one. The present "stuff" Is nothing at all, 
and If there is anything there, the turn has 
been so poorly arranged, It doeen't stand out. 
If this Is the act the children did as kids, 
It's about time their material kept pace with 
their growth. 

The Usher Trio also could stand something 
better. Theirs Is a skit Idea In "one" called 
"Almost A Millionaire," which calls for two 
boys and a girl, the younger boy made up for 
a college grind, without any college matter. 
A little slapstick In the story before the youth 
starts playing the piano, and then the Htory 
stops, with the trio going Into "one." The art 
Is there no doubt but It needs to be muchly 
touched up. 

In the laughing division Rockwell and Wood, 
next to closing, topped all. It's a real "nut 
act" and a big timer. The turn ban played 
around before and easily stands a second or 
third showing. Their matter Is different and 
really enjoyable. This kind of talk especially 
in the manner delivered should be a contin- 
uous gale of laughter In a big time house. 

Closing the first part wore Ethel Clifton and 
Co. In "The Saint and the Sinner," a preachy 
talkolog between two women, termed "A big 
problem of morality and woman's love." Just 
bo. The "saint" got the sympathy of the aud- 
ience which apparently overlooked the little 
spot light on the centre table the two women 
were certain always to pose before. Miss Clif- 
ton, a tall good looking girl and something of 
an actress as an elocutionist has studied every 
detail of this sketch. She overlooked nothing, 
and the "sinner," not so modlshly dressed, had 



difficulty in compar ing until she struck the 
school of elocution forher "explanation." Tbe 
small time will like this two-people sketch be- 
cause both are women, (although a butler Is 
a third character), and they talk about love 
won and love spurned, two tough subjects, bo. 
Opening the show were Kalma and Co. fol- 
lowed by Ben Smith In blackface who sings 
nicely In a high tenor, but talks too much. 
The Oregon Quartette followed. It to an equally 
mixed four, two pleasant looking women agi 



ably singing with the men, who are In cos- 
tume. While operatic It will do ail right on 
the small time anywhere In the first half. 

The closing number waa Bert Wheeler and 
Co. with their trick auto and "effects," get- 
ting along well. ' aim*. 

ORPHEUM. 

A bill of names and class at the Orpheum 
l . hlB ._ WMk - Manager Frank Glrard's house sll 
decked out In new regalia looks splo and span 
and ready for a prosperous season. The the- 
atre was entirely renovated during the sum- 
mer and has a vastly different appearance. 

Frlui Scheff headlines. Always a favorite 
across the bridge she was greeted graciously. 
Miss Scheff has a voice displaying number to 
open. "Tulip Time In Holland" Is the first 
°f » medley of popular airs, some decidedly 
old and others not so much. The "Holland 
number has tbe class for a single of Miss 
Scbeff's ability. For her first encore "Kiss 
Me" comes to the front. In the second after 
intermission spot Miss Scheff was the artlstio 
hit of the show. 

Valerie Bergere and Co. in "War Babies," 
was the bill's other big name. The sketch 
has not been played by MIsh Bergere except 
for one week at the Bushwlck. A few minor 
changes have been made with much of the 
shooting removed. It Is a poweriul piece and 
belitting of Its star, who works from start to 
finish with an earnestnvsa that cannot help 
but make the playlet touch tbe spot. Closing 
the first half it held the house motionless. 

ABlde from the two big names the show ran 
greatly to singing and aanclng with two dan- 
cing turns coming together In early spots. 
Lulu Coates and Co. (New Acts) No. 2 with 
George East and Co. following. The East act, 
proves an exceptional novelty and can follow 
satisfactorily any sort of turn. The early 
Bpot did not dampen the enthusiasm of the 
audience. Hans Wagner, the violinist, put over 
a hit with his playing. The McOlnnies Broth- 
ers, also In the East act, dance well and the 
otner members bold down their roles with the 
rag orchestra coming In for its share with some 
good snappy playing. Natalie and Ferrari, an- 
other dancing act closed the show. Natalie did 
some eilectlve toe dancing but the couple had 
to be careful owing to the stage being wet from 
the garden hose business employed in the Mor- 
ton and Glass turn which preceded them, Paul 
Morton does his customary danolng making it 
one of the best bits in his "Before and After" 
skit with Naomi Glass. This couple next to 
dotting were very well liked. 

For the opening position Binns and Burt 
were the selection. The audience was well 
seated when the men started and their efforts 
were entirely enjoyed. Robert Emmett Keane 
with some new and some old stories came be- 
fore the Bergere sketch. From appearances 
jdonday night the Orpheum audlenoe had never 
heard "Qunga Din" before. The burlesque on 
it used for a closer got many laughs. 

Hawthorne and lnglls started the second 
half. 



FIFTH AVENUE. 

Although the weather Monday night was far 
more conducive to show going than It has been 
for a week or so the Fifth Avenue business 
was not up to Its usual standard. 

Dunedln and McCloud (New Acts) (whose 
name was Inadvertently used by an acrobatic 
team at a Brooklyn theater laat week) gave 
the show a nice little start. Ellsworth and 
Ardsley (New Acts) found favor, while the 
next two acts, John Gordon and Co. and Ed- 
munds and Farreii, ripped the house wide 
open. 

The Gordon act Is one of those confusing 
farcical affairs over husbands and wlvee which 
has an amusing Idea and Is great for the pop 
houses. A Mr. Knight is married and di- 
vorced. A Mr. Day Is married and divorced. 
Mr. Knight and Mrs. Day wed. Mr. Day and 
Mrs. Knight ditto. Each couple meet In the 
Hame place. Confusing entrancee and exits. 
One laugh follows another. Finally Mr. Knight 
and the former Mrs. Knight become reconciled. 
Likewise the former Mr. and Mrs. Day. Funny 
curtain. As each wife bad gotten her divorce 
on gambling, a storm and the fact that the 
laat train had gone forced them all to remain 
in tbe same house. The women retired but 
the men start a game of poker. The wlvee re- 
turn quietly. Each sizes up the cards In the 
llrst hubbys hand and when they bot tamely. 
each jumps In and starts to bet her head off. 

Edmunds and Farrell work like teamsters 
and their comedy Is surefire. This act Is 
headed for the big time and a little reshaping 
will give them tbe required boost. Talk is 
snappy and timely. New and away from the 
beaten path of tbe former "wop" acts thst have 
deluged the pop bouses. Tbe base ball "bit" 
right now Is timely. 

Bankhoff and Girlie have brought their dan- 
cing act up along Improved lines snd sbow 
more class and polish. Hankhoff does not de- 
pend as much on his Russian legmania as 
heretofore, now showing it off In better shspe. 
Olrlle hss Improved noticeably In her work 
and Monday night appeared to splendid ad- 
vantage. This miss has slowly but surely 
forged to the front and by consistent practice 
has become a more valuable asset to the act. 

Murray Bennett ~ot away to a slow 
start but rounded them up In his favor with 
his stories snd tbe dialect songs. Tbe Travllla 
brothers and 8eal provided the novelty and 
this aquatic turn proved a good eight" 



closer. 



Man 



14 



VARIETY 



BILLS NEXT WEEK (September 27) 

In VouoWillo Tkootroe, Playing Throo or Leee Skowe Daily. 

(All homes open for the week with Monday matinee, when not otherwise indicated.) 
Theatres listed as "Orpheum" without any further distinguishing description are on the 
Orpheum Circuit. Theatres with "St" following name (usually "Empress") aie on the Sullivan- 
ConsiUine Circuit. Proctor's Circuit houses, where not listed as "Proctor's," are indicated by (pr) 
following name. 

Agencies booking the houses are noted by single name or initials, such as "Orph," Orpheum 
Circuit— "U. B. O.," United Booking Offices— 'W. V. A.," Western Vaudeville Managers' Associa- 
tion (Chicago)— "S-C," Sullivau-Considine Circuit— "M," Pantagcs Circuit— "Loew," Marcus Locw 
Circuit— "Inter," Interstate Circuit (booking through W. V. A.).— "M," James C. Matthews 
(Chicago).— "Pr," Proctor's Circuit (New York)-"Craw ," O. T. Crawford (St. Louis)-"NN," F. 
NixonNirdlingcr (Philadelphia)— "BL," Bert Levey (San Francisco)— "j-l-s," Jones, Linick & 
Schacffer (Chicago). 



New York 

PALACE (oryb) 
Frlul ScbeS 
Raipb Hers 
Worth * Urlot 
Morton A Glass 
Frank Fogarty 
Willa H Wakefield 
•Edge of World" 
(Two to fill) 

CuLU.SUl. (UDO) 

Morin Sisters 
Kae B Boll 
"Motoring" 
Wiluaiu* O Wolfus 
Geo bast Co 
Ryan o Tlerney 
W Lackaye Co 
Farbvr UitU 
brenuao * Anderson 
ALHaMUKa (uoo) 
Eva ian»uay 
Gaston raiUMtr 
bum* A i*yun 
Euwina Bairy Co 
K E Keano 
Ld Leonard Co 
1 A b ttuiith 
Barnes A Crawford 

3 Anaers 

H. O. H. (ubo) 
(2d half, Sept 23-20) 
Kitty Edwarua Co 
WU*on A Rich 
Murray Lltiugston Co 
Ward A Paye 
Mlmlo 4 
Lewia A Norton 
Jessie 8 tern u* 
(Ut half. Sept 27-29) 
Neder veldt* Monks 
Foil Is 81s 4 Leroy 
Chss Wayne Co 
Cope land A Pay ton 
Leboen A Dupreece 
Santos band 
(One to hll) 

ROYAL (ubo) 
(2d half. 8ept Z.t-26) 
Maynon's birds 
Froslnl 

Dorothy Regal Co 
Fenton A Fenton 
bankoff A Olrlle 
Henry Fink 
"College Girls Follies" 
(1st half, Sept 2i**-2») 
Burke Bros * Kendall 
Little Lord Roberts 
8 Miller Kent Co 
Bixley A Lerner 
Odlvo. 
(Two to fill) 

5TH AV (ubo) 
(2d half. Sept 23-26) 
David Ross Co 
Billy Johnson Co 
Bell A Caron 
Conrad A 8eamon 
Hal Stevens 
McDevltt. Kelly A L 
Rose A Moon 
Harry Cutler 
(1st bslf. Sept 27-29) 
La Belle Marie 
Aubrey A Rlcb 
La France A Bruce 
"To Save a Olrl" 
Solomon 

AMERICAN (loew) 
Mario A Trevette 
Holmes A HollUton 
Mazettl Family 
Pepplno 
Big Kevue 
(Four to All) 

2d half 
Edgar fierger 
Foz A Mayo 
Samorln Troupe 
The Kemps 
haul Oordon 
Jenkins A Covert 
"Msn In Dsrk" 
Ksne A Thomas 
The Psrlows 

7TH AVR (loew) 
Paul Gordon 
Klein Bros 
Rawaon 6 Clare 
Connors A Witt 
Samorln Troupe 
(One to fill) 

2d half 

4 Wlndemeres 
Mario A Trevette 
American Comedy 4 
"The Surgeon" 

Nell McKlnley 
(One to fill) 

LINCOLN' (loew) 
Scamp A 8ramp 
France* Renault 
"I Died" 
Fox A Mayo 
Dsrrell A Conway 

2d half 
Lea Carangeots 
Klein Bros 



"Too Secret" 
bu^ucsue Comedy 4 
Colonial Quintette 

QHEELtitf (loew) 
Frey Twlna A Frey 
Jennlngd A Evers 
Schwartz Bros 
Willie Smith 
Geo A Lliy Oarden 
(One to nil) 

2d half 
Seymour A Seymour 
Dorothy Herman 
"The Fixer" 
Frank Terry 
Equlllo brjs 
(One- to fill) 

OKPHEbM (loew) 
Jenkins A Covert 
Elizabeth Cutty 
"The Fixer" 
Tom brown Trio 
Stone A Hughes 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Usher Trio 
Vlo A Lynn 
Rawaon A Clare 
Telegraph Trio 
Scamp A Scamp 
(One to Oil) 

NATIONAL (loew) 
Usher Trio 
Dorothy Herman 
"The Surgeon" 
bell McKlnley 
Equlllo Bros 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Stone A Hughes 
Holmes A Holllston 
Connors A Witt 
Darrell A Conway 
(Two to fill) 
BOULEVARD (loew) 
W likens A Wllkens 
"The Secret" 
Frank Terry 

4 Wlndemeres 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Elisabeth Cutty 
"Master Move" 
Keefe Langdon A W 
Dairy Maids 
(One to fill) 

DELANCEY (loew) 
Melody Trio 
Gilding A Keating 
"When It Strikes 

Home" 
Frank Bush 
Leonard A Louie 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Harold Yates 
Barnes A Robinson 
"Envhanted Forest" 
Marshall A Trlbble 
Jolly Jsck Trio 
(One to fill) 

Brooklyo 

ORPHEUM (ubo) 
Toyo Troupe 
Leo Beers 
McDevltt K A L 
Wlnsor MrKsy 
"The Clock Shop" 
Watson Sisters 
Wm Courtlelgh Co 
Lyons A Yosco 

BUSHWICK (ubo) 
(Anniversary Week) 
Bel long 8 
Lulu Coatee Co 
Meeban a Doge 
Honey Boy Minstrels 
Whitfield A Ireland 
"Woman Proposes" 
Mae Melville 
G Alexandria Co 
Doyle A Dixon 
Danjophlends 
Elinore ft Williams 
Lunette Sisters 

PROSPECT .ubo) 
Valentine A. Bell 
Jones A Sylvester 
Sylvester Sihueffer 
Stone A Ilaye* 
V Betg-re Co 
McKsy A Ardlne 
Dancing Uivurrs 
(One to till) 

FLATBUSH (ubo) 
3 Whalens 
When We Grow Up 
Felix ft Barry Sis 
Dlax'a Monks 
Kaufman Bros 
Dan Burke Co 
ENIe White 
Ernie A Ernie 
GREENPOINT (ubo) 
(2d half. Sept. 23-26) 
Lillian A Lucille 
Moaher. Hsyes A M 

5 Stembler A Bro 
Jrs Thompson Co 
Mills A Moullon 



Carl McCullough 
Travllla A Seal 
(1st half. Sept 27-29) 
3 Guys 

Ellz Oeogely Co 
Frank Doane Co 
Ketchum o Creatum 
Selbert 81s Co 

FULTON (loew) 
Hsrold Yatea 
Morris A Wilson 
Laurie A Aleen 
Dairy Maids 
Rockwell ft Wood 
The Parlowa 
Vane A Haien 
Leonard A Louie 
"Getting Her Rights" 
Jennings A Evers 
Paul Oordon 
(One to fill) 

BIJOU (loew) 
Van A Hazen 
Scott ft Marke 
Vic ft Lynn 
"Getting Rights" 
Keefe Langdon A W 
Jolly Jack Trio 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Melody Trio 
Mazettl Family 
Nevlns ft Gordon 
Schwartz Bros 
Willie Smith 
(Two to fill) 

DEKALB (loew* 
Demarest ft Collctte 
Fred Hlldebrajit 
"Man In Dark 1 " 
Rucker ft Winifred 
Bob Tip Co 
(One to fill) 
2d half 
Pepplno 

Frey Twins A Frey 
Wllklna ft Wllklns 
"Big Revue" 
(Two to fill) 

PALACE 'loew) 
Edgar Berger 
Bud ft Nelll" Helm 
Telegraph Trio 
Colonial Quintette 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Bob Tip ft Co 
Morris ft Wilson 
Goldlng A Keating 
Stanley Burns A H 
"Ofrl In Moon" 

WARWICK (loew) 
P A J Reeay 
"Master Move" 
Stanley Burns A H 
(One to nin 

2d half 
Schrodes *■ Chappelle 
3 O'Neill SWers 
(Two to fill) 

AltM'ama). P«. 
ORPHEUM (ubo) 
Harrington A Perry 
Valentine Vox 
3 Lelghtons 
Richards ft Kyle 
Billy Bouncer Co 

2d half 
Fairfax ft Stafford 
Isabel Lowe Co 
Pearl Pros ft Burns 
Max's Cirrus 

Altooaa. Po. 

ORPHSITM (ubo) 
Grace Was^on 
Gordon A White 
Walsb-Lyn"b Co 
Wood ft Wvde 
Frlvolltv Tlr's 

2d half 
The Peers 
R*y ft Hilllard 
Crawford A Brodcrick 
Earl A Girls 
Aas»«"»4««s. V. Y. 

LYCEUM (ubo) 
Cook ft Henncssy 
OvpRv Countess 
Noodles Fa van 

2d half 
Rovmoiir's Fntnll? 
"Tenement Flirtation" 
Larue ft Richmond 

Aoocoodo 

REEL (wva) 
1st half 
Slgsbee's Dogs 
Geo. Dixon 

?d half 
Orubor ft Kpw 
Keoueb Sisters 
Ana trhnr, Mich. 
MAJESTIC (ubo) 
Pllcer ft Douglas 
Oliver White Co 
Doc O'.t.l 
Rlgoletto Bros 
(One to fill) 



2d half 
Althea Twins 
Jones ft Johnson 
"Style Review" 
Chas Kenna 
The Rials 

Appleton, Wis, 

UUUU twva> 
Klein A Riluuger 
Armstrong ft Odell 

2d half 
Helen Guunon 
Fink ft Fallem 
Green Bay « Oreen 

Atlanta, Us. 

FORSi'iUK (ubo) 
Reed Bros 
Plbuno ft BlugLum 
Flo irwin Co 
Hickt-y Bros 
Cluru Monet Co 
Hai.) b»c°n 
Metropolitan Dancers 

Atlantic City. N. J. 

KEITH'S (Ubo) 
Blnns ft Bert 
Brent Hayes 
John \l Gordon Co 
Loney Haskell 
Married Ladles' Club 
A I Lydell Co 
Baraouo ft Grohs 

Auburn, N. Y. 

JEFKKuS jN »ubo) 
"Tenement Fllriullon" 
Hon* Koug Mysteries 
Gerard «i (lurk 
Seyui<>ur'j Family 

id half 
Clalic & Atwot>d 
Freo Hyd« r 
Havi'iuinl ft Thornton 
Ward Slaters 

Haitian* re 

MARYLAND (ubo) 
Balzer Sisters 
Lloyd A Urltt 
Mr ft Mrs Phillips 
J ihn O Malley 
Walters O Loralne 
Cbaa Mack Co 
Evelyn Nesbltt 
Thurber ft Madison 
"Aurora Light" 

HIPP (loew) 
The Holdsworths 
DeLlsle a OuPont 
Vaude In Monkeyland 
Danny Simmons 
Ogden Four 
Kamerer ft Howland 
Blanche Sloane 

llsassr, Mo* 

BIJOU (ubo) 
1st bslf 
(Lewlston split) 
Leonard Kane 
Petterson Dirk ft M 
Freemont Benton Co 
Wilton Sis 
Schmettana 
Baffle t reek, Mich. 

BIJOU (ubo) 
Versatile 4 

Leonora ft Kolmossy 
Chris Richards 
Al Fields Co 
2d half 
Allman ft Nevlns 
Lefflnjrwell ft Gale 
Dave Ferauson 
"Trained Nurses" 
Bay City. Mick. 

BIJOU (ubo) 
Sadie Fondeller 
Antrim ft Vale 
Zelaya 

Bowman Bros 
"Summer olrls" 

2d hslf 
P'nil K i lest 
Gladstone ft Talmadge 
win .i Ward A Girls 
Nell Abel 
liarnolds Dogs 

nrl»lt. Mil. 
NEW WILSON (wva) 

1st half 
Stewart ft Mercer 
Mac O'Neill 
Southern Trio 
Knlttht ft Moore 
(On* to nil) 

Bllllngo, Moot. 
BABCOCK (wva) 
Webb ft Installs 
Arthur Vnlll ft Sister 

2d half 
De Graffs 
Cook ft Otman 
Bla*aaa»t«a. N. Y. 
STONE O H (ubo) 
Swan ft Swan 
Fred Hyder 
Inhoff, Conn A C 

2d half 
Wooley A Meher 
Majestic Musical 4 
(One to HIP 



LYRIC (ubo) 
Nashville split 
1st half 
Macrae A Laport 
Bert Levy 
Alleen Stanley Co 
Lamb's Manikins 
(One to fill) 

Blvoasloartoo, III 

MAJESTIC (wva) 
"Four ..uabanda" 
2d ban 

3 Rooney Girls 
Leonardl 

-or. on Eldiid Co 
Kelly A Oslvln 
Boris Frldkln Tr 
BlararlOa, to. Vo. 
ELKS (ubo) 
Mldgely A Elton 
Jim Reynolds 
Leacb-Wallen 8 

2d half 
Heraklnd 
Eldrldgs A Barlow 

4 Roses 

Boatoa 

KEITH'S (ubo) 
Adonis 

Linton A Lawrence 
Cartmell A Hsrrls 
W Ws Iters Co 
Dooley ft 8a lee 
G Hoffman Co 

OLOEB (loew) 
Hazel Klrke Trio 
Mullaly-Plngree Co 
Bob Hall 
Bunth A Rudd 
(Two to fill | 

2d half 
Lee Barlh 
Drlf A Franklin 
"Mysterious Will" 
Brown- Fletcher 3 

4 Victors 
(One to nil) 
ST. JAMES. 
Mons Herbert 
Johnnie O'Connor Co 
"Mysterious Will" 
Marie Russell 

(One to fill) 

2d half 
Nestor A Duval 
Chss Mason Co 
Elizabeth Otto 
Buntb A Rudd 
(One to nil) 

Boaeamoo, Moot. 

LYRIC (wva) 
G-uber ft Kew 
Keougn Sisters 
2d hslf 
Fenner ft Talman 
Neville A Zlnk 

Bridgeport, Cooo. 

POLI'S (ubo) 
Adler A Co 
Richards A Montrose 
Variety Four 
Marjorle Fairbanks 
Corbett. Sheppsrd A D 
Ford's Dancing Revue 

2d half 
Minnie KaufTraan 
Wayne A Warren Girls 
Billy 8exton Co 
Tower A Dsrrell 
Webb A Burns 
Chtnko 

PLAZA (ubo) 
Youns 

Wilson A Burns 
Ellsworth A Ardsley 
Merry Makers 
2d hslf 
Marlus A Clemons 
Eddie A Randon 
Roaers A Hart 
Inaa Family 

BoaTolo 

SHE\'S (ubo) 
Amoros Sisters 
Burnhsm A Irwin 
Heras A Preston 
Mlpnon 
H Shone Co 
PaUrey H A B 
(Three to nil) 

Botte. Moot. 

EMPRESS (sc) 
Pean A Hamilton 
Irving Gosslar 
Alice Berry Co 
Cassidy A Longton 
"Young America" 
Mack A Mabelle 
Melody Boys 

ralsrary. 

PANT/»ORS (m) 
"Oreen Venus" 
3 Cbums 
Joe Whitehead 
Cnrrle Van Dyke 
Swain Ostman 8 

Calnnset. 

CALUMET (ubo) 
Trl State Four 
2d half 

5 Romeros 

(ssins, O. 
LYCEUM (ubo) 
Qulnn A Lsfferty 
Evelyn Cunningham 
Sherman DeForrest C 
Hen-haw A Avery 
Fatlma 

2d half 
R A K Henry 
Fox A Stewart 
Girl from Milwaukee 
Dewltt Brown A F 
(One to fill) 



Cooxopoisjo* ill, 

ORPHELM iwva) 
Six Military Dancers 
Benny A Woods 
Dorothy Brenner Co 
Camilla Trio 
Murry K Hill 
2d half 
Reddlngton ft Grant 
Oeo Damerel Co 
Al Abbott 
Cadets DeCasgoyne 
QUroy A Corriel 

C'oorlotto, N. C. 

PIEDMONT (ubo) 
Billy Bouncer 

4 Roses 

Eldrlge A Barlow 
Jack Polk 

2d half 
Albert Donnelly 
Mldgely A Elton 
(Two to nil) 

laatiaaooaTO 

MAJESTIC (ubo) 
Johnny Jones 
Holmes A Buchanan 
McRae Clegg 
Hawley A Hawley 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Warren A Dietrich 
Zelma A Co 
Joan Vernle 
Menomee Altken Co 
raleanro. 

MAJESTIC (orph) 
Stone A Kallsx 
Fox A Dolly 
Mattbewa Shayne Co 
Lawrence ft Cameron 
Whipple H ston Co 
Santley A ? rton 

5 Belmonta 
(One to fill) 

PALACE (orph) 
Pscky MacFarland 
Emma Carus Co 
Eeii Family 
Van A 8chenck 
Little Nap 

6 Annapolis Boys 
Freeman A Dunham 
Kerr A Weston 
Tracey Stone Co 

WINDSOR (wva) 
Lona Hegyl 
Reed A Wood 
Lowell A Esther Dr 
Yates A Wheeler 
Nicholas Nelson Tr 

2d half 
Chabot ft Dixon 
Keno A Green 
Empire comedy 4 
Prelle'a Circus 
(One to fill) 

KEDZ1E (wva) 
Norton A Earl 
Three Lorettas 
John A Mae Burke 
Edwin George 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Amoras A Mulvey 
Bert Melbourn 
Doris Wilson 3 
Victoria Four 
Madam Herman 

WILSON (wva) 
Valdo A Co 
The Langfords 
Melnotte Twins 
Mile Asorla Co 
(One to nil) 

2d half 
Richard Wally Co 
John A Mae Burke 
Roach A McCurdy 
Cammllle Trio 
(One to fill) 

AVENUE (wva) 
Richard Wally Co 
Nip A Tuck 
Schooler A Dickinson 
(Two to fill) 

2d half 
Shyman A Zobel 
L A E Drew 
4 Entertainers 
McVlCKERS (loew) 
La Dell Continues 
Leonard A Wlllard 
Balrmon A Archer 
Lester Trio 
Knowels A White 
Girl of the Orient 
Virginia Rankin 
Splssel Bros & Mack 

LINCOLN (wva) 
Clalrmont Bros 
Willow A Ross 
Mary Cranston Co 
Al Abbott 
"Springtime" 

2d half 
Cavanna Duo 
Fred A Ople Elliott 
The Langdons 
Hufford A Chain 
"Porch Party" 

AMERICAN (wva) 
"Bunny Side of 

B'way" 

2d half 
Hubert Dyer A Co 
Zeno A Mandel 
Thomas F Swift Co 
Lew Hawkins 
(One to fill) 

Cincinnati. 

KEITHS (ubo) 
Leo A May Jackson 
Cooper A Smith 
O'Brien-Havel Co 
Morris Cronln Co 
Ernest Ball 
Edwards Davis Co 
(Two to nil) 



KEITH'S (ubo) 
Terry 

Patrlcola A Meyers 
Francla Nordstrom Co 
G Aldo Rendegger 
Sam Mann Co 
Nora Bayes 
Nat Nazarro Tr 
(One to fill) 

Coluxoblu, Mo. 

STAR (wva) 
Bell A Eva 
Evans Sisters 
Baader La Velle 3 
Gerald A Griffin 

2d half 
The Puppetta 
Pearl Davenport 

CuloaoOaus. 

KEITH'S (Ubo) 
Kelt A DuMont 
Bernard A Scarth 
The Meyakos 
MAW Cutty 
DeLeon Sisters 
French A Els 
Chick Sales 
4 Jansleys 

Dallas, Tex. 

MAJESTY (Inter) 
Augoust Family 
Creighton Bros A B 
Great Howard 
Mystic Bird 
Alan Brooks Co 
Willing. Bentley A W 
Knapp A Cornalla 
Doveoport 

COLUMBIA (wva) 
Rice Sully A 8cott 
Cantwell A Walker 
Mme Sumlko Co 
Ed A Jack Smith 
Cycling McNutts 

2d half 
Louis London 
Olympla Desvall 
Henry B Toomer Co 
The Randalls 
(One to fill) 

Doytoau O. 
KEITH'S (ubo) 
Hill A Sylvanla 
Harry Hlnes Co 
Raymond A Bain 
Eleanor Gordon Co 
Trovato 
Mercedea 
Stuart Barnes 
Jordan Glrla 

t »P««emc. III. 
EMPRESS (wva) 
Leonardl 

Gordon Eldrtd Co 
Cadets Degsscogne 
Geo Damerel Co 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Benny A Woods 
Dorothy Brenner Co 
Wllle Bros 
Vernle Kaufman 
Edwin George 
Detroit 
TEMPLE (ubo) 
Louise Gunning 
Scott A Keane 
Frank North Co 
Loyal 's Dogs 
Scotch Lsds A Lass's 
Minnie Alien 
Harry B Mason 
Leo Zarrell 3 

MILES (sc) 
Musical Hunters 
Jos K Watson 
Norlne Coffey 
Herron-Douglas Co 
Wright A Davis 
Diving Nymphs 
Uester. Col. 
ORPHEUM 
"Society Buds" 
Frsnkle Mi'rphy 
Ball A West 
Bernard A Phillips 
The Gaudsmldts 
(Others to fill) 
Deo Molaeo 

ORPHEUM (wva) 
Six Waterllllea 
Boudlnl Bros 
Cameron A Gaylord 
Hopkins A Axtelle 
Lewis ft McCarthy 
Wilfred DuBols 
2d half 
Duzmanl Trio 
King ft Harvey 
Hymsck 
Jue Quong Tal 
Morgan Dancers 
Cantwell ft Walker 

It 040*0 

GRAND (wvs) 
Clarence A Flo Gould 
Calloway A Roberts 
Chart res Sis A Hoi) 
Swain Cockatoos 

2d half 
Morton Bros 
Jessie Hayward Co 
3 Alcarona 
Prince Charles 
Maaioa. Po. 
ORPHEUM (ubo) 
Grace Wesson 
Fngg and White 
"Bnck to Montreal" 
Bob Warren 
Will Oakland Co 

2d half 
Harrington * Perry 
Ward A Howell 
Hyman Adler Co 
rtlchard«»t Kyle 
3 Lelghtons 



Boot ft LooJo 

ERBER'S (wva) 
Evelyn A Dolly 
Keno A Green 
Pearl Davenport 
Willie Bros 

24 half 
Two Story* 
Tom Davles A Co 
Jaa Cullen 
Roy A Arthur 

Boo Clair, Wis. 

ORPHEUM (wvs) 
Electrlce A Co 
Hawaiian Trio 
Mao O'Neill 

2d half 
Clayton A Kusael) 
Church Sisters 
Mr A Mrs McGreevy 

Bdmootoo. 

PANTAGES (m) 
Prosperity Eight 
"Sororlety Girls" 
Santos A Hayes 
O A J Vanla 
Stein A Hume 

Blstlsu 111. 

GRAND (wva) 
Will Morris 
Burnham A Yant 
Mr A Mrs F Allen 
Jess Libonatl 
"School Day a" 
2d half 
Stock Co 

Ellsobota, 

KEITH'S (ubo) 
(2d half. Sept 23-26) 
Henry A Llselle 
Knlce A Dunne 
Mullaly Plngree Co 
Murray Bennett 
In Toy land 
Ketchum A Cheatum 
Mang A Snyder 
(1st half, Sept 27-29) 
Zlska Co 
Partners 
Klnkald Kilties 
Baby Helen 
(Others to fill) 

Klkoart, lod. 

ORPHELM (ubo) 
Harry Sterling 
3 Creighton Girls 
Paul Bowens 
Burlow Sisters 
2d half 
Josephine Lenhart 
Flor Loralne Co 
Connolly Sis A Co 
La Toy Bros 



Blsooro. N. Y. 

MAJESTIC (ubo) 
Woolsey A Meher 
Beauties A 8pot 
Havlland A Thornton 
Kanazawa Japs 
2d half 
Swan A Swan 
Brown A Taylor 
Ethel McDonough 
Imhoff, Conn A C 

Brie. Po. 

COLONIAL (ubo) 
Frevost A Brown 
Kolb A Harland 
Harry Holman Co 
Thos Murphy Co 
Gen Ed Lama 
(One to fill) 

Everett, Wasa. 

ROSE (sc) 
(N Yakima split) 

(Isst half) 
Gedmln 

Weatberford A K Sis 
Frolicsome Friars 
Ray Monde 
Espe A Dutton 
The De Bars 



Poll River. Mi» 

BIJOU (loew) 
Nestor A DuVal 
Lee Berth 
Detand-Carr Co 
Carl Damann Troupe 
(One to fill) 

2d Half 
Mons Herbert 
Johnnie O'Connor Co 
Mullaly-Plngree Co 
Marie Russell 
(One to fill) 

Farajo, N. D. 

ORPHEUM (sc) 
Mahatma 

Ned Norton A Glrla 
Fodr Wanderers 
Blcknell A Gljney 

2d half 
Seymour A Dupree 
Rice Bros 
Grey A Old Rose 
Ernie Ballot 3 

Pilot. Mleh. 

MAJESTIC (ubo) 
Paul Klelst 
Gladstone A Talmadge 
Will J Ward A Girls 
Nell Abel 
Barnold's Dogs 
2d half 
Sadie Fondeller 
Antrim A Vale 
Zelaya 

Bowman Bros 
"Summer Girls" 

Pt. DooAto. Io. 

PRINCESS (wva) 
Visions De Art 
Lane A Harper 
Zeno A Mandel 
Ford A Hewitt 



VARIETY 



15 



2d half 
Lona Haggl 
Willie Zimmerman 
McGowen A Gordon 
Oregorle A Elmora 

Ft. Wayne. Ind. 

PALACE (ubo) 
Vera Sabina Co 
Henry Rudolf 
Arthur Sullivan Co 
Parillo & Frabito 
Julia Blanc 
Raymond & Caverly 
Howard's Ponies 

LYRIC (ubo) 
Delea A Orma 
Hal Davis A Co 
4 Entertainers 
Corr, Amore A Corr 

2d half 
Ruth Page 
Win Lytell A Co 
Ray Conlln 
(One to nil) 

Fort Worth. 

MAJESTIC (inter) 
Page, Hack A Mack 
Shannon A Annls 
Wlllard 

George Primrose Co 
Barry A Wolford 
Horelick Family 



>at. NelK 

EMPRESS (wva) 
Swor A Westbrook 

2d half 
Clark Sisters 

Galesbnrgt, 111. 

GAIETY (wva) 
Gordon A Day 
H B Koch Co 
Coakly Hanvey A D 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Cole, Russell A D 
Guerro A Carmen 
(Two to fill) 

Gladstone 

GLADSTONE (ubo) 
Mapes 

2d half 
Lloyd Sisters 

Glendrre, Mont. 

ORPHEUM (wva) 
Pepper Twins 
2d half 
Judson Cola 

Glena Falls, N. Y. 

EMPIRE (ubo) 
Dare Klndler 
Kendall Sisters 
Crapo A Prager 

2d Half 
Bud Williamson 
Force A Williams 
Musical Hodges 
GlererarrlUe, N. Y. 

GLOBE (ubo) 
Jas Cantwell 
Force A Williams 

2d Half 
Perona 
Wood Melville A P 

Grand Forks, N. D. 

GRAND (sc) 
Seymour A Dupree 
Rice Bros 
Grey A Old Rose 

24 half 
Ned Norton A Girls 
Four Wanderers 
Huddleston's Animals 

Grand Island, Neb. 

MAJESTIC (wva) 
Clark Bisters 

2d half 
Swor A Westbrook 

Grand Ranldo, *'«■ 

EMPRESS (ubo) 
Al Rover A Sis 
BUI Robinson 
IfcConnack A Wallace 
J Warren Keane Co 
Bessie Clayton Co 
Ray Samuels 
Myel A Delmar 
ORPHEUM (ubo) 

Smllletto Sisters 
Qrmos A Ernie For'st 
Everts A Forrest 
Johnstons Sisters 
Chuck Haas 

2d half 
Learn A Expert 
Bonlger A Lester 
Downs A Gomes 
Labours 

Great Falls, Mich. 
PALACE (wva) 
La Tteel Bros 
La Tell Bros 
Housch A La Velle 

2d half 
The Nellos 
Cooke A Oatman 

O rson Bay. Win. 

ORPHEUM (wva) 
2d half 
Nip A Tuck 
Melnotte Twins 
Senator F Murphy 
Mary Ellen 
(One to fill) 



2d half 

Swain's Animals 
Gerald A Griffin 
Evelyn A Dolly 

Hartford. Com 

PALACE (ubo) 
Richard Bros 
Henry Frey 
Hal Crane Co 
Foy A Paige 
Hunting A Francis 
Kirksmith Sisters 

2d Half 
Lawton 
Olga A Alado 
Pierce A Burke 
Capt Auger Co 
Ed Morton 
"Is He Chaplin ?" 

Helena, Mont. 

ANTLER (wva) 
Flenner A Talman 
Neville A Zlnk 
2d half 
La Tell Bros 
Housche A La Veil 



ORPHEUM (ubo) 
Otto A Ollvlo 
2d half 
Trl State Four 

Haanlhal, Mo. 

PARK (w*a> 
Baad«r La Velle 

Troupe 
Stroud Trio 
Kamll 



!f. J. 

STRAND (ubo) 
(2d half, Sept 23-26) 
Norton A Noble 
Antwerp Girls 
Murphy A Lachmar 
"Motoring" 
Anthony A Ratllff 
Lovaln 8 

(1st half. Sept 27-20) 
Nacla Bros 
Carter A Waters 
Dorothy Meuther 
Arthur Hsvel Co 
Conlln Steele 8 
Colonial 5 

(2d half, 30-8) 
Sorettl A Antoinette 
Aubrey A Rich 
Hal Stephens 
Tom Mahoney 
Harry Hayward Co 
(One to fill) 

LYRIC (loew) 
Allan A Edwards 
Enchanted Forest 
Gordon A Marx 
(Two to fill) 

2d Half 
Laurie A Aleen 
Frank Bush 
(Three to fill) 

Houston, Tex. 

MAJESTIC (Inter) 
Lockett A Waldron 
Chas B Lawlor Co 
Travers A Douglas Co 
Johnny Ford 
Owen McGlveney 
Hallen A Hunter 
Harry Tsuda 

Idaho Fallo 

REX (wva) 
Monahan A Monoban 

2d half 
The Osars 
Williams A Fuller 

Indlannnolla 

KEITH'S (ubo) 
Tuscano Bros 
Chief Csupaullcan 
Eddie Carr Co 
Bessie Wynn 
Geo Howell Co 
Kramer A Morton 
Dunbar Bell Ringers 

fshnenalna;. Mien. 

IBHPEMINO (ubo) 
Payne Children 
2d half 
4 Kings 

Ithaca 

STAR (ubo) 
Wsrd Sisters 
Majestic Music 4 

2d half 
Kanesawa Japs 
Hong Kong Mysteries 

Jackson, Mich. 

BIJOU (ubo) 
Althea Twins 
Jones A Johnson 
"Style Review" 
Chas Kenna 
The Rials 

2d half 
Pllcer A Douglas 
Doc O'Nell 
Oliver White Co 
(Two to fill) 

Jacksoawllle, Fla. 

ORPHEUM (ubo) 
Young A April 
LAM Hunting 
Marshall A Chevalier 
Morris A Sherwood 
The De Leons 

Jefferson City, Mo. 

GEM (wva) 
The Puppetts 

2d half 
Bell A Eva 

Jersey City. If. J. 

KEITH'S (ubo) 

J 2d half. Sept 23-26) 
lair Twins 
Hlgglns A Rogers 
Chss T7.— •*- Co 
Persian Garden 
Frank Morrell 
Capt Sorcho 
(1st half. Sept 27-29) 
Hartley A Pecan 
Gleeson A Houlihan 
Kitty Frances Co 
Red ford A Winchester 
(Two to fill) 



Johnstown, Pa. 

MAJESTIC (ubo) 
Bell A Caron 
McCloud A Carp 
Russell A Calhoun 
Toney A Norman 
Prelle's Dogs 

Jelftot, m. 

ORPHEUM (wva) 
Stock Co t 
2d half 
Will Morris 
Burnhsm A Ysnt 
Mr A Mrs F Allen 
Jess Llbonatl 
"School Days" 

JopUn. Mo. 

ELECTRIC (wva) 
Zerthos Novelty 
2d half 
Neffsky Troupe 
Alice Hamilton 

Kalamasoo, Mich. 

MAJESTIC (ubo) 
John Zimmer 
Lefflngwell A Gale 
Allman A Nevins 
Dave Ferguson 
"Trained Nurses" 

2d half 
Versatile 4 
Leonora A Kolmossy 
Chris Richards 
Al Fields Co 
(One to fill) 

Kansas City. 

ORPHEUM 
"Song Revue" 
The Volunteers 
Alan Dinehart Co 
Nan Halperln 
Musical Johnstons 
Lew Dockstader 

Kansas City, Kaa. 

ELECTRIC (wva) 
Jerge A Hamilton 
Ishikawa Japs 
2d half 
Zerthos Novelty 

• 

Kansas City, Mo. 

GLOBE (wva) 
Paul A Ozella 
Silver A Gray 
Kitner Haynes A M 
Shaw A Lee 

2d half 
Kamll 

Bogart A Nicoll 
"Master Move" 
Ives A Cervo 

Kenosha. Wis. 

VIRGINIA (wva) 
Last half 
Ploppers 
Regal A Bender 
Burkness A Glbney 
Abbott A Mills 
Mabel Fonda Troupe 

Knoxvllle, Tenn. 

GRAND (ubo) 
Ivan Vernle Co 
Warren A Dietrich 
Zelma Co 

2d Half 
Holmes A Buchannan 
Hawley A Hawley 
McRae A Clegg 



Kokoaao, Ind. 

8IPB (ubo* 
Josephine Lenhart Co 
Connolly 81s Co 
La Toy Bros 

2d hslf 
"All Girl Show" 



se. Wis. 

MAJESTIC (wva) 
Mack A Williams 
Flsk A Fallen 
Blcknell A Glbney 
6 Muslcsl McLarens 
Lew Hawkins 
fOne to fill) 

2d half 
Corrlgan A Vivian 
Reed A Wood 
Blanche Colvln 
Jno P Wade Co 
Friend A Downing 
(One to fill) 

Lafayette, lad. 

FAMILY (ubo) 

3 Jeanettes 
Scanlon A Press 
Tom Swift A Co 
Coakley, H A Dunlevy 
La Gracloss 

2d half 
"Night Clerk" 

Lancaster, pa. 

COLONIAL (ubo) 
Chas Ledegar 
VAC Avery 
Simpson A Dean 
Lorraine Hannell Co 

2d Half 
"Beauties A Spot" 
Porter White Co 
Fern A Shannon 

4 Kings 

Leasing;, Mich. 

BIJOU (ubo) 
Grace Twins 
Johnson A Day 
"After Wedding" 
Chung Hwa 4 
Le*» Dlodattls 
3d half 
WartenK -g B p o* 
Bruce Morgan & B 
"Golfing" 
Atkins A Ro*/- 
"Belles of Seville" 



Levrlatoa, Me. 
MUSIC HALL (ubo) 
1st half 
(Bangor split) 
Fagan A Geneva 
Tracey A Vincent 
Kelly A Pollock 
Jack Prince 
Colonial Mlns Maids 

Lincoln. Neb. 

(Colorado Spgs Split) 
ORPH&U.U 
1st half 
4 Melodious Chaps 
Jackson A Wahl 
Wm Morris Co 
James Teddy 
Mason Wilbur A J 
David Reese A B 

LYRIC (wva) 
Hullng's Seals 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
BUI Prultt 
(One to fill) 

Little Rock, Ark. 

MAJESTIC (Inter) 
Purcella Bros 
Diamond A Grant 
La Petite Elva 
"Bride Shop" 
2d half 
Spencer A Klauss 
Maxinl Bros A Bobby 
Roxy La Rocca 
"Bride Shop" 

LoKsnsport, lad. 

COLONIAL (ubo) 
Ruth Page 
Byam York A Fsys 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Will Fields 
Delea A Orma 
Scanlon A Press 

Los Anejelea, 

ORPHEUM 
Chas E Evans Co 
Salon Singers 
"Tango Shoes" 
Rives A Harrison 
Harry A Eva Puck 
Willie Solar 
Mrs. L Carter Co 
Eva Shirley 
HIPPuDROME (sc) 
Juggling Wilbur 
Mendel A Nagel 
La Salle Opera Co 
The Gregorys 
North Dakota Squad 

PANTAGES (m) 
"Stars of Movies" 
Inness a Ryan 
Sullivan A Mason 
Lalla Selblnl 
Karl Emmy's Pets 

Lonlsvlllc. 

KEITH'S (ubo) 
Gladiators 
Monisey A Haokett 
Musical Gordons 
Derkln's Animals 
Byal A Early 
Hugh Herbert Co 
Marls Nordstrom Co 
Ameta 

Lowell. Mnsa. 

KEIi.i'S (ubo) 
Cliff Bailey 
F A A Astalre 
"Cranberries" 
Margaret Farrell 
Stan Stanley 3 
Big City 4 
Sylvia Loyal 

Mndleen. Win. 
ORPHEUM (wva) 
Cavanna Dno 
"Porch Party" 
Onalp 

Bertie Fowler 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Linton A Girls 
Onesl A Wslmsley 
Raymond Sisters 
Wilfred DuBols 
Skipper A Kataup 

Manchester. N H 

PALACE (ubo) 
Great Richards 
Van Bros 
Ray Dooley 3 

4 Slickers 
Roeder's Invention 

2d Half 
Ida Bayton 
The Doughertys 
McCloud A Fagan 
Stewart A Donahue 
Imperial Opera Co 

Marqnette, lad. 
OPERA HOU8E(ubo) 

5 Romerss 

2d hslf 
Otto A Ollvlo 

Mason City, In. 

REGION (wva) 

6 Cecellans 

2d half 
Gordon A Rica 
Monde A 8elle 
Memphis. Tenn. 
ORPHEUM 
Belle Bsker 
"Mysterls" 
Mme Ayer 
C A F Usher 
Comfort A King 
Werner Amaro Tr 
Sehrrck A Perclval 
"A Bachelor's Dln'r" 

MM*1I*?aw«, If. T. 

OPERA HOUSE (ubo) 
J C Mack Co 

2d half 
Gypsy Countess 



Milwaukee, Wis. 

MAJESTIC (orph) 
Mclntyre A Heath 
Roshanara 
Mack A Walker 
LeRoy Lytton Co 
Julia Curtis 
Bertha Shalek 
Skaters BIJouve 

Minneapolis, Minn. 

ORPHEUM 
Houdlnl 
Ben Beyer Co 
Musical Byrons 
Glen Ellison 
Relne Davles 
Elsie Faye 3 
Dainty Marie 

GRAND iwva) 
8 Van StaatB 
Joe Daniels 
Norris Babboons 
(One to fill) 

UNIQUE (sc) 
Seymour A Robinson 
Mumford A Thompson 
Jack Gardner Co 
Ollie Carew 
"Act Beautiful" 
• 

Missoula, Mont. 

BIJOU (wva) 
The Osars 
Williams A Fuller 

2d half 
Slgsbees Dogs 
Geo Dixon 

Montreal. Cnn. 

ORPHEUM (ubo) 
Lew FlUglbbon 
"Don't Wslk Sleep" 
A A F Btedmen 
Wiley A Ten Eyck 
Corcorsn A Dingle 
Osutler's Toy Shop 
Dorothy Toys 
Paulina 



itlne, In. 

ORPHEUM (wva) 
Knight A Moore 
Dick Ferguson 
Outmanl Trio 
(Ons to fill) 

2d half 
Murray Love Trio 
Becker A Adams 
Dolly A Mack 
Georgalas Trio 

Nashville, Tenn. 

PRINCESS (ubo) 
(Blrmlnghsm split) 

1st half 
B Shepherd Co 
Helene Davis 
P Pelletler Co 
Boothby A Everdeen 
5 Statues 

Newark, M. J. 
MAJESTIC (loew) 
King Bros 
"Girl In Moon" 
Marshall A Trlbbls 
Andy Lewis Co 
Duquesne Comedy 4 
Gliding O'Mearas 
(Ons to fill) 

2d Half 
Seymour A Seymour 
"When It Strikes 

Horns" 
Gertrude Barnes 
Rockwell A Wood 
GAL Gsrden 
(Two to fill) 



N« 

POLI'8 (ubo) 
Rooney A Bowman 
Billy Baxton Co 
Muller A Coogan 
"Is He Chaplin?" 
Tower A Darrell 
7 Bracks 

2d Hslf 
Bowen A Bowen 
Archer A Bel ford 
Clark A Two Roses 
Corbett Sheppard A D 
"Jappyland" 
(One to nil) 

BIJOU (ubo) 
Marlus A Clemons 
Eddie A Rsnden 
Rogers A Hart 
Capt Auger Co 
2d Half 
Adler A Co 
Henry Frey 
Ford's Dsnctng Revue 
O'Brien Moore A C 

New London, Conn. 

LYCEUM (ubo) 
Knlce A Dunn 
Ed Dowllng 
Musical Klelss 
2d Hslf 
Rouble Slmms 
Fred Roberts 
"In Jappyland" 

New Orleaao. 

ORPHEUM 
White Hussars 
JAB Thornton 
Fred J Ardath Co 
Eddie Ross 
Singer A Twins 
Hope Varnon 

New Rockelle, If. Y. 

LOEW 
Seymour A Seymour 
Ethel Mae Hall Co 
Gertrude Barnes 

2d Half 
Demarest A Collette 
Rucker A Winifred 
King Bros 



Norfolk, Vs. 

ACADEMY (ubo) 

(Richmond split) 

1st hslf 

Rltter Bros 

Hathaway A Mack 

Emmett Devoy Co 

Burke A Walsh 

N. Yakima, Wash. 

EMPIRE (sc) 

(Everett split) 

1st hslf 

Gedmln 

Westherford A K 81s 

Frolicsome Friars 

Ray Monde 

x-spe A Dutton 

Tne De Bars 

Oakland, Cal. 

ORPHEUM 
(Open Bun Mat) 
Payne A Nlemeyer 
Lohse A Sterling 
"California Beauties" 
Chas tiowsrd Co 
Plpfsx A Panlo 
(Others to fill) 
PANTAGES (m) 
(Open Sun Mat) 
"Birthday Party" 
Parisian 8 
Maude Leone Co 
Hanlon Dean A H 
Spencer A Williams 

Oklahoma City. 

LYRIC (Inter) 
Allen A White 
Grace La Dell 
Madison A Nacs 
8 Lyera 
(One to All) 

2d half 
Vandlnoff A Louis 
Arllne 

Johnson Howard A L 
Geo Roaner 
(One to fill) 

Omaha. Neb. 

ORPHEUM 
(Open Sun Mat) 

Nazlmova 

Lai Mon Kim 

8 Stelndel Bros 

Joe Cook 

Dooley A Rugel 

(Others to fill) 
EMPRESS (wva) 

Dolly A Mack 

Willie Zimmerman 

Monde A Belle 

Chas McOood A Tate 
2d half 

Landry Bros 

Billy Rogers 

Cycling McNutts 

Gergeb A Hamilton 

Oekkoek, Win. 

MAJESTIC (wva) 
Green Bay A Green 
Hellen Gannon 
2d half 
Electrlce Co 
Armstrong A Odell 
Fears A Homer 

Ottawa 

DOMINION (ubo) 
Lynch A Zeller 
Bradley A Norris 
Chaa Oloott 
Msster Oabrlsl Co 
Hussey A Boyle 
The Le Orohs 



Paasale. N. J. 

MONTAUK (ubo) 
The Brownes 
Gonnley A Caffrey 
Joe Hardman 
5 Girls 

Gardiner A Vincent 
DeVoy 8 

2d Half 
Omar Opera Co 
Kennedy A Kramer 
Ed Estus 
Keene A Williams 
LeVlne Cameron 8 
Lucody A Costello 

Petersen* FJ . J. 

MAJESTIC (ubo) 
Bayle A Patsy 
Wm Robyns Co 
8 Malverns 
(One to fill) 

2d Half 
Floyd A Erna 
Joe Fowle 
Ponzella 81 stem 
Loral ne Hannell Co 

Peoria, III 

ORPHEUM (wva) 
8 Rooney Girls 
King A Harvey 
Hsrry Msson Co 
Kelly A Galvln 
Olympla Des Valll Co 

2d half 
"Four Husbands" 

Perry. I** 

OPERA HOUSE (wva) 
The Kilties 

2d hslf 
The Hlrschhorns 

Philadelphia. 

KEITH'S (ubo) 
Jsck A Forts 
Goldsmith A Hoppe 
McWsters A Tyson 
Mabel Berra 
"Ships In Night" 
8 Am Dsncers 
Dsvld Blspham 
LIghtner A Alex 
Everest's Monkeys, 



WM. PBNN (ubo) 

Ross A Falls 
Emmett A Tonge 
"War Brides" 
Walter Brower 
Howard, Klvel A H 
SUverton Girls 

GRAND (ubo) 
Martin Howard 
T A C Breton 
Mr A Mra Murphy 
Baby Beeson 
Kenney A Hollts 
Capt Sorcho Co 
ALLEGHENY (ubo) 
Gallon 

Dale A Boyle 
Eugenia Blair Co 
Warren A Conley 
Al Herman 
Artois Bros 

BROADWAY (ubo) 
Stevens A Falke 
Monte Trio 
Lucas A Lucille 
"School Playground" 
El Cleve 
Wilson A Aubrey 

A LH AM BR A (loew) 
Chas Ledegar 

2 O'Neill Bisters 
Schrodes A Chappelle 
Excelsior Trio 
"Coney Island to Pols" 

2d Hslf 
Alvin A Kenny 
Lillian Watson 

3 Keltons 

Harvey-DeVora Trio 
Krazy Klda 

KEYSTONE (ubo) 

Cycling Brunettes 

Mack A Sangster 

Sylvestor 

Isabelle Miller Co 

McCabe Levee A P 

Dayton Family 
Pittsburgh 
DAVIS (ubo) 

Plerlot A Schofleld 

Sophie Tucker 

Tom Lewis Co 

Hayden Borden A H 

Ballet Divertissement 

Sam A Kitty Morton 

8 Demons 

(Two to nil) 

SHERIDAN 8Q (ubo) 

Marcou 

Lambert A Fredericks 

Gray A Graham 

Murray Bennett Co 

Vadle A Girls 

HARRIS (ubo) 

Lea Vslsdons 

The Bslksns 

Tuxedo Trio 

Marlette's Mannlklns 

Ed Howard Co 

Rice, Elmer A T 
Plttabnraj, Kaa, 
ORPHEUM (wvs) 

Roland Travers Co 
2d half 

Harry Davles Co 
Portland. Ore. 

ORPHEUM 
(Open 8un Met) 

Long Tack Sam Co 

Rooney A Bent 

Beaumont A Arnold 

Bessie Browning 

Eugene Damond 

"Aurora of Light" 
EMPRE88 (sc) 

Little Caruso A Co 

Owen Wright 

Stansneld, Hsll A L 

Herron A Arnsmsn 

Amblsr Bros 

PANTAGES (m) 

"Miss U 8 A" 

Ober A Dumont 

Kenned v A Burt 

Gray A Wheeler 

Will A Kemp 



Prortdei 

KEITH'S (ubo) 
Clown Seal 
White A Clayton 
Delmore A Lee 
The Bhsrrocks 
GAS Opera Co 
Cantor A Lee 
Orange Packers 

EMERY (loew) 
Delf A Franklin 
Chas Mason A Co 
Elizabeth Otto 
4 Victors 
(One to fill) 

2d Half 
Hazel Klrke Trio 
Andy Lewis Co 
Bob Hall 
Carl Damann Tr 
(One to fill) 

Readies;, Pa. 

ORPHEUM (ubo) 
Cummin A Beahsm 
Bennlngston 81s 
Hymsn Adler Co 
Pearl Bros A Burns 

2d hslf 
Leohoen A Dupreece 
Fsgg A White 
Walsh. Lynch Co 
Bob Warren 

ftlMiatend, Tn. 
BIJOU (ubo) 
(Norfolk split) 
1st hslf 
Tyson A Barbour 
Billy Morse 
."Last Laugh" 
(One to fill) 

RoniHike, Ta, 

ROANOKE (ubo) 
Hersklnd 
Burns A Klssen 

(Continued 



Lee Yardya 
(Two to fill) 

2d halt 
Leach Wallln 8 
Holmes A Buchsnan 
B Bouncer Co 
(Two to All) 

Hochester, N. Y. 

TEMPLE (ubo) 
Elizabeth Murray 
C Gillingwater Co 
Elsie Ruegger 
Monroe A Mack 
M Montgomery Co 
Marion Weeka 
Robbie Gordons 
Pal Lavan a Dobbs 

LOEW 
Nevins A Gordon 
"Easy Money" 
American Comedy 4 
3 Bartoa 
(One to fill) 

2d Half 
Louies Mayo 
Robt O'Connor Co 
Pealson A Goldle 
Tallman 
(One to fill) 

Roekford, III. 
PALACE (wva) 
Amor os A Mulvey 
Rozella A Rozella 
Linton A Glrla 
Roach A McCurdy 
Buch Bros 

Reek Island. IIL 

EMPRBS8 (wva) 
Georgalls Trio 
Becker A Adams 
Flo Lorraine Co 
Cooper A Rlcardo 
Lucls Gulite 

2d half 
Beasle De Voy Co 
Ted A Uno Bradley 
Harry Mason A Co 
Bobbe A Dale 
8 Rosslres 

Saaiaaw. Mick. 

FRANKLIN (ubo) 
Wartenburg Bros 
Brlce Morgan A B 
"Golfing" 
Atkins A Rogers 
"Belles of Seville" 

2d half 
Grace Twins 
Johnson A Day 
"After Wedding" 
Chung Hwa 4 
Lea Dlodattls 

St. Joe, Ms. 

CRYSTAL (Inter) 
2 Lowes 

Billy Swede Hall 
Hersohel Hendler 
Granville A Mack 
Gordon Highlanders 

2d half 
Mint A Wertx 
Barto A Clark 
Kitner, Haynea A M 
Arthur Rlgby 
Ishlkawa Jsps 

ELECTRIC (wva: 
Mils mills Co 
8 Mlsslourlsns 
2d half 
Alien Cheyenne Mln 
Shaw A Lee 

St. I.onla. Mo. 

COLUMBIA (orph) 
Harry Cooper Co 
Cressy A Dayne 
Canslnos 
Smith A Austin 
Stalne's Circus 
Mas Frsncls Co 
Newbold A Orlbben 
Herbert A Goldsmith 

EMPRESS (WVS) 
R Musical Gormana 
Victoria Four 
Tom Davles Co 
May West 
Roy A Arthur 
2d half 
Corr Thomaa 3 
Rome A Klrby 
Mrs Gene Hughes 
Schooler A Dickinson 
Creole Band 

GRAND (wva) 
Dlx A Dixie 
Norwood A Norwood 
Helen Primrose 
Australian Crelghtons 
Johnny Small A Sis 
Howard, Chase Co 
CIsrk A McCulloush 
Live Wires 
Herbert Germalne 8 

St. rani, Minn. 

ORPHEUM 
(Open Sun Mat) 
Bison City 4 
Olga 

M argot Francois 
Cheebert's Manchus 
Sherman Van A H 
Novelty Clintons 
Masle King Co 

PRINCESS (wva) 
Morton Bros 
Jessie Hayward Co 
8 Alcarons 
Prince Charles 
2d hair 
Mack A Williams 
Beker A Adams 
Musical ..acLsrens 
(One to fill) 

EMPRESS (sc) 
Three Romans 
Doyle A Elaine 
Beatrice. McKenzle Co 
Ross £ Ashton 
Hector 

Bogert A Nelson, 
on page 24.) 



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PACK OF LIES SAYS SELZNICK 
AT WORLD-EQUITABLE FEAST 

William A. Brady Also Makes Some Direct Remarks About 
Pictures. World's First Anniversary and Equitable 
Co.'s Start Celebrated at Luncheon at Hotel As to*. 



The first anniversary <>f the World 
Kilm's features ami the hirthday of 
the Kquitable feature service was cel- 
tbratcd Monday at a luncheon ten- 
dered by the two corporations at the 
Hotel Astor to their combined mem- 
bers of stall and the moving picture 
press. Brief speeches were made by 
lewis J. Selznick, Joseph Rhinock, 
William A. Brady, Felix Feist, Harry 
Rcichenbach and one or two others. 

The affair was a pleasantly informal 
one, and in addition to the usual verbal 
"bouquets," Brady and Selznick said 
some very pertinent things. 

Selznick opened his little "speech" 
by referring to the rumors that were 
and are still current that the World 
eorporation was bankrupt, and kindred 
<»thcr reports about town calculated to 
injure the World. He then let those 
present into some oi the inner secrets 
of the concern, reciting its progress 
from its inception. He said that their 
first release 52 weeks ago was "The 
Dollar Mark." He didn't know, he said, 
whether this piece was a success in 
the legitimate for Brady, but that in 
I icture form it would yield a net profit 
of over $80,000. He referred facetiously 
to an article in a motion picture trade 
journal inspired by one of their com- 
petitors, which, he claimed, was de- 
signed to belittle the World's efforts, 
and said that the World and Equitable 
would continue along the lines origin- 
ally laid out, minding their own busi- 
ness; that both corporations were 
financially sound and paying bills 

promptly. 

Brady, who always speaks straight 
from the shoulder, said that in his 
opinion the moving pictures were 
pushing the legitimate theatrical busi- 
ness off the map; that he had been 
making this prediction for some time 
now, but that it is still being pooh- 
poohed by showmen and some day 
they would wake up to the condition 
that regular show business had been 
superseded by motion pictures. Brady 
didn't say so at the luncheon but prob- 
ably based his statements and predic- 
tions from the fact that his rake-off 
last year from the \V r orld from picture 
releases netted him over $125,000, and 
that he proposes to double his picture 
output in the next 52 weeks. He con- 
cluded by paying a glowing tribute to 
the genius of David W. Griffith, with 
whom he has no business connection. 
Of Griffith he said: "I consider that 
Griffith is the finest product that the 
amusement world has brought forth." 



About fifty men were present at the 
luncheon, which was a most unique 
affair, marked by all absence of "red 
fire." 



GLOBE BUYS NEW FEATURES. 

A. J. Duffy (Tony), manager of the 
Globe Feature Picture Booking Office, 
Inc., annexed several big film subjects 
this week, one of them "Maciste" (six 
parts), made by Itala being taken over 
for booking in the United States and 
Canada. 

Duffy is going to make "Maciste" as 
widely known as "Cabiria," if hard 
work and booming mean anything. It 
is understood that part of the terri- 
tory will be sold in State rights and 
the remainder of the exhibition realm 
handled through the Globe bookers. 
Samuel Grant and Charles (Cap) 

Kimball will supervise the publicity, 
and distribution of the "Maciste" fea- 
ture, which will be released about 
Nov. 1. 

Duffy also landed some important 
territorial rights to the German war 
picture, "The Battle and Fall of 
Przmysl." The film will be distributed 
in the New England states by Samuel 
Grant, manager of the Olympia Film 
Co., Boston. It opened a two weeks' 
engagement at Trcmont Temple, Bos- 
ton, Sept. 20, to capacity. Joe DiPisa 
is doing the publicity. 

The Globe is out to correct the im- 
pression that it is booking only through 
United Booking Office theatres, but is 
well equipped to take in any indepen- 
dent picture house playing features. 



BEBAN WITH WORLD CO. 

George Beban has contracted to act 
for two features with the World, the 
first to be entitled "The Roue," writ- 
ten by the actor. It is to be a five- 
reeler. 

Beban's contract with the Paramount 
calls for 60 per cent, of the profits and 
his "Alien" film is said to have yield- 
ed him $80,000 to date. 



TRIES TO BAN PICTURE. 

Norfolk, Va., Sept. 22. 
The local authorities at first refused 
to grant a permit for the showing here 
of "The Birth of a Nation," but later 
withdrew from that position. 



New York's 25 Cent Scale. 

The New York theatre (Loew) this 
week commenced charging 25 cents at 
all performances, also using a big 
feature film changing daily. 

Previously the New York had a 10- 
15 scale, excepting on week-ends when 
it was 25. 



ALDERMEN TO INVESTIGATE 

A measure is to be introduced 
in the Board of Aldermen for an in- 
vestigation of the floating fire forces 
of the City of New York as the result 
of the taking of one of the scenes in 
the William Fox film. "The Regener- 
ation." One of the big scenes in the 
picture is the burning of an excursion 
barge on the Hudson River. 

On the day that the scene was taken 

the boat was off the foot of Dyckman 
street. All of the smoke pots were 
uoing and the actor excursionists were 
leaping madly over the sides of the 
boat while the cameras were grinding 
merrily. From the windows of a num- 
ber of apartment houses along the 
river front the burning boat was visible 
and some of the upper New York resi- 
dents rushed madly to the telephone 
and informed police and fire nead- 
quarters of what they imagined to be 
another Slocum catastrophe. 

One of the householders made it a 
point to mark the time of the call over 
the phone and it was a full hour later 
before one of the floating fire fighting 
craft of the city arrived on the scene 
and a half hour later before one of the 
police boats arrived. 

The tardy arrival of the city's paid 
servants whose duty it is to act speedily 
in emergencies of this kind is to be 
made the subject of an investigation 
by the Aldcrmanic Board which it is 
to be hoped will be sufficiently ex- 
haustive to bring about necessary re- 
forms. 

It is not so long ago that more than 
? thousand lives were lost in a fire on 
the water which was exactly the same 
as the one which the picture men were 
getting and under the existing con- 
ditions the city can be thankful that the 
scene that was enacted on the Hudson 
a few weeks ago was only a "picture 
stunt," for had it been the real thing 
there is no telling how many lives 
may have been lost. 



PICTURE BARRED IN LONDON. 

The World Film Corp. has received 
word from London that its photo- 
drama, "Hearts in Exile," has been 
barred by the British Government on 
the ground that it might give offense 
to Russia. Investigation disclosed 
that the objection emanated from the 
British war office. 

Immediately upon receipt of this 
advice, Lewis J. Selznick sent a lengthy 
telegram to Secretary of State Lansing 
protesting against the ruling and 
asking Mr. Lansing to appeal, through 
the American Embassy in London, to 
a higher British authority. The picture 
has been shown in Canada and it is 
hoped that this precedent may have 
some weight. 



INJUNCTION REFUSED. 

The application of the Rolands F. F. 
Co. for an injunction restraining Com- 
missioner of Licenses George H. Bell 
from interfering with the showing of 
their feature picture, "The Frank 
Case." was denied last week by Ju» #w e 
Cohalan in the Supreme Court. The 
National Board of Censorship had also 
refused to pass the picture. 



FOX'S SECRET PRODUCTION. 

The news has leaked that William 
Fox is making a secret film produc- 
tion, directed by R. A. Walsh, 
and in which Theda Bara is to 
be starred. The production is to be 
a picture version of "Carmen," and it is 
to be placed on the market within two 
weeks after the picturization is com- 
pleted. It is the hope of Fox people 
that they will be able to beat the Ger- 
aldine Farrar "Carmen" feature to the 
exhibitors. 

The Lasky people have about decided 
that they will send out the Farrar pic- 
ture as an individual road production 
and not release it through the Para- 
mount program. The picture is booked 
u open at Symphony Hall in Boston 
on Oct. 1. There has been a special 
arrangement between the Lasky firm 
and C. A. Ellis who is manager of the 
Boston Symphony Orchestra and also 
manager of Miss Farrar's concert and 
operatic affairs, for the picture to be 
shown at Boston auditorium. Mr. 
Kllis is also supposed to be declared 
in on the picture end of Miss Farrar's 
contracts. 

There have been several other pic- 
ture productions of "Carmen" in the 
past, the most notable being that with 
Marguerite Sylva in the title role, but 
none of them have ever achieved fame 
from a box office standpoint. 



MASS MEETING IN CHICAGO. 

Chicago, Sept. 22. 

A mass meeting will be held by the 
Motion Picture Exhibitors' League of 
Illinois, to discuss questions of vital 
importance to exhibitors. The meet- 
ing will take place on Oct. 1, at the 
Masonic Temple here. 

It is thought, while protesting 
against things in general, the Chicago 
Board of Censors will come in for 
their share of the big knock. 



SUIT OVER TITLE. 

Nathan Burkan, as attorney for the 
Selig Polyscope Co., has started an 
action in the Supreme Court to re- 
strain the Mutual Film Corporation 
and the American Film Co. from re- 
leasing a feature film entitled "The 
House of a Thousand Scandals." The 
Selig people have the rights from the 
Bobbs-Mcrrill people to picturize the 
book entitled "The House of a Thou- 
sand Candles" and they allege that the 
title the American Co. has given their 
feature is an infringement. 

The case came up for a hearing 
Thursday. 



MABEL NORMAND HURT. 

Los Angeles, Sept. 22. 
Mabel Normand, the prominent Key- 
stone star, who was seriously injured 
several days ago while performing for 
the camera, has been continually un- 
conscious since the accident and it is 
said her physicians hold out little hope 
for her recovery. Miss Normand was 
injured internally. 



TRIANGLE LEASES OFFICES. 

The T/iangle has leased an entire 
floor in the new Brokaw Building, now 
in course of completion at Broadway 
near 42d street, the former site of the 
Saranac Hotel and later the Cafe de 
Paris. 



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FINE ARTS MAKING FILM TEST 
'TWIXT STOCK STAR AND LEGIT 



Famous Producer At Western Triangle Studios Gives Per- 
sonal Views As To Proposed Screen Showing of Both 
Stage Stars and Regular Photoplay Leads In Sep- 
arate Features In Contest for Picture Popularity. 
"Movie Contest" of Ability To Speak for 
Itself. Public To Decide Winner. 



By D. W. GRIFFITH. 



It is an interesting question whether 
"legitimate" stars or the so-called 
"stock stars" of film organizations will 
prove the more serviceable in making 
the highest quality of pictures. We are 
now experimenting at the Triangle line 
Arts Studios along both lines. Each 
kind of service has certain elements in 
its favor. 

The legitimate star brings to the 
studio not only the well-deserved repu- 
tation of a great name in old line the- 
atricals, but also usually an enormous 
amount of material in the way of 
scripts, characters and "business." He 
has been associated with fine traditions 
but it depends upon himself chiefly 
whether he shall prove adaptable to the 
new conditions. For example, Douglas 
Fairbanks has already proven himself 
of such great worth in the pictures 
that we have engaged him for an ex- 
clusive three years' contract and he bus 
definitely abandoned his old associa- 
tions for that time at least. Other 
stars whose names it were imidious to 
mention have tried and failed at the 
motion picture art. Sometimes the> 
have put out one picture. In other in- 
stances stars have proved hopelessly in- 
adequate and not even one picture of 
theirs has been distributed. 

The stock star on the contrary has 
the advantage of having been trained in 
all the niceties of the new art. Gen- 
erally he has years of experience in 
picture making to his credit. He has 
nothing to unlearn and if blessed with 
the requisite genius each achievement 
registers a higher mark than the pre- 
vious one. 

Comparing the two kinds of talent 
directly, it would seem that artists like 
Mae Marsh, Lillian and Dorothy Gish 
and Robert Harron arc on a par with 
the best sent us from the theatrical 
world. Who shall say with which 
branch the future of the motion picture 
art rests? 

Our line of experimentation consists 
largely in making pictures alternately 
with the one kind of talent and then 
with the other. For example in the 
Fine Arts contribution to the Triangle 
scries we offer first Douglas Fairbanks, 
a legitimate star who has proven so 
valuable to us in "The Lamb." Next 
we offer "Martyrs of the Alamo," in 
which practically all the players arc 
selected from our own stock company. 
Future releases will present such old 
time histrions as Frank Ompeau in 
"Jordan Is a Hard Roar'," and Tully 
Marshall and Thc.nas Jefferson in 
"The Sable Lorcha," and such excellent 



studio stars as Dorothy Gish and 
Wallace Reid in "Old Heidelberg," 
Lillian Gish in "The Lily and the Rose," 
and Mac Marsh and Robert Harron in 
a new picture as yet unnamed. We 
feel confident of artistic results in all 
instances, but the problem will work 
itself out probably in a judicious selec- 
tion of transient and stock stars ac- 
cording to the nature of the different 
plays selected for presentation. 



MAUDE MAKING ANOTHER. 

Cyril Maude, while in town, is pos- 
ing for another feature film, this time 
for the Premo. Lois Meredith is play- 
ing the "opposite" role. Harley 
Knowles is the director. 

The scenario is not an adaptation 
from the legitimate stage, but an orig- 
inal story. 



NEW OFFICE MGR. FOR WORLD. 

Owing to the rapid increase in the 
I usincss being transacted by the World 
Film Corporation, there is to be an ad- 
dition to the business staff. A. S. 
Aronson has been engaged as office 
r:anager, commencing next Monday, 
succeeding Milton E. Hoffman, who 
will be promoted to a more important 
executive position. 



OLD MOVIE SITE SOLD. 

Buffalo, Sept. 22. 
The site of the Bijou Dream, the old- 
est movie theatre in Buffalo, at Main 
and North Division streets, has been 
sold to the Bank of Buffalo, which 
banking institution contemplates erect- 
ing a new structure upon the site in 
the near future. Liggett Co held a 
twenty-year lease, but were ii luced, it 
is understood, to give up S'.me for a 
consideration. 



PUTTING WAR FILM ON ROAD. 

Road outfits of the "War of Worlds" 
have been sent through tl e one-night- 
ers and reports this wcel: from Iowa 
show that Ray C. Bennett's exhibition 
has been packing 'cm in on rainy 
nights, proving that there is consider- 
able interest in war films in the wild 
and wooly. 

The Chicago Tribune war pictures 
are also being routed for a road tour 



AFTER "TRUXTON KING." 

The Equitable about completed ne- 
gotiations this week fer George Barr 
McCutchcon's "Truxtnn King," which 
will be made into a im lo-feature if ac- 
cepted. Marshall Farnum thinks fa- 
vorably of the story as a fi1r ~ ?cenario. 



WAR PICTURES PACKING. 

The 44th Street theatre is doing busi- 
ness at last, with the German War Pic- 
tures fathered by the Chicago Tribune, 
retailing the 4,000 feet of film at a 
box office scale up to 25 cents. 

The pictures opened Monday, and 
played to $2,209 on the day in nine 
shows. A line stood outside the thea- 
tre all of the first day. The box office 
Tuesday is reported to have taken in 
$2,273. 

Exchange advertising between the 
Chicago Tribune and New York papers 
ga^e the pictures a tremendous quan- 
tity of publicity. It is said the Tribune 
is practically satisfied with the adver- 
tising it is securing, which allows F. 
Zicgfeld, Jr., who has the war film un- 
der his direction for New York, a large 
margin of profit on the returns. 

Percy Hammond, the dramatic edi- 
tor of the Tribune, arranged for the lo- 
cal display when lately in New York. 
He has a piece of the profits. 

The pictures have the 44th Street for 
three weeks, paying a weekly rental 
of $1,400. 

Chicago, Sept. 22. 
The Chicago Tribune's German War 
Pictures arc being used as a drawing 
attraction in the pop vaudeville houses 
around here. This week they are at 
the Lincoln Hippodrome. As the pic- 
tures run about an hour, three vaude- 
ville acts appear instead of the regu- 
lar five-act bill. 



FRESH WAR FILM. 

The American Correspondent Film 
Co. is just in receipt of 11,000 feet of 
negative from its two correspondents, 
Albert K. Dawson and Edward Lyell 
Fox in Kurope, at the front. These 
men arc said to have been in the thick 
of the battle on numerous occasions 
and have managed to get some most 
exceptional war pictures. 



LUNCHEON NOTE. 

The luncheon trade at the Astor and 
Claridge was 80 per cmt. off its 
average on Saturday (Yom Kippur). 




GETTING PICTURES FREE. 

A large feature concern was rudely 
awakened to the fact last Sunday that 
it was being cheated out of several 
hundred dollars by exhibitors show- 
ing their pictures in New York City 
that they were not paying for. 

An exchange man for the film con- 
cern, passing an uptown airdome, no- 
ticed one of his concern's newest pic- 
tures billed. Inquiries were made of 
the manager as to what it meant. The 
exchange manager made himself known 
before questioning, and the exhibitor 
immediately told him that the boy had 
made a mistake and brought some 
wrong lithographs up. The excuse was 
taken, but the week before the same 
place had shown a feature of the same 
concern which was not booked. It 
seems that picture house managers in 
Jersey and towns not playing a Sun- 
day show are slipping the films on 
hand over to the New York small 
house exhibitor for a small remunera- 
tion. Had the feature concern's repre- 
sentative laid low until the picture had 
been shown upon the screen he could 
have brought a charge of grand lar- 
ceny but bungled the opportunity by 
asking questions. The picture was not 
shown that night. 



MARIE WAYNE. 

Who is featured with Richard Carle in the 
Pathe production of "MARY'S LAMB." 

Miss Wayne, despite her brief career in pic- 
tures, is considered one of the most attractive 
and able leading woman before the camera. 



BANKERS AS FILM DIRECTORS. 

At the next meeting of the directors 
of the World Film Corporation there 
will be elected to the board a repre- 
sentative of the banking house of 
Ladenberg, Thallman & Co., which 
means that the Wall Street financial 
house has invested heavily in the 
World. 



NEW HOUSE IN NORWALK. 

The town of Norwalk, Conn., made 
famous by Walter Rosenberg r.nd h's 
friend parent, Henry, some years ago, 
is to dedicate the handsome new $100,- 
000 Regent theatre to-day ^ Friday) 
with Henry W. Sava ire's "fixi-iy 
Woman." The policy of the new the- 
atre is to be feature pictures, inter- 
rupted by K. and E. attractions, and 
from the present outlook the venture 
will be a winner from the start. Here 
the leading local paper thinks well of 
the enterprise and of tl»e builder and 
manager, Samuel Kantor, who was a 
moving picture operator three years 
ago. And incidentally, Kantor will 
open the theatre with everything paid 
for. 



EQUITABLE BUSY. 

The Equitable has signed Vivian 
Prescott for "ingenue lead" to play 
opposite Kathryn Kalraed in "Idols." 

Muriel Ostriche has started work on 
"The Fisher Girl," written by Fred. 
Jackson, author of "A Full House." 

"The Matador," a Spanish piece, is 
being written by Don Jose Del Castro, 
for production by the Equitable. 



U'S NEW SIX-REELER. 

The Universal will present King Bag- 
Kot in a new six-reel feature, entitled 
"Son of the Immortals," which is to 
be started in about three weeks. Harry 
Spingler will be one of the all-star 
supporting cast in the film, which is 
to be directed by Harry McRae Web- 
ster. 



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MOVING PICTURES 



AMERICAN FILM IN LONDON 



London, Sept. 9. 

Thomas Bentley, the well-known 
Dickens man now producing for Uni- 
versal in England, will leave that con- 
cern as soon as he completes his ( 
present picture. Bcntley has only sur- 
vived two productions. His first Uni- 
versal picture, "Hard Times," although 
a nice production is proving a "sticker" 
and will probably have to be sold 
cheap. 



The bill against Montague Pyke, 
cinema director, was thrown out by a 
Grand Jury here to-day. Pyke was 
charged with the manslaughter of a 
workman who lost his life in a fire at 
a theatre where Pyke had stored a 
large quantity of unprotected film. 
Montague Pyke was the first English- 
man to start a decent class picture 
theatre in London. At one time he 
was a power in the British trade. Re- 
cently, however, several of his theatres 
failed, his wife divorced him, and he 
is now going through the bankruptcy 
court. 



John D. Tippet left for France on 
the 6th, with a cheque for $10,000, 
which he will hand to Sarah Bernhardt 
in Paris in payment for her services 
for a Universal Broadway Feature. 
The picture has been completed in 
Paris and Tippett will in all probability 
bring home the negative with him. A 
publicity man accompanied him to 
interview Sarah to secure the neces- 
sary press dope. 



The Albert Chevalier - Florence 
Turner Feature, "My Old Dutch," has 
been bought for America by the Uni- 
versal. Cecil Hepworth produced this 
feature which is based upon a number 
of Chevalier's song successes. Uni- 
versal will likely make it a Broadway 
Universal Feature, their object in buy- 
ing it being in some part due to a 
desire to conciliate British manufac- 
turers who are grumbling loudly that 
their pictures never get a fair chance 
in America. 



An injunction has been served on 
"Answers" to prevent that paper pub- 
lishing Charlie Chaplin's life-story. 
"Answers" is one of the best selling 
penny weeklies and is owned by the 
Northcliffe press. The injunction was 
served through London solicitors act- 
ing on advice from Chaplin in Amer- 
ica. Essanay here has granted sole 
rights for Chaplin's life story to an- 
other paper and probably cabled 
Chaplin to raise the rumpus. Just after 
the serving of the writ the Northcliffe 
weekly newspaper, "Weekly Dispatch," 
came out with an attack on Chaplin, 
doubtless in revenge for his action. 



There will be a big trade show 
shortly of the Williamson Submarine 
pictures, one of the large London halls 
l.ting the probable place of presenta- 
tion. The choice at present lies be- 
tween the Queen's Hall and Albert 
Hall. 



Keystone sales are on the increase 
again now that exhibitors are realizing 
the danger of banking too solidly on 
Charlie Chaplin. The Western Im- 
port Company handling Keystones, 
and the New Majestic Co. dealing with 
Reliance and other Mutual brands are 
selling between them four hundred 
thousand feet a week. 



Now that cut prices are in force 
over here and no open market stuff 
fetches the old eight cents a foot, 
manufacturers and agents are begin- 
ning to realize that there is a big saving 
to be made on stock. Before the war 
Gevaert stock was in favor, but this 
stock which was manufactured in 
Belgium near Mons is now no longer 
available. British Film Stock is com- 
ing to the fore, and there is no doubt 
that it will before long oust Eastman 
on both sides of the water. Kalem, 
Biograph and other big American 
Companies are likely to use it solely 
in America before long. Over here 
Western Import and Trans-Atlantic 
are about the only people left who 
insist on printing solely on Eastman. 
The Eastman price is a penny and five- 
eighths per foot less ten per cent., 
while British stock costs a penny 
farthing, and a saving of a farthing a 
foot means a lot in these times. 
Printers over here charge twopence a 
foot for printing on Eastman stock, 
and as some of the price cutters sell as 
low as twopence-half penny the profits 
are none too big. 



CINCY'S MUSIC HALL CLOSES. 

Cincinnati, Sept. 22. 
The Music Hall has again failed as 
a picture house, closing last Saturday 
after a two weeks' run with a feature 
program under the management of 
Milton Gosdorfer. Lack of newspaper 
publicity and its location outside of the 
downtown district are given as the 
reasons for its failure. This is the 
Music Hall's second failure with pic- 
tures. Arthur Smallwood operated it 
a few years ago but failed to make it 
go with a picture policy. The latest 
venture is said to have cost the backers 
$6,000 for the two weeks. 



Viewers here are unanimous in 
praising the first two "Metro" sub- 
jects seen on this side. Ruffell's Ex- 
clusives are handling these pictures. 



FAIRBANKS LONG CONTRACT. 

Douglas Fairbanks has signed a 
three years' contract with the Triangle 
Film Corporation. His first Triangle 
feature, "The Lamb," was regarded as 
so good that the Triangle made him a 
flattering proposition to forsake the 
legitimate stage for a period of years 
and devote himself exclusively to 
movie acting. 



DIRECTORS STILL CHANGING. 

While there is greater activity than 
usual in photoplayers jumping to and 
fro in the picture realms there con- 
tinues to be some important changes in 
directorships of some of the com- 
panies. 

Horace E. Plimpton, the old Edison 

standby, has gone into the producing of 

features on his own and his newly 

organized concern, will be known as 
the Plimpton Epic Pictures. He will 
produce one feature a month and ex- 
pects to establish a new studio close 
to New York. The first two features 
have already been chosen. One's by 
Mary Imlay Taylor and the other, "By 
Post Register," by Reginald Wright 
Kauffman. 

Eugene Nowland and William Parke 
are to direct the new companies which 
Edwin Thanhouser has added to his 
producing corps. Nowland was long 
with the Edison company while Parke 
was with the stage forces of Richard 
Mansfield at one time and later with 
Arnold Daly. 

Oscar Lund, who lately returned 
from the Coast, has been engaged as 
chief director of the Pluragraph Co. 

Since J. P. McGowan's recent jump 
from Kalem to the Universal, where he 
directed the Helen Holmes' "Hazards 
of Helen" series, the U has now en- 
gaged Miss Holmes and she will appear 
in photoplays produced by her former 
director. 

Beverly Bayne, now enrolled with 
the Metro, has been assigned the "op- 
posite" to Francis X. Bushman. E. H. 
Calvert will direct all of the Bushman- 
Bayne features. 

Victor Herrmann, a former vaude- 
ville agent in New York, is now a real 
director. Hereafter Vic will produce 
one and two-reeled subjects with a 
newly organized L-KO company of 
juvenile players. 

Burr Mcintosh, who has been 
making "My Partner" for the World 
Film, has been engaged by Pathe for 
ihe Wharton feature of "The New Ad- 
ventures of J. Rufus Wallingford." 



ANOTHER CENSOR ROW. 

Following upon the heels of the 
activitie of out of town censors in 
tabooing films of different types, came 
word Kicnday from Portland, Ore., 
that the local censors there had turned 
down the Vetro's feature of "The Soul 
ot a Womar " which has Emily Stevens 
as a star. 

The entire film was censored and 
the moment the Metro offices, New 
York, were notified steps were taken 
to enjoin the Portland censors from in- 
terfering. If these prove unsuccessful 
the Metro will take the matter to the 
higher courts as the picture had been 
passed upon favorably in New York by 
the National Board of Censorship. 

While the picture shows certain 
scenes of vice,, the Metro officials 
claim that it has the preachment of a 
powerful moral Jesson and that it can 
be favorably compared to a parable 
sermon. "The Soul of a Woman" was 
first entitled "Destiny." It was written 
by Anthony P. McGuire and directed 
by Edwin Car ewe. 



WORLD-FROHMAN CO'S CLASH. 

Lewis J. Selznick, of the World Film 
Corporation, j.nd William L. Sherrill, 
president of the Frohman Amusement 
Corporation, are at loggerheads — or 
may be, in the near future. 

The Frohman concern had a contract 
with the World to produce ten pictures 
a year, on which the World was to have 
the option of releasing. The first pro- 
duction of the Frohman corporation 
was "The Fairy and the Waif" and the 
second, "The Builder of Bridges," 
which were accepted by the World. 
The World then rejected the third one 
submitted, "Just Out of College," 
which, according to Sherrill, is yielding 
the Frohman people a handsome profit. 
Selznick also rejected "John Glaydc's 
Honor." 

On July 31, Sherrill entered into an 
agreement with Pathe to release their 
future productions through that 
channel. The World, through its at- 
torney, notified Pathe they held first 
call on the Frohman pictures. 

Mr. Sherrill, when called upon to 
explain the situation, said: "Yes, I 
made a contract with Pathe. Selznick 
released the Frohman Amusement Cor- 
poration, and on the strength of that 
I made a new deal with Pathe." 

"Your story is, in substance, cor- 
rect," said Mr. Selznick. "My atti- 
tude in this matter is that the two 
pictures we rejected were, in our 
opinion, not up to standard, and, by 
the terms of our contract, we had the 
right to do so. As far as releasing the 
Frohman Amusement Corporation from 
their contract is concerned, I, person- 
ally, would be willing, but I put the 
matter before our Executive Com- 
mittee and they declined to cancel. I 
believe Mr. Sherrill to be a gentleman, 
but this is a business proposition and 
if he will comply with certain require- 
ments we shall be glad to call every- 
thing off." 



SECY DANIELS FOR RED CROSS. 

With the co-operation of Secretary 
Daniels and Surgeon General W. C. 
Braisted of the U. S. Navy the offi- 
cial picture work of the activities of 
the National American Red Cross be- 
ing made by the Pluragraph Co. is 
going forward. 

Raoul le Mat, the well-known air- 
man, and William Robert Coleman, the 
director, first made a visit to Washing- 
ton, with several expert cameramen, 
where they took some pictures at the 
Walter Reid Hospital and of the first 
relief work of the police department, 
which included a five-year-old child 
towing a two-hundred-pound man. 
Pictures are now being taken at New- 
port of marines in sham battle, 
stretcher drills, etc. Charles W. Allen, 
a brother of Viola Allen, is general 
manager of the Pluragraph Co. Arthur 
Roscnbach, late of the Alliance/- is 
office manager, and John Wilstach 
press agent. 



PICTURE ACTRESS MARRIES. 

Los Angeles, Sept. 22. 
Laura Oakley, the police chieftess of 
Universal City, and a well-known local 
stock and picture actress, was married 
this week to Milton Moore, a camera- 
man employed by the Universal firm. 



MOVING PICTURES 



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FILM FLASHES 



Betty Shannon Is doing special publicity 
work for the Mutual. 

William Roselle 1b appearing in "The Card 
Players," a Mutual feature. 

Tommy Mead, the ex-jockey, left Tuesday 
for the coast to appear in a U feature. 

Helen Eddy enacts a dual role in the Lubln 
••The Red Virgin." 

Bud Duncan (Ham and Bud) Is a son of A. 
0. Duncan, the ventriloquist. 



Jay Hunt is now under a long contract with 
David Horsley. 

W. S. Hart Is now under a long term con- 
tract to act and direct for the Nymph. 



Donald Bowles is now with the Bostock Co. 
He was with the Morosco Coast Players for a 
long time. 

Mary Probst and her photoplay bear, Billy, 
are due In New York this week after a vaca- 
tion at Tom's River, N. J. 

H. 8. Sheldon Is the author of "The Circular 
Path," an Bssanay release (three parts) with 
Henry Walthall featured. 

Both Jack Bonavlta and Milton H. Fahrney 
have been given long term contracts with the 
Horsley forces. 

Eddie Foy and the Seven Little Foys have 
completed their first two-reeled comedy subject 
for the Triangle. 

Alma Hanlon, appearing in "The Fixer" 
(Bickel and Watson) feature, is a daughter of 
Qeorge Hanlon (Hanlon Brothers). 

Olga Clark Is the accredited authoress of the 
feature "Little Maverick" which Norval Mac- 
Gregor directed for the U. 



Clara Whipple and Roy Applegate are in 
Cape Cod, Mass., appearing in "The Fisher- 
glrl" for the Equitable. 

The fourth feature, starring Elsie Janls, 
will be released by Bosworth, Inc., which 
is to be called " 'Twas Ever Thus." 



Ralph Kellerd will make his first appear- 
ance in pictures In the Fox production of 
"The Qlft of the flea." 



Alfred Vosburgh has been signed by the 
American. He will probably play opposite 
Vivian Rich. 



Bosworth, Inc., is experiencing trouble with 
the Ohio censors, who are not content to 
pass Its production, "Hypocrites." 

Sam Blair is thinking seriously of getting 
an option on Fox features and take them per- 
sonally to Honolulu for the winter. 

The Universal has secured "Blood Heri- 
tage," which will be produced by Brlnsley 
Shaw. 



Frank Borzange has been engaged to play 
opposite Neva Qerber in one of the Beauty 
companies. 

Tod Browning, who fractured his leg In the 
auto accident that killed Elmer Booth, Is again 
back In picture harness. 

Charles Bartlett has been given the direction 
of American company headed by Winifred 
Greenwood and Ed. Coxen. 



Carl M. LeVlness, former director Ideal and 
Universal, is with the Bostock Co. directing 
"The Bogle Man." 

Glenn Martin, the aviator, will make his 
screen debut in the Famous Players Mary 
Plckford feature, "A Girl of Yesterday." 

The Famous Players production of "Zaza," 
with Pauline Frederick, was saved from the 
recent fire at the F. P. plant 

Jack Magle, the aviator, has been engaged 
by the Eastern Film Corporation for a series 
of pictures. 

The Famous Players are to plcturize "The 
Red Widow" with John Barrymore and Lillian 
Tucker. 



True Boardman will look after the lead In 
the "Stlngaree" special feature which Kalem 
is to make. 



William H. Thompson Is now engaged In pic- 
ture work with the Billle Burke company on 
the Coast. 



H. Cooper Cliff has been entrusted with the 
piinHT"' male role opposite Ethel Barrymore 
In the forthcoming Metro feature. 

Jane Grey Is Industriously at work In a new 
feature for the Fine Art* Co. (D. W. Griffith's 
brand for the Triangle) which C. M. and 8. A. 
Franklin are producing. 

The Yanscl Dorjr debut In pictures was made 
Monday in the rf-ular release of the Broad- 



way Favorites in a four-part subject, "The 
Call of the Dance." 



Edwin Thanhouser announced plans recently 
for the release by his company for the new Mu- 
tual program a three-reel feature every three 

WvwJaJ** 



The B. S. Moss picture forces who have 
Just completed "The Salamander" are to start 
work next week on the him version of Elinor 
Glynn's "One Day." 

The Cort Film Corporation has obtained the 
screen rights tor Edwin bower Hesser's spec- 
tacle "The Triumph of Venus" which will be 
released as a seven or eight part picture. 

Douglass Bronston of the Pathe scenario 
forces has written a song for "Neal of the 
Navy," which is to be published by Waterson, 
Berlin and Snyder. 

Than-O-Play has been selected by Edwin 
Thanhouser as the brand title for his three- 
reeled subjects released this winter by the 
Mutual. 



George (Busy Izzy) Sidney has signed a 
contract to do some "starring" in new come- 
dies for the Gaumont, the releases to be made 
via the new Mutual program. 

The Strand, Jersey City, now in the course 
of construction will be ready to open around 
Dec. 15, according to report, it is one of the 
Mark Strand houses. 

The V. L S. E. has added two more men to 
Its sales force — P. B. Elliott, who has been as- 
signed to the Cincinnati office, and E. B. Shaw 
who Joins the Cleveland branch. 

The finishing touches are being put to the 
Vita's feature of Margaret Anglln's former 
play, "Green Stockings" which Wilfred North 
iu directing. 

Douglas Fairbanks, whose OrBt subject for 
the Triangle was "The Lamb," Is bubily en- 
gaged in Ms second, "Double Trouble," with 
William Cabanne Christy as director. 

"Thou Art the Man," Is a live-part feature 
which S. Rankin Drew Is directing for the 
Vita. In the cast are Virginia Pearson, Jo- 
seph Kllgour and George Cooper. 



H. F. McGarvie, director of Exploitation at 
the Panama Exposition, successfully handled 
the recent moving picture field day at the 
fair. 



Claire Whitney sailed last Wednesday for 
Kingston, Jamaica, where she is to play op- 
posite to William Shea in several features 
that are to be directed by Herbert Brenon. 
She expects to be gone for four months. 

The Academy of Music on 14th street may 
use a supplementary orchestra of eight pieces 
for the "supper show" picture displays. A 
piano or organ has been the music at this 
time heretofore. 



Fred. W. Zwelfel, who was with the "Birth 
of a Nation," first in Boston and then Asbury 
Park, is taking the feature through the south- 
west and will give it his personal attention 
In Tennessee and Texas. 



Florence Stone, a well-known stock actress, 
has been signed by the Triangle and will work 
at the Griffith studios. She and Raymond 
Wells will appear in a feature of the Fine Arts 
brand. 



Donald Brian will make his debut as a pho- 
todrama player in -'The Voice in the Fog," 
adapted for the screen from the novel of the 
same name by Harold MacGrath. It Is a Lasky 
production, to be released Sept. 27. 

William Faversham is putting the finishing 
touches to his screen production entitled "One 
Million Dollars." Faversham will return to 
the legitimate stage in his former play, "The 
Hawk." 



In "The Salamander" feature which Ben 
Moss has completed, appear Ruth Flndlay, 
John Salnpolis, Edgar L Davenport, J. Albert 
Hall and iva Shepherd, Arthur Donaldson did 
the directing. 



Orrin Johnson isn't returning east Just yet 
Having made a feature for the Nymph he is 
now with the Griffith forces and may be co- 
starred In a big subject with Paul Gllmore, 
which will be a future Triangle release. 



Eddie Well figures on some film productions. 
With the screen in mind he has procured op- 
tions for the United States on "Amour 
d'Apache," "A Bank Holiday in an Auto," and 
"The Explanation." 

William Bertram, director, has started work 
with the Mustang Co. on the second of the 
Charles E. Van Loan "Buck Parvln and the 
Movies" stories. It will be released In Octo- 
ber. The stars are Anna Little and Art Acord. 

Tom Kane has been sent with "The Birth of 
a Nation" through the southeast, opening on 
Monday in Norfolk. Kane has booked the 
feature through some of the Jake Wells 
houses. 



"Sunshine and Tempest" is a new three-part 
Rlalto feature which will be released by the 
Mutual Oct. 0. The scenario was written by 
Rev. Clarence J. Harris, the film featuring 
Florence Tempest and Marlon Sunshine. 



The Columbus, Ohio, Attorney General re- 
fused to allow a private showing of Bosworth's 
"Hypocrites," which was to have been shown 
to a special audience, who were to have voted 
whether the picture should be shown In Ohio 
or not 



Selig Is going to put Rex Beach's "The 
Spoilers" out in the original form, adding 3.000 
feet which were provided for in the first taking 
but which were cut out when the feature was 
released. Extending It to the original 12 reels 
will result in Selig advertising a brand new 
feature. 



At the Edendale studios of the Keystone 
these days one would Imagine he was on 
Broadway. Posing there or preparing scenar- 
ios at the present time are Weber and Fields, 
William Collier, Eddie Foy, Vincent Bryan, 
Harry Williams, Aaron Hoffman, William Je- 
tolhe, Joe Jackson and Bert Clark. 

William L. Sherrlll, president of the Froh- 
man Amusement Co., is in receipt of cable 
from London from Alfred Sutro, author of 
"The Builder of Bridges," which was put Into 
film form by the Frohman Co., congratulat- 
ing him on the excellent work done In fllm- 
lzlng it 

When the Features Film Producers (incor- 
porated in Colorado) makes pictures starting 
the latter part of October, they will be re- 
leased as the Producers' Star Features. Each 
will be In five parts. The Features Film Pro- 
ducers plan a complete program, having six 
companies and twelve market brands. 

The Annette Kellermann company, having 
arrived safe and sound at Kingston, Jamaica, 
work has been begun on the big Annette 
Kellermann picture, directed by Herbert Bre- 
non. While Miss Kellermann will be the cen- 
tral figure of the picture, William E. Shay 
will figure strongly in her support Alto- 
gether more than 2,500 people will participate 
in the picture. 

Anita Stewart remains with the Vltagraph, 
although there was a recent rumor that she 
as well as Ralph I nee were shortly to sever 
connections with the Brooklyn concern. The 
Vita has cast Miss Stewart for the lead in the 
production of "My Lady's Slipper," the Cyrus 
Townsend Brady costume play which I nee 
will direct Earle Williams will be leading 
man. 



Another film capture by the Triangle Is Fay 
Tincber who rose to screen popularity through 
her work In the Ethel and Bill series the 
Komlo produced in past years. Miss Tincher, 
who originated the "black and white" dressing 
Idea became known as the "black and white" 
girl, has been assigned to the DeWolf Hopper 
Company, now making "Don Quixote." MIbs 
Tincher will have one of the most important 
roles. 



Max Machet, manager of the Tiffany theatre 
In the Bronx was placed under arrest Satur- 
day at :10 p. m., when he turned off the lights 
In his picture house, taken for the day by a 
Hebrew assemblage to observe the religious 
ceremonies In connection with Yom Klppur. 
Machet let the house until six. The services 
extended beyond that time when the manager 
demanded $10 more for the lights. Not receiv- 
ing the amount he turned off the fluid, creating 
a small panic, whereupon a police officer 
present as a member of the Congregation put 
him under arrest Several picture houses 
through Greater New York were taken over 
for the Hebrew holidays, the managements 
guaranteeing a rental, with seats sold to those 
who wished to worship. 

NEW INCORPORATIONS. 



David Cftmaler Drasmatle Co., $20,000. 
Albert S. Hoffhelmer, Lillian Sulwalsky, 
Nayan Saeguer, Now York. 

Werblow-Floher Corporation, $10,000. 
Theatrical. Richard Nugent, Robert M. 
Werblow, Ben F. Flaher, New York. 

Big; Ben A ma semen t Co., S10.00J. Ben 
and BenJ. A. Levin, BenJ. Kahn, Now 
York. 



SELIG SUING FOX FILM CO. 

William Fox and the Fox Film Cor- 
poration have been made defendants 
in a suit instituted by the Selig Poly- 
scope Co. through Nathan Burkan 
attorney. The suit is to restrain the 
Fox firm from giving any further ex- 
hibitions of its feature entitled "The 
Two Orphans." The action is being 
brought in the Federal courts. 

The Selig people allege that they 
have secured the rights to produce a 
picture of "The Two Orphans" from 
Kate Claxton, who holds all rights to 
the play, and that the Fox feature is 
an infringement on the rights which 
the Selig people hold and that the pic- 
ture was produced by the Fox firm 
without the sanction of Kate Claxton. 



COAST PICTURE NEWS. 

BY GUY PRICB. 

William Campbell has been promoted from 
the Keystone scenario department to the po- 
sition of director. 



A new monoplane has been added to the 
mechanical equipment of the Keystone Film 
Company. 

It has Just been discovered that Billy Gil- 
bert and Norma Felicia have been married 
since May 24. 

Marshall Stedman is now Master of Produc- 
tions at the Universal under the supervision of 
General Manager Henry McRae. 

Joe Weber and Lew Fields have arrived In 
Los Angeles and have started work at the 
Keystone Film Co. 

Aaron Hoffma'h and William Jerome have 
joined the Keystone scenario writing staff un- 
der Managing Editor Hampton Del Ruth. 

W. H. Thompson, once a stock actor, has 
Joined the lncevllle Co. 



Lew Cody is spending a few days at the 
Exposition in San Diego. 

Courtenay Foote, the English actor, has been 
engaged at the Fine Arts Films studio. 



Jack Pearce, assistant cameraman with the 
William Worth ington company, won In a liti- 
gation aglnst bis brother by which he becomes 
the possessor of S4&.000. 



Leo Hill has taken up his duties with the 
Chaplln-Essanay company as assistant to 
Director General Jesse J. Robblns. 



Lester Cuneo has completely recovered from 
an injury sustained In an automobile accident 
and has returned to work. 



Kathryne Arbuckle, sister of Maclyn Ar- 
buckle, has Joined the Universal. 

Wedgwood Nowell has been engaged by Pro- 
ducer Thomas H. Ince In the capacity of 
Musical director of all forthcoming Ince-Trl- 
angle films. 

Director Jack O'Brien, with a company of 
players headed by John Emerson, have left 
for San Francisco where they will stage 
scenes for the Fine Arts Films Plays. 

KEENAN WITH TRIANGLE. 

Frank Keenan, having recently fin- 
ished a feature for the Universal, hit 
been signed by the Nymph. The U 
had a tentative option on the further 
services of Keenan, which wasn't exer- 
cised. Keenan is also to appear in a 
new war play which J. G. Hawkes has 
written, for a Triangle production. 



NEW METRO PRODUCTIONS. 

Martha Hedman and Lionel Barry- 
more have been signed to fat contracts 
to engage in feature work for the 
Metro. Miss Hedman is to be starred 
in "The Turmoil," the Booth Tarking- 
ton story, which Edwin Carewe will 
direct. 

Mary Miles Minter started work 
Monday for the Columbia in "Bar- 
bara Fritchie," having completed 
"Stork's Nest" for the Metro program 
last week. 

Barrymore's Metro connection will 
start in about ten days. A scenario is 
now being arranged for him. 

Ethel Barrymore's feature for Metro 
will be entitled "The Final Judgment." 

Valli Valli, who had to stop her 
camera work owing to an injury to her 
wrist, will resume her Metro feature 
duties next week. 

Emily Stevens and Emmy Wehlen 
have been placed under contracts by 
the same concern, Miss Wehlen hav- 
ing started work on her second film, 
which will be called "The Green 
Witch." 



HOLDING BACK FEATURE. 

The release date for the Equitable's 
feature, "Trilby," in Brooklyn is to 
be one month later than the New 
York date so that the picture will not 
conflict with the revival of the original 
production which is to play that city. 



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FILM REVIEWS 



THE CALL OF THE DANCE. 

A Kalcm (Broadway Favorites) four-reeler, 
released In regular service, starring Yancsl 
l»olly. If Hurry Pox could only have been 
secured qh a companion to witness the show- 
ing of "The Cull of the Dance," some inter- 
esting reading matter might be secured from 
his commentaries. Of ail the cheap, sordid, 
conventional and sanguinary melodramas ever 
Aimed, this one is entitled to first position. 
Natalie (Miss Dolly) Is a child of the slums, 
whoso father Is a drunkard and lives on her 
earningR as a maker of artificial flowers. An 
old tiddler neighbor plays while she dances 
for the children. Natalie Just loves dancing; 
like Anna Hcld's eyes, she Just can't make 
her feet behave. Robert Maraton, assistant 
diHtrlct attorney, lives with his wealthy un- 
cle and wants to reform the city (probably 
so he can run for governor, with the presi- 
dential chair In his eye— though this isn't 
mentioned in the captions). Uncle Is a 
naughty, naughty man, a chicken-chaser, who 
has the leader of the white slave ring on bis 
staff to dig up "new ones" for him. How the 
matronly members of the National Board of 
Censors ever passed that portion of the pic- 
ture Is a mystery that pauses comprehension. 
A girl friend takes Natalie to a dance hall, 
which is the headquarters of the vice ring. 
She dances there and the gang leader spots 
her for a victim. Father enters and attempts 
to take her home, but Is attacked, and In the 
melee Is shot dead. Natalie, at the mercy of 
the white slavers, is taken to a house owned 
by the ring and Imprisoned there. She re- 
mains there over night and next morning 
Robert is busy directly opposite receiving the 
dying statement of a gangster. Natalie uses 
a hand mirror to "flash" rays in the hope 
of attracting some one's attention. She suc- 
ceeds and, as you may easily ~uess, gentle 
reader, It is Robert. He enters the house via 
the cellar, stumbles over a barrel, is heard 
by gang leader and uncle, who has come to 
give Natalie the "once over." Oang leader 
Koen to cellar, revolver In hand, to see what's 
doing and gets a knock-out wallop from Rob- 
ert, the brave young assistant district attor- 
ney. Uncle escapes without being seen and 
Robert breaks down the door to rescue Na- 
talie. He places her in an office with an ac- 
quaintance, who promptly makes a rough play 
for her. Gob's friendship for Natalie grows. 
(She probably calls him Bob from the way 
she looks Into his eyes.) Her landlady moves 
and she goes to live with a girl friend, who 
gets her a Job in the chorus. Natalie writes 
Hob to call soon, but the messenger loses the 
letter and so Bob loses trace of her. One 
night the principal dancer Is taken suddenly 
111 and Natalie quickly understudies and 
makes a tremendous hit. The theatre stuff Is 
well done. Natalie wins fame and six months 
later the same audience Is shown in the thea- 
tre, applauding In the same way. She Is now 
known as "La Qlorleuse" (or something like 
that) and Bob Is seated In the stage box. He 
sees her and sends her a card asking If she 
Is his little friend, but gets no answer. The 
reason for Bob's "turn-down" Is not given. 
Uncle gives Natalie a supper after the show 
at a public cafe where Carlo, the old fiddler, 
Is playing. The party is Invited to Uncle's 
private establishment and after the others 
depart ho persuades Natalie to linger a bit. 
After six months of supper invitations Natalie 
isn't yet wise to Uncle's little game. Mean- 
time Bob follows Uncle's private auto with his 
own and Carlo leaves the orchestra flat to 
follow them both, also In a private auto. Bob 
waits downstairs while Carlo enters via the 
basement. Uncle tries to "rush" Natalie and 
Carlo shoots him dead, saying: "It was he 
who betrayed my little Maria. She Is 
avenged !" Bob has another light with the 
gang leader, which culminates In Ha^ revolver 
being discharged and Carlo Is killed and his 
body stacked up alongside Uncle. Policeman 
leads gangman away, as Bob and Natalie em- 
brace. Yancsi's numerous dances are the 
only things worth while. Another story writ- 
ten around them might make a good feature. 
The present one Is awful. Jolo. 



allude to It again while Miss Lorraine Is 

playing the pari, if uie 4th and Out opioodee 
uo not give uie 'Weal' serial a wry ueaiiny 
booat, u win be in a bad way to go to lu 
hnibU, it uot reaching thai more quicaiy than 
expected. Htme. 



NEAL OF THE NAVY. 

("THE FAILURE.") 

"The Failure" Is the sub-title for the 3d 
episode of the "Neal of the Navy" (Pathe) 
serial. It Is shown at the Loew theatres this 
week. Seen by Itself the third "ep" does not 
look nearly as well as when It followed the 
bad second episode of the same picture at the 
private showing previous to the first release. 
In this latest "Neal." Neal Is accused of 
cheating at his "exams" for Annapolis, and 
the stolen examination papers found by Joe 
Wclrher arc placed In Neal's pocket, very 
clumsily, but nevertheless it causes Neal's ex- 
amination to be thrown out. He then en- 
lists as a sailor, and Immediately upon his 
acceptance scenes of sailors and boats are 
thrown upon the screen. These appear to 
have been clipped and pieced. The calls- 
thentlc exercises look pretty, but mean little, 
not any more than the swamping of a boat 
In the early part of the film, the boat being 
"pushed over." The third "ep" of "Neal" 
never drew a bit of applause at the Ameri- 
can Monday afternoon until the finale, when 
"the flag" was thrown waving upon the sheet. 
Not even the fire scene, not bad at all of its 
kind, nor the rescue by Annette by "The 
Rrute Man," elicited any enthusiasm. It 
appears as though the Balboa's mistake so 
far has been dragging out the story and 
making a pathetic picture of "The Brute 
Man," In contravention to his title. At any 
rate It Is qulto visible that the "Neal" series 
up to Its third ep" aas aroused no Inter- 
est other than Lillian Lorraine In It. Miss 
Lorraine, In the third "ep," Is greatly helped 
In appearance by a brown tint given to the 
beach scenes, where she poses amidst the 
rocks. It might be Just as well for the Pathe- 
Balboa combination to forget that Annette 
of this picture Is but 18 yearB of age and not 



HANSON'S FOLLY. 

The Edlbou tu. uaa turueu out a four reel 
feature uu»cu uu Uie play, " Kauaon a roliy," 
wunu bcivcU u» a biainug veUKie lor ftouert 
Edebon several tteasoua ago. i'ue niuiuullon 
be«ro IU« oauiti title at* uld tlie piay. lue 
Htuiy leuus lUcll uaturaliy to bceuano lorin 
aiiU hau lue uirectiuu oeeu slightly uioie per- 
It-ii Uie picture wuuid nave ueveiupeu into a 
coram* itature luat wouiu have oeen good 
euuugu to reieuae througu ou»er cuuuuel* 
latiici- than ou lue regular program, 'lue di- 
rector liub overiookeu u great many uelailS 
rcguiuiug army lue that aie uiot»i giuriu* to 
uuyuue who n* at all laniuiur witu me at an 
aiiuy poet, luciueutaliy tuere are oue or two 
occuce ux the cany part oi lue picture mat 
are aiuo liupobeiuie iroui the blauupuinl of 
rcalibiu. No *ul who la a uoaruiug pupil at 
a cuuveut wouid be permitted to leave Uie 
school without eouieone Uaviu* auowieu*e Wat 
fcUe la guiug. Otuer liiau tueae liUie iuip«r- 
lccliouH lucre la uoUiiug uooul lue picture 
btoiy Uial aueuia lo tail bUuil oi uiaaiug a 
goou picture, lue story opens in XSew iork 
wueie i atricR (Jamil ruua a uive. Hie uaugU- 
ter, Mary luuut, la a atuueul in a couveut. 
lUe giria at Uie ocuool reiuee to a&eocluie witu 
her UecaUbe her latuer la a Uive aeeper. lue 
old uiau iiuaiiy leaves New lora auu goes to 
tori btauiuu, lexaa, wuere He Oecoiuea Uie 
poat trauei. ilia daughter is with uiiu. luw 
lauier Oeiievea lliat ue has leil nib past be- 
biuu lorever. To Uie aaiue poat cuuiea Laeu- 
teuaui Kauaon, who haa oeeu in tue Puuip- 
piuea. He laita In love wiin tue girl auu wauta 
to many her. fernupb tual waa UaUauU 8 
lolly auu peruaps it waant! There have oeen 
a aeriea ul Uuiu-upa ou Uie blase coacn uue 
by au outlaw wuo uaa been uuuoed lue "KeU 
KiUer.'' iue Uoiu-upa aie Uie auojeci of dib- 
c-uaaion at iho oun-ers' uic*>s oue uigui aud 
Lticut. Kuubou blalea inal Ue cau hoiu-up lue 
Mage wiiu a pair oi aueaia. lie riuea uUl to 
(.o tuia auu iu tue meantime tue "Keu Kiuer " 
l.olua up tue aimy poat a paymaster aud ae- 
curea aiu.uuo iu loot. Wuvu i^ieul. Kauaou 
lulurna to tue poat lie Is urie&led auu cual'aed 
witu tue ci line. Later Aiary a latuer cou- 
Ubaea Uial Ue was lue "Keu tiider" aud tuat 
he was guilty oi the crime aud commits sui- 
cide anu lUe Lleuienaul la lelt Willi Mary, 
wuoni ue niarriee. lUere were a great mauy 
oppuiiuniticb to make Uils picture a Uuuured 
per ceut. greater picture in eueel, wnich Uie 
u i rector overiooaeu, but still it will uo aa a 
teaiure hllor on the regular program. Fred. 



THE MAN FROM OREGON. 

Harriet i-aue Ciara Williams 

"lioutai Jim" Martin Howard Hicauian 

\V Uliam Landers rlei rfcbel Mayall 

MolUer" Alailin fanny Miugley 

'Ihe Mau from Oregon" is a uve reel Mu- 
tual Maaterptciure maue by the N. Y. M. P. 
(Jo. It la a' story oi love and politics that 
might have been told in Uiree reela inaiead of 
Uve and loid to better advantage. The trouble 
with the picture is that Uie tempo of the acting 
throughout la entirely loo slow, but withal it 
is a leaiure lhal will please any picture audi- 
ence becaube of the auapenae mat oue of me 
scenes carries, but even mis ecene is carried 
to such length that there la Utile in it that 
iBn i too Uieatric from me audience's view- 
point, if the director who maue mis picture 
hau only kept in mind the fact that me movie 
auuience would rather have action man drag- 
gineas the picture would have been a hundred 
per cent belter. It is barely poesible that this 
director In his own mind conceives mat 
continued drag will be taken by the audience 
as suspense, but If this is me case he is 'all 
wrong, Anthony." Of course mere is a likeli- 
hood that the scenario was so written that me 
director was led to believe mat it was neces- 
sary to play the scenes slowly to get me de- 
sired effect, but the dragglnesa should have 
been apparent to whoever cut the film and the 
scenes should have been shortened. But no 
matter who is really to blame lor the over- 
sight, me fact remains mat the picture Is 
played so slowly that me audience becomes 
impatient and on the occasion that the pic- 
ture was reviewed, many audible comments 
were made regarding the slowness of the ac- 
tion. Throe reels are used up In getting to me 
first punch In the story, whereas the whole story 
could have been told in Just about that mucn 
film. The scenario relates an entirely plausi- 
ble story of political Intrigue, that which was 
conceived to force a young western senator to 
vote for a land grab bill. The young senator 
Is "Honest Jim" Martin (Howard Hickman), 
who was elected to the Senate from the State 
of Oregon. His election was the result of a 
popular vote because he pledged himself to 
tight the people's battles In the upper house 
in Washington. When he arrives in the cap- 
ital city the lobbyists get busy and try to get 
to him, but failing they decide to have the 

cleverest woman In Washington," Harriet 
Lane (Clara Williams), to try to win him 
over. Harriet falls In love with the young 
westerner and her conscience finally won't let 
her go through with the scheme that is fig- 
ured by the lobbyists to ruin the Man From 
Oregon. However, previous to that time she 
has pleaded with him to vote for the bill and 
upon his refusal the plotters plan to have blm 
• all on the girl and to frame him so that when 
tho chief lobbyist who is hidden behind the 
curtain with a camera, shoots the shutter, It 
will appear as though the young senator had 
attacked the girl and torn her clothing from 
her body. The scene Is set and the gume is 
played, the picture "caught," but a few days 
Inter when the land grab bill comes up In the 
Senate the man from Oregon fights It In spite 
of the expose with which he has been threat- 



ened. The girl In me meantime discovers that 
she loves him and goes to the office of the 
lobbyist In an effort to aecure the photographic 
plate which holds the damaging evidence. She 
is unsuccessful In her aim and me plate Is 
locked In me safe. For fear that she might 
return later and try to secure the plate (for 
she knows the combination of the safe), the 
combination is changed. The surmise on the 
part of me lobbyist that the girl would return 
was correct for late that night she enters and 
tries to open the safe, Is unsuccessful and 
finally calls the Police Department to her aid. 
A safe expert Is sent over and Just as he 
succeeds In opening It William Landers (Her- 
schel Mayall), the chief of me lobbyists, en- 
ters and seizes me plate from the girl's bands. 
There is a rather lame explanation and he 
leaves his revolver on the desk for a moment, 
and the girl grasps the opportunity and sends 
a bullet through the negative. The next day 
she sends the pieces to the Man From Oregon 
and he Invites her to have tea with bis mother 
and himself. Aa a whole It is a rather pleas- 
ing picture. Fred. 

peerTynt. 

Peer Oynt Cyril Maude 

Solvelg Myrtle Stedman 

Ase Fanny Y. Stockbridge 

Anltra Mary Reubens 

Ingrld Mary Riby 

Annabel Lee Winifred Bryson 

Virginia Thorne Evelyn Dum an 

Notanah Kitty Stevens 

St. Peter Herbert Standing 

The Button Moulder Charles Ruggles 

The Parson William Desmond 

Robert Juan de la Cruz 

The American public, which Is best familiar 
with the work of Cyril Maude In the character 
of "Grumpy," will now have an opportunity 
of getting a line on the versatility of that 
wonderful artist. His appearance as the cen- 
tral figure In the Morosco (Paramount) fea- 
ture presentation of Ibsen's "Peer Gyn%" 
makes this possible. He is seen first as a youth 
at Oabrundsdale — a lazy lout, spending his 
time day-dreaming and with a vivid Imagina- 
tion. The visualization of bis "dreams" in 
moving photography is full of scenic, cos- 
tume and "period" detail and reflects unstinted 
praise for the producer. After being banished 
for stealing a bride on the day of her mar- 
riage, Peer starts on a world-wide pilgrimage, 
the filming of which must have taken con- 
siderable time, Intelligence and "coin of the 
realm." All of which means that the picture 
ranks with the best Maude's accumulation 
of age, as time rolls on, is a marvellous series 
of portrayals of make-ups of various periods 
and climes. He Is at one time a slave-dealer 
In Virginia, a trapper in the North woods, 
a wanderer In the desert, and so on until he 
finally returns to the place of bis blrtb a broken 
old man ready to die, only to find me sweet- 
heart of his youth still waiting for blm. 
Throughout be literally "exudes" the spirit of 
romance. His "swashbuckling" recalls the 
younger Salvlni'a performance of D'Artugnan, 
which has gone down into history as a classic. 
Then again when, as an old man. be has an 
encounter with an allegorical Mephlsto who 
says: "If your sins are great enough perhaps 
I can give you shelter," he suggests the best 
character work of Albert Chevalier. It Ik a 
sinister bit of comedy, his recounting of his 
life's misdeeds, to have "Mephl^io" reply : 
"Mere trifles. Why, we laugh at such things." 
There are Innumerable "big" scenes, embrac- 
ing both studio and exteriors, and some of the 
film Is tinted. One cannot say too much In 
praise of the entire effort. "Peer Oynt" is one 
of me great pictures, and it would be a pity 
to call attention to the mistake Maude made 
of appearing with creased trousers after be- 
ing lost In the desert for thirty days. Jolo. 

THE SUBURBAN. 

An "Imp" production featuring King Baggot 
with a reasonably clever sextet of principals 
in support. While the theme deals Indirectly 
with the famous turf classic of similar title, 
the main thread revolves around a dramatic 
axis depleting the complicated experiences of 
one Donald Gordon (Mr. Baggot) who Is dis- 
owned and disinherited for marrying secretly 
and without the consent of his parent. The 
ceremony takes place in the North woods 
while Don Is on a hunting trip with his pal 
(Wm. Bailey), the bridal character being 
handled by Ira Sheppard. A summons borne 
acquaints Don with the fact that his rather 
has chosen as a prospective daughter-in-law 
the child of his former business partner who 
Is paying a visit to the Gordon home with 
her brother. Ralph Fisher (Bradley Shaw). 
The girl (Helen Malone) Is a rather sweet 
character, quite the opposite of her brother, 
whose villainous practices eventually end with 
suicide. The father upon learning of his 
son's secret marriage, adopts the Fisher chap 
and publicly announces him as sole heir to 
the Gordon fortune and property. Meanwhile 
Don undergoes some thrilling hardships, being 
shipwrecked, rescued and shanghaied simul- 
taneously, the forced Journey carrying him 
to the 8outh Sea Islands and leaving his wife 
for a two year period without companionship. 
Don returns, however, and Just in time to 
witness his father's thoroughbred win the 
Suburban handicap, although Ralph Fisher 
has staked his bank-roll on the second choice 
after spiriting the Gordon Jockey away and 
locking him in a furnished room under the In- 
fluence of liquor and dope. Finally, through 
the Introduction of a written confession by 
Fisher, the family wrath is conquered and 
Don and his wife are forgiven. Baggot was 
his usual self and Smith as the elder Gordon 
added considerable dignity to the film and 
held his end up admirably. Shaw Is a good 
"heavy" and Miss Sheppard an attractive lead- 
ing woman. While some minor Inconsisten- 
cies were noticeable, they did not Interfere 
with the general interest, but one might ex- 
pect somewhat more of the race track atmos- 



phere In a feature which chose Its title from 
a famous handicap. The actual race waa a 
rather tame affair and carried a small field, 
considering Its importance. A treadmill fin- 
ish would have provided a close-up view and 
evoked the essential excitement, while as 
shown now It Is merely an Incidental portion 
to an otherwise dramatic scenario. Nor are 
there any convincing track scenes unless it 
be the weighing In of the Jockeys and me 
grandstand view. The photography is excel- 
lent and the Interiors and exteriors well ap- 
pointed and adequately furnished. It should 
please and with Its established title should 
carry a box office draught. Wynn. 

THE JUltGLE LOVERS. 

Selig three part feature, starring Bessie 
Eyton, written by James Oliver Curwood. Ec- 
centric scientist lives in the Jungle, bating 
civilization, and at work perfecting an explo- 
sive. There are several white families living 
near the Jungle. One day the white colony li 
attacked by savages with spears and all are 
killed, excepting a boy of about eight, and a 
little girl of perhaps two, who happen to be 
In the wilds at tbe time of the attack. The 
scientist finds these children and says: "Hu- 
manity demands that I take these children with 
me." Scientist discovers natural gas In a cave 
and builds bis workshop near tbe spot. His 
torch Ignites the gas. which burns constantly. 
Eighteen years later. Children' grown up, in 
love with each other. "Cut-Ins" of wild ani- 
mals constantly flashed. Girl plays with them 
as pets. An Ivory hunter appears and wants 
to marry tbe girl ; scientist refuses as she Is 
betrothed to youth. "Ivory" says he'll give 
scientist until following day to consent and If 
answer unfavorable, will take her by force. 
Youth administers two knock-downs to "Ivory." 
Next day, Instead of guarding girl, the scien- 
tist is making a test of his now perfected 
explosive. Suvage natives are hunting for 
game. Test Is a success. "Ivory" steals girl 
and boy comes to rescue. In fight girl eacapes 
while boy is captured and bound and led away 
to be tortured. Girl rushes to scientist's hut. 
"Ivory" and bis band follow seeking girl. Ex- 
plosion in but and scientist knocked senseless. 
Natives repair to cave containing burning nat- 
ural gas. which they worship as something 
supernatural. Girl emerges and Is hailed by 
them as h superior being. Chief says: "White 
Spirit what is your wish?" She replies: "I will 
load you In war against the white hunter who 
m.ikcs slaves of your people" (referring to 
"Ivory"). Natives circle about camera. Savages 
attui k Ivory hunter's camp. Boy has been 
bound to tree and leopard Is about to spring 
upon und devour bim when one of the sav- 
ages spears animal. Girl cuts boy's bonds 
and embraces blm. Cblef has hand-to-hand en- 
counter with "Ivory," who Is thrown over cliff 
and killed. Scientist recovers consciousness, 
and performs marriage uniting boy and girl, 
the ceremony attended by the savages. Con- 
siderable "hllatlon" throughout the exteriors. 
Conventional popular-priced feature. Jolo. 

THE SURRENDER. 

Just why the Universal Co. should chose 
for production such an Idiotic scenario ai 
"Tbe Surrender" In the midst of a series of 
excellent releases Is a deep problem. It's ons 
of those melodramatic affairs dealing with 
crime in practically all Its phares. Introducing 
such pleasant characters as a white slaver, a 
defaulter and a mob of bank robbers with ths 
lends taken by a stubborn maiden and a stupid 
mechanic who forced her Into an unwilling 
marriage after rescuing her from a harlot's 
lot. The girl has steadfastly refused the at- 
tentions of the "chump" mechanic, possessing 
the usual desire for a husband who wears 
tailor-made clothes and knows how to carry a 
'■lino. One Tony the Wop tills all the require- 
ments and eventually the fair maiden falls 
for his line of chatter and accompanies him to 
a dance. A private room has been engaged by 
the wop and with a few accomplices he ar- 
ranges to subdue the fair maid and (as one 
would naturally expect) sell her to the highest 
business bidder. Jimmy Dugan. the foresaken 
lover, however, thwarts tbe plot "and rescues 
the fair maid after a terrific struggle, but be- 
fore he allows her to escape completely he 
forces her to accept his proposal and the two 
proceed to lonesome looking church where 
the ceremony takes place. No license Is dis- 
played nor Is one Issued as far as Is known, 
but Jimmy manages somehow and thereafter 
Is destined to live with his cranky, stub- 
born, stupid wife. The girl's father Is book- 
keeper for the same firm James worka for 
and eventually tires of tbe usual bacon and 
eggs and finally goes south with some of the 
firm's dough. The boss gets wise, as all boss- 
es do, and visits the old gent's home to se- 
cure an explanation. Jimmy meets him and 
realizing Daddy stole for the daughter, plans 
to stage a phony robbery and hike out for the 
boss has become rather fond of Jlmmle's 
wife, and being a good-hearted, rough-neck, 
Jimmy wants to eliminate himself. He visits 
the factory or foundry, all set for the phony 
robbery and arrives Just In time to see Tony 
the Wop nnd another thug crack the office 
safe. The boss and the wife following after 
also come In on the real robbery and after 
subduing the thieves, the wife and Jimmy 
wake up and make up. What a fine piece of 
Oorgonzola for a three-reel feature. The 
father and mother played their roles well for 
character people, but outside of that the less 
said the easier apologized. The director and 
author must have Inhaled the dime no* germ 
to get away with this affair. It was neither 
Interesting nor entertaining and aside from 
some natural Interior views catrles nothing 
worthy of favorable comment. If It was 
meant for the melodramatic pavrons. but one 
can hardly conceive the most rabid melo- 
dramatic fan gathering any njoyment from 
"The Surrender." All wron , all wrong. 

• Wynn. 



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THE SONG OF THE WAGE SLAVE. 

Ned Lane Euinund breese 

Mildred Hale Helen Martin 

Anurew Hale 1. byrnes 

I rank Dawson Pranlo Frouiuulz 

Kuwin bawson Albert broom 

Kev. Francis Petllbone George Maciniyre 

Thick Wallace Scott 

Mrs. Talck Mabel Wngut 

Meua Claire Hilner 

Alice Kitty Heicuert 

Slins, an agitator William Morse 

A ttve reel production of the Popular Piays 
and Players (Metro;, which bas many features 
to commend it. Tbe picture s story Is batted 
on a poem by Robert W. Service, witb sce- 
nario buppiieu by Herbert biucbe aod Aaron 
Hotiniun. The majority of tbe captious are ex- 
cerpts from tbe poem Itself. Ned Lane (Ed- 
muiiU breese), employed in a paper mill, is 
in love witb MllurtU Hale (Helen Mai tin), 
wbose father also works In tbe same place. 
Milured rejects Lane for Prank Dawson, son 
of tbe millionaire mill owner. Young bawson 
betrays Milured under promise of marriage, 
and intenus to keep faltb witb ber, but on 
Informing bis fatber, is told tbat tbe fatber 
bas oiber, more ambitious plans, tor bim. 'lbe 
olu man tries to square matters witb money, 
which result* in tbe girl's father attempt. ng 
to throttle old Dawson and is only prevented 
by LuQc, who then out.ru 10 marry M no. red, to 
save ber name. Tbe mairlage ceiemouy is 
consummated. Soon thereafter the elder isaw- 
son is killed In an accident aud the young 
man writes Mildred's lather, not knowiug of 
the marriage, that he will return to "make 
good." Milured s fatber shows the letter to 
Lane, who writes his wife a farewell note say- 
ing be knows she loves bawson and be will 
not stand between her and happiness. Mildred 
receives tbe letter simultaneously witb the 
return of young bawson, and decides to re- 
main loyal to tue man »be married. The child 
is born and Lane is seen undergoing a period 
of "roughing it" in vurious parts of tbe world, 
tbe process calculated to break tbe heart of a 
less stout" indiviuual. In a gambling brawl 
be Is sbol anu taken away by an Indian to be 
burled. Tbe local paper announces Lane's 
deatu and on seeing It, Uawuuu return* aiiJ 
mairies tbe mother of his child, but Lane 
recovers and ('Enoch Arden" like) comes 
back to the mill, where he becomes a leauer 
among the men In the mill owned by tbe 
paper trust, of which, unknown to him, baw- 
Bon is the head. Here ensues a series of 
visualizations of constant conflict between cap- 
ital and labor, Lane leading the labor element 
and bawson, unknown to each other, holding 
the other end* of the stick. It makes tor 
strong, suspensive drama and Is capitally 
worked out by the producer. Mildred discovers 
tbat Lane is still alive, which further com- 
plicates matters, and compels the movie "fan" 
to sit up and try to figure out how it will all 
end. A fanatical workman places a bomb in 
bawson s home and when Lane hears this be 
rushes there to avert the explosion. As he 
Is carrying' tbe bomb olf it explodes, killing 
him. bawson yields to the demands of bis 
employes and, with Lane out of tbe way, the 
remainder of the community is free to en- 
Joy future peace and nappiness. Tbe detail 
is remarkably well worked out and the puo- 
tograpblc reproductions' of operations at the 
mill are interesting and educational. The only 
apparent criticisms are the "close-ups" of 
Dreese, which makes him look a trifle too old 
for a heroic lover, and tne bewhlskered uiaae- 
ups of several of tbe company. The hirsute 
auornments are palpaby crepe-balr, carelessly 
adjusted. The acting is excellent throughout, 
even the minor roles being In capable nanus. 

Joio. 



VIA WIRELESS. 

The screen adaptation of tbe original play 
by Paul Armstrong and Wlnchell Smith is 
being marketed by the Pathe Co., In five parts 
with Oall Kane and Uruce McRae In tbe prin- 
cipal roles, supported by Paul McAllister and 
a trio of prominent film players. For a five 
reeler "Via Wireless' 'is transformed Into a 
rather massive production for It entails the 
wrecking of a high powered automobile and 
tbe sinking of what appeared to be a per- 
fectly seaworthy yacht of expansive propor- 
tions. Through tbe Introduction of some ap- 
propriate "cut-In" sections clipped from a 
Pathe weekly r«TleB, tbe theme of the feature 
is directed around a patriotic atmoHpbere and 
carries the Inevitable "punch" that goes with 
everything of national relation. The opening 
introduces a committee supposedly authorized 
by the United States War Department dis- 
cussing the need of big guns for the coast 
defenses. Two specimens are conditionally ac- 
cepted and tbe work Is entrusted to one manu- 
facturer. One gun Is Invented by a naval lieu- 
tenant, the other by an architect In the em- 
ploy of the manufacturer. President Wilson 
Is shown early in the first reel advocating a 
strong coast defense (according to tbe sub- 
title) and thereupon the piiture Is doubly 
strengthened through tbe clever Introduction 
of what Is meant for official Importance. Gall 
Kane portrays the character of the manufac- 
turer's daughter and Is In love with the naval 
lieutenant (Bruce McRae) who has a rival In 
tbe manufacturer's general manager. Event- 
ually tbe manager ruins the lieutenant's gun 
and at tbe official trial It explodes witb fatal 
results. Tbe 0. M. Is Interested In tbe other 
weapon and through the elimination of the 
naval officer's Invention he Is reasonably sure 
of the government's order. A yachting trip 
through foreign waters results disastrously 
when the pleasure boat strikes a mine and 
fortunately for all aboard the naval officer's 
cruiser happens to be In tbe vicinity and 
through the wireless message of the maid the 
outfit Is rescued. The yacbt sinks. Tbe O. M. 
has heard of the failure of tbe rival's gun and 
looks forward to tbe government's Inquiry to 
rid him forever of his rival. In desperation 
though he foolishly attacks said officer and 



relegates him to the sea. Another rescue and 
the vindication of tbe lieutenant and the usual 
arrest of the culprit. He eludes his pursuers, 
however, In a machine, but is shot while es- 
caping and the tuuehine skids over a cllif. 
From tbe Initial celluloid foot to the very 
finale "Via Wireless" Is crammed full of thrills, 
all well t^tugeu and capably directed and 
played. The yacht's finish In Itself was a de- 
( iutdiy strong pun.b, but the auto wreck made 
the picture doubly sure. Tbe scenes aboard 
ship were natural and Interesting and the 
working of tbe coast guns an indiviuual at- 
traction. Likewise the interior views of the 
steel foundry. Gall Kane was herself through- 
out which Is quite suitlcient and McRae, while 
a bit elderly In appearance for a Juvenile role, 
was tbe naval type In every particular. Mc- 
Allister in an anarchistic make-up was con- 
vincing and a splendid type for the role. The 
others Included Henry Weaver and brandon 
Hurst and both gave a creditable performance 
of their parts. "Via Wireless" Is one of the 
best blm productions ever exhibited under a 
Pathe trademark and Is the second of the Gold 
Rooster brand. It can be recommended any- 
where. Wynn. 



THE RED VIRGIN. 

"The Red Virgin," a three reel special Lu- 
bin feature, Is a Jumbled up and almost Im- 
possible story. In tbe first place tbe picture 
Is so cheaply produced that a Crown Prince 
of one of tbe small dynasties in Europe comes 
to America witb only one suit of clothes and 
one necktie. At least this would seem to be 
tbe fact from the manner In which tbe pic- 
ture Is produced, lor In tbe entire three 
months that the Prince is in America he wears 
no other suit or necktie when be appears in 
the picture. The balance of the production Is 
carried out along the same economical lines. 
The story ltselt Is of toe "Grausiark " oiuer 
with a bit of "Her Little Highness" thrown 
In for good measure. The heirs to the thrones 
of two neighboring countries are formally be- 
trothed to each other. Tbe young Crown 
Prince, wbo is the liance, dec-Ides that he does 
not want to marry the Princess and runs 
away to America, where in a small New Eng- 
land village he meets and fullB In love with 
a little American girl, whom be marries se- 
cretly. Over In Europe his native country 
Is threatened with war because of tbe fact 
that the young Prince did not keep his prom- 
ise to wed. He has been located In America 
by bis father's agents and the prime minister 
accompanied by tbe Princess wbo be was to 
marry call on the Prince. Thinking to gain 
time for bis native lanu be renews nls prom- 
ise to tbe Princess and takes her Into bis arms 
Just as bis wife enters the door of tbe room. 
She has come to inform her husband tbat 
their marriage can no longer remain a secret, 
but witnessing tbe scene of the husband and 
Princess In each other's arms she rushes from 
the room and alter leaving a note of farewell 
she leaps over a cliff. Tbe Prince finds the 
note and thinks her dead, but Instead she Is 
rescued by a woman and taken to ber home 
where a baby girl Is born before the mother 
dies. The Prince returns to Europe, marries 
tbe Princess and a son Is born to them, the 
mother dying. Twenty ,'earB pass. In Amer- 
ica tbe girl that was be n In New England is 
brought up to hate all men. She finally gets 
an opportunity to become an actress and all 
of her admirers are treated In a shameless 
manner. In Europe tbe Prince bas become 
King and his son bas grown to man's estate. 
Tbe country Is on tbe verge of an uprising 
and the two flee to America. Here the boy and 
girl meet. The girl tries to ruin bim and 
later when she discovers that his father was 
the one that wrecked her mother's life, she 
redoubles her efforts. She arranges for the 
boy to rob a safe In a gambling establish- 
ment and then tips off the bouse that tho 
trick Is to be pulled off. The father has 
trailed ber to her home and a confession on 
his part follows. Tbe girl sees that she Is 
doing an injustice and tbe two rush to the 
gambling bouse in time to save tbe boy from 
arrest. Later a delegation from the Father- 
land calls to ask tbe King to resume his 
throne and father with his two children re- 
turn. The feature Is one of the light sob 
variety of thrillers. Fred. 



THE REGENERATION. 

Owen Conway Rockcllffe Fellowes. 

Marie Derrlng Anna Q. Nllsson 

Skinny tbe Rat William A. Sheer 

ABst. District Attorney Carl Harbaugh 

Jim Conway James Marcus 

Owen, at the age of ten Johnny McCann 

When William Fox assigned the task of di- 
recting the five reel Fox feature, "Tbe Regen- 
eration," to R. A. Walsb he must have felt 
that he was handing out a big Job to the right 
man. If he didn't feel It at that time he cer- 
tainly must have realized it when be looked 
over the finished produ< t, and at tbe same 
time be must have realized that Director 
Walsh bad turned out a feature tbat Is going 
to earn a lot of money for the Fox office. 
"The Regeneration" Is based on the play of 
the same title In wbicb Arnold Daly appeared 
some time ago. Originally It appeared in hook 
form, and was entitled "My Mamie Rose." 
The author was Owen Kildare and the story 
Is supposed to be based on the actual expe- 
riences In the early life of the author, who 
eventually became known as "The Kipling of 
the bowery." The story of his early life of 
hardship and the following Incidents tbat 
brought him above the level of his slum sur- 
roundings make an Interesting story. Of 
course the film version is considerably changed 
from the original book and follows the play 
in a great measure. This Is no more than 
natural for It gives an opportunity for dra- 
matic punches thHt were not present In the 
original, which was Just a real sweet story. 
In picturing the tale the Fox office evidently 
gave the director carte blanche In tbe matter 
of expense for some of the scenes must nave 



cost considerable money, not particularly be- 
cause of any great beauty, but befause of the 
numoer oi people tnat were engageu in tuu 
picture and tbe massive and thrilling man- 
ner in whicn one ot tne big scenes, tuai suow- 
ing tne burning of an excursion barge on tbo 
Hudson* River, is shown. The acting cast is 
one that bas been picked with a great amount 
of care and tbe periormance of Roikcliue 
Fellowes as Owen Conway after bo bas reached 
mature yours, Anna Q. Nilsson as Marie Der- 
rlng and above all William A. Sheer as "Skin- 
ny the Rat" must come in for unstinted praise. 
1 here Is also another actor in tbe cast tbat 
Is not programmed who plays tbe role of 
Hunchy," a character part which calls for 
him in almost every scene throughout tbe 
picture. He doesn't work as though he is a 
regular picture actor but tbe manner in which 
he uoea manage to put over the real scenes 
tbat be has, marks bim as a man tbat will 
do Immensely in pictures in the future where 
there are parts tor him. lbe story at the 
opening shows Owen as a youngster living in 
a cheap tenement on the lower East Side. His 
fatber is a urunkaru and woulo raiuer swill 
beer than do anything else. One night the 
youngster has a run-in with his dad and is 
turned out. He sleeps on the grating over a 
bake shop and 'the next bash shows him some 
years later wben he is about eighteen and 
working on an Ice dock. He Is a clever two- 
listed l.ttlu fellow wno is the champion oi the 
down-trouden and eventually becomes leuder 
of tbe gang because of his prowess with his 
lists. Later wben be reaches tbe more mature 
age of about twenty-eight the real story of the 
picture begins to loom up. Owen Is the leuuer 
of the gang that held sway on the bowery In 
the day, when McGurk's "Suicide Hall" was 
In full sway. At tbat time one of the assistant 
district attorneys. In trying to make a record 
tor himself, insisted that tbe "gangers" must 
go. This has been a cry of district attorneys 
lor many years, and In this case the politician 
(who Incidentally, la wretchedly acted as pos- 
sible) called tbe b. A. olf the trail. Marie 
berring is one of the girls of the act on the 
Avenue and it is In this same set that the 
b. A. travels, and wben the subject of gang- 
Bters Is brought up at dinner one night she 
expresses a desire to see one In his native 
element and so a slumming party Is formed 
to take In McUurk'B. Here tbe b. A. Is iec- 
ognized by tbe toughs and several start to 
make It unpleasant for bim until Owen, who 
Is the leauer and merely an onlooker, notes 
the terror on the faces of tbe women tbat the 
b. A. was escorting and pulls the latter out 
of the fray. As be walks to the door with 
them there Is something about the young 
tough that attracts Marie. Later she makes 
up ber mind to go In for settlement work and 
In the course of It has reason to come Into 
contact with Owen. She nnally weans him 
away from his gang and undertakes to teach 
him to read and write. The b. A. is In lovo 
with the girl and he notes that Owen also cares 
for her. Finally he appeals to the former 
gangster and tells him that he will never bo 
able to rise to the level of the girl, but will 
only drag her to hla level. With that tbe 
ex-lough decides to leave. The girl follows 
him, believing that he has gone to the haunts 
of his former companions. He Isn't there but 
she la trapped by Skinny the Rat. Huncby, 
wbo throughout the picture has always been 
strong for Owen and equally aa strong for 
Marie, hunts Owen up and tells where the girl 
Is. Owen leaps Into tbe den and one of tne 
finest free for all Aghta tbat has been staged 
in some time In a picture, takes place. Owen 
Anally fights his way to tbe room In which 
the girl is concealed and Skinny, In trying to 
shoot Owen, tires through a uoor and stiikes 
the girl and kills her. Owen swears to 
"get" Skinny for the death of the girl but 
Just as be is about to choke him to death a 
vision of Marie appears and be recalls her 
dying words tbat a Higher being pronounced : 
"Vengeance Is Mine," and he lets Skinny out 
of his clutches. As Skinny Is making bis es- 
cape over a wash line from the building, 
Hunchy spies him from a cellar and shoots 
him dead. There Is a corking fall done by 
Skinny tbat looks like a direct drop from the 
line which Is about at tbe fourth story of 
the window. Fred. 



THE EXPLORER. 

A Lasky production with a short cast fea- 
turing Lou Tellegen In the title role, which 
provides plenty of scope for bis abundant 
pantomimic ability and through this and tbo 
excellent attending direction, which Incident- 
ally Is noteworthy In the majority or L«isKy 
features, "The Explorer." while constructed 
around a rather mild theme, Is productive of 
all the essential thrills and carries suMe-lent 
interest to bring It within the classification of 
the Paramount standard. Alex'McKcnzle CIVI- 
legen) Is In love with Lucy Allcrton (Dorothy 
Davenport), whoso brother (Tom Forma n) is 
a rather shiftless, worthless lot. McKenzle Is 
scheduled to leave England for an exploring 
trip through the Jungle country. The sister 
Implores him to take her brother along to 
provide blm with an opportunity to "make 
good" and square himself with the world. The 
main action takes place In what is sub-titled 
as tbe African Jungle. A peace pact is con- 
summated witb various tribes of savages and 
the explorer reaches his destination, but Allcr- 
ton, after several visits to the canteen, "gums" 
up tbe work through an attempted attack on 
a native girl. The dark skinned maiden Is 
saved by one of tho sava^rs, but Allerton 
shoots him In the back and the affair results 
In a declaration of war by the native tribe. 
A stockado is built around the exploring 
party's camp and they decide to steal away 
under cover of darkness. The plan calls for 
the services of a volunteer to remain behind 
alone In order to create the Impression that 
the camp In Iritart. Brother Allerion Ih se- 
lected and the main party travels. A rather 
picturesque battle ensues In the middle of a 
stream, the natives having accidentally over- 



taken the rrtrcutlng troupe, but tbe spears are 
ouiulMaiicid by the- bullets and the natives, 
while outnumbering tliu explorers, are lorced 
to abandon the attack. Meanwhile brother 
Allerton temporarily ousels an attack on tbe 
Htockaue, but is eventually speared alter kill- 
ing the majority of Hie raider*. McKenzle re- 
turns home, hoiioitd by h.s nation, but Sister 
Allerton becomes pci ved through learning tbat 
her brother had been leit to ule alone. Mc- 
Kenzle aud Dr. Adamsun (James Neill) had 
given the brother their honorable word tbat 
his uumoiy would be held sacred, but lue 
hiory ot his escapade is told by the physUlun 
in order to cinch tho happy marriage of Lucy 
and McKenzle. The extends were well picked 
and the supernumeraries properly costumed 
and coached to give the Jungle scenes tbe 
convincing touch, 'lellcgcn was conspicuous 
always with his natural style and dominated 
the front line without any apparent attempt to 
monopolize the situation. Foreman played an 
excellent "heavy" aud Miss Davenport was tho 
usual lllm leading ludy. Nell gave the neces- 
sary dlgnltled touch as the party's physician. 
Tho direction stands out us the principal asset, 
for tho action is kept continually at ttio proper 
tension without any wasted efforts. It's a good 
feature, fully capable of carrying the Lasky 
trademark. Wynn. 

MET'S OPENING SATURDAY. 

Philadelphia, Sept. 22. 

If nothing interferes with present 
plans, the Shuberts will open the big 
Metropolitan opera house Saturday 
with its feature film policy, the first 
performance being an invitational 
affair. 

The feature of the opening show will 
be "Salvation Nell," the California 
feature released via World. The reg- 
ular season for the lumsc starts Mon- 
day next. 

A car load of prominent New 
Yorkers engaged in show and film 
business, is expected here for the 
Saturday premiere. 



HORKHEIMERS PUT ONE OVER. 

The Horkheimers, who arc the con- 
trolling heads of the Horkhcitner pic- 
ture company, which makes the Bal- 
boa films, and is also manufacturing 
the "Neal of the Navy" film serial for 
Pathe, have been quietly making prep- 
arations for a multiple-reeled feature 
with Lillian Lorraine, the present fea- 
tured player of the Neal story, as the 
principal feminine star. The Lorraine 
"special" will be issued independently 
of the Neal serial and the story of the 
feature will in no wise have any con- 
nection whatsoever with the Pathe re- 
lease. The new Lorraine feature, 
which the Horkheimers produced with- 
out a bit of advance work, is expected 
to be shown privately in New York 
within the very near future. 



PASSIONATE POEMS PICTURED. 

The Associated Film Co. has en- 
tered into a contract with Ella Wheel- 
er Wilcox to take over for picturizing 
all the Wilcox writings, which will in- 
clude the famous "Poems of Passion." 
Work will be commenced immediately. 



THANHOUSER GOES SOUTH. 

Kdwin Thanhouscr left last Saturday 
for Miami, accompanied by his wife, 
to arrange for the building there of 
a winter studio for the corporation 
bearing his name. 



No Films in Coaches. 

The Reading Railway, Wednesday of 
last week, put into effect the rule of 
prohibiting the carrying of moving pic- 
ture films in its passenger coaches. 
The order has greatly affected the ex- 
hibitors throughout Pennsylvania who 
intend to make an appeal to the Inter- 
state Commerce Commission. Other 
railroads have the same rule, which is 
being enforced. 



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HIPP (ubo) 
1st half 
(Evanavllle split) 
Princess Minstrels 
Smith Cook a B 
Fanton's Athletes 
Dili Foster Co 
Eiler's Circus 

Toledo, 0. m 

KEllHS (ubo) 
Samuyoa 
bond A Casaon 
Emerson A Baldwin 
Colonial belles 
Milo - 

blanche Walsh Co 
Tlghe A Harnett 
Mori bros 

Topeka. Kan, 

NOVELTY (Inter) 
Mae Curtis 
Hanlln Bros 
Browning A Deane 
Willie Hale A Bros 
(One to till) 

2d half 
2 Lowes 
Billy Swede Hall 
Herschel Headier 
Granville A Mack 
Gordon Highlanders 

HIP (wva) 
Alters Cheyenne Mln 
Ord Bohannan 

2d half 
Mile Gillls Co 
.1 Mlssourlans 
Toronto 
SHEAS (ubo) 
Booth A Leander 
Largay A Sneeze 
Katherlne Clifford 
Bancroft A Boskl 
Dlero 

Avon Comedy 4 
Kervllle Family 
Mlddleton A Spellmyer 

HIP (ubo) 
Harry Milton s Dogs 
Adair A Wyant 
Adolf o 

'ullman Porters 
Capital City Trio 
"Radium Spectre" 

YOUNGE (loew) 
Pollard 

Gonne A Llvsey 
Richard Burton 
Lonesome Lassies 
Capt Barnett Son 
Coster Troupe 
(One to fill) 

Tulsa, Ok la. 

EMPRESS (Inter) 
Vandlnoff A Louie 
Arllne 

Blgelow Campbell A R 
Geo Rosner 
Johnson Howard A L 

2d half 
Vlctorlne A Zolar 
Math Bros A Girlie 
Moore A Haager 
Hippodrome 4 
Hartman A Varady 

Vancouver. B. C. 
PANTAOES (m) 
Charley Case 
Lombard! 6 
Howard A White 
Santuccl 8 
The Blmbog 
Bottomley Troupe 

Victoria, B. C. 

PANTAOES (m) 
Dockrell'a Horses 
Five Normans 
4 Gillespie Girls 
4 Renees 

Mr A Mrs P Fisher 
Sol Berns 

Waafclaajton 

KEITH'S (ubo) 
The Seebacks 
Wright A Dietrich 
Harry Fern Co 
Augusta Glose 
Chas Granewln Co 
Old Soldiers Fiddlers 
Vanderbllt A Moore 
Victor Morley Co 
Waterliury, t'onn. 

POLI'S (ubo) 
Minnie Kaufman 
Wayne A Warren Girls 
Ed Morton 
Archer & Bel ford 
Webb A Burns 
Chlnko 

2d Half 
Two Georgea 
Morton A West 
Nlblo A Nugent 



Herbert Clifton Co 
Variety Four 
Betting Bettys 

Wlehltn, Kaa. 

PRINCESS (Inter) 
Vlctorlne A Zolar 
Math Bros A Girlie 
Moore A Haager 
Hippodrome 4 
Hartman A Varady 

2d half 
Mae Curtis 
Hanlon Bros 
Browning A Deane 
Willie Hale A Bros 
(One to fill) 

Wllkea Hnrre, Pa* 

POLI'S (ubo) 
La Vler 
Yvette A Co 
Eckert A Parker 
Porter J White Co 



lallagber A Martin 
Inas Troupe 

2d Half 
The Youngers 
Moller A DePaula 
Kenneth Casey 
Stevens A boudeaux 
Florrle MUlershlp 
'Boarding School" 

Winnipeg, Man. 

oRPHEUM 
Carolina White 
Bouncer Circus 
The Flemings 
Mack A Vincent 
Willie Weston 
Norcross A Holdsworth 
Gardiner 3 

STRAND (wva) 
Fields A Brown 
Qulgg A Nlckerson 
Ed Gray 



PANTAGES (m) 
"Lion's Bride" 
Chas Carter Co 
K el ley A Violet 
Carson Brothers 
Hopkins A Axtell 



Worcester, Mi 

POLI'S (ubo) 
Castlelanl 
Dance Dream 
tflblo A Nugent 
Fulgora 

Harry Green Co 
Herbert Clifton Co 
Fred A Albert 
(One to fill) 

2d Half 
Drawee Frisco A H 
Lee Tung Foo 
Marjorle Fairbanks Co 
Foy A Paige 
Hunting A Frances 



Hlcksvllle Minstrels 
7 Bracks 
(One to fill) 

PLAZA (ubo) 
Local Act 
Morton A West 
Rubel Slmms 
Belting Bettys 

2d Half 
Ferreros 
Wilson A Burns 
Dan Kusel A Co 
"Dancing Follies" 

Ywunialows, O. 
HIPP (ubo) 
Brlthtons 
Donovan A Lee 
Alexander Kids 
Ruth Roye 
"The Coward" 
Moore Gardner A R 
Ward Bell A W 



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an act again according to reports around here. 



Al White and Norrine Coffey are both work- 
ing at the Green Mill Gardens during the ab- 
sence of Patricola who Is on a vacation. 



"The Only Girl" will move from the Garrlck 
in about three weeks to make way for the 
"Passing Show of 1U13." 



Pearl Davenport, wife of Paul Davenport, 
manager of the Wilson theater, Is doing a 
single act out this way. 

Ed Vlton and Buster quit at the Windsor 
last Thursday and were Immediately canceled 
for all time booked on the Western Vaudeville 
Managers' Association circuits. 



Carolina White did not play the week out 
at the Orpheum In Minneapolis last week her 
voice giving out on Tuesday. Winona Winter 
substituted. 



Following the monkey troubles of last week, 
a couple of circuits connected with the West- 
ern Vaudeville Managers' Association have al- 
ready put the ban on trained baboons. 

Ruben and Flnkelsteln are planning to build 
a vaudeville house In St. Paul that will seat 
2,500 people. This Arm controls the Palace 
In Minneapolis. 

The Orpheum In Muscatine and the Orpheum 
in Eau Claire both opened their season last 
Sunday. Both houses are booked by Dick 
Hoffman of the Western Vaudeville Managers' 
Association. 



The Roy Cummtngs houses, the BIJou, Ap- 
pleton and the Majestic, Oskosh, are now be- 
ing booked by the Western Vaudeville Man- 
agers' Association. The Idea, In Fond du Lae. 
was also added to the Association string. 



The authorities in Danville made It clear to 
the vaudeville people In that town that a 
violation of the Sunday law would be promptly 
prosecuted, so the Sunday show was not given 
as planned two weeks ago. 

Jack Haskell, producing manager for Hugh 
Mcintosh of Australia, stopped off here for a 
few days last week. Haskell booked Skating 
McClaln, who has been at the College Inn for 
some time, for a production In Australia. 
Herbert and Goldsmith also are fixed for a 
Bbow in that country. 



By a ruling of the heads of the Western 
Vaudeville Managers' Association the money 
received by Bebler and Jacobs in an attach- 
ment suit against the Cadets de Qaecolgne last 
week had to be handed back, according to re- 
ports. The attachment took place In Evnns- 
vllle the first half of last week. 



The Fltzpatrlck A McElroy theatrical firm 
have completed plans for a $100,000 theater 
to be built In Manistee, Mich. Blue Island, 
111., Is another town to be Invaded by this 
firm In which city a theatre Is to be built. 
The firm also recently bought the Lyric, Lud- 
Ington, Mich., and this house will open shortly. 

Francis Yates was attached by the Em- 
press theatre last week while playing the 



Avenue. The action came through Yates' 
fongetfulness In not playing the Empress 
though having signed a contract for same. 
Adolph Marks, who handled the case for the 
Empress, when he found that Yates was go- 
ing to start a counter suit told Yates he would 
take the case for him. 



BLACKSTONE (Edwin Wappler, mgr.).— 
"Pollyanna" (4th week). Business good. 

COHANS GRAND (Harry Ridings, mgr.).— 
"It Pays to Advertise" (4th week). Best 
business In town. 

COLONIAL (George L. Bowels, mgr.).— 
"The Birth of a Nation" (5th week). Still 
drawing big. 

COLUMBIA (William Roche, mgr.).— Bur- 
lesque. 

CORT (U. J. Hermann, mgr.).— "The Lie" 
with Margaret lllington. (Tth week). Busi- 
ness good. 

CROWN (Edward Roland, mgr.).— "Septem- 
ber Morn." 

ENGLEWOOD (Louis Qultmann, mgr.).— 
Burlesque. 

FINE ARTS (Albert Perry, mgr.).— Pictures. 

GAIETY (R. C. Schoenecker, mgr.).— Bur- 
lesque. 

OARRICK (John J. Oarrlty, mgr.).— "Th« 
Only Girl" (4th week). Business good. 

HAYMARKET (Art. H. Moeller, mgr.).— 
Burlesque. 

ILLINOIS (Augustus Pltou. mgr.).— "Watch 
Your Step" (.'td week). Getting big money. 

LA SALLE (Harry Earl, mgr.).— "Molly and 
I" with Llna Abarbanell (4th week). Last 
weeks. 

OLYMPIC (George L. Warren, mgr.).— 
"Kick In" (6th week). Growing more popular. 

POWERS (Harry Powers, mgr.).— "He 
Comes Up Smiling (2d week). Business fair. 

PRINCESS (Sam P. Gerson, mgr.). — "The 
Ragged Messenger" with Walker Whiteside 
(last week). Three weeks of poor business. 

STAR A GARTER (Chas. Walters, mgr.).— 
Burlesque. 

STUDEBAKER (Alfred Hamburger, mgr.). 
—Pictures. 

VICTORIA (Howard Brolaskl, Mgr.).— 
"When -the City Sleeps." 

ZIEGF1ELD (Alfred Hamburger, mgr.).— 
Pictures. 

GREAT NORTHERN (A. H. Talbot, mgr.; 
agent, W. V. M. A.).— The weather being more 
on the autumn order the business at the eurly 
show on Monday was fine. The show was en- 
tertaining and the early gatherers seemed to 
enjoy It Immensely. 8mlth, Cook and Brandon 
held down the headline position and estab- 
lished themselves as favorites for the week. 
The Ward and Vokes style helped them along 
for a beginning and they finished strong. Lona 
Hygl opened the show. 8klpper and Kastrup 
sing songs and divulge In a little talk. Both 
are pleasing. Orvllle 8 tarn Is a fine speci- 
men In a muscular way and has a showman's 
Idea of vaudeville. His lifting of a piano Is a 
startler in Itself. Herbert and Dennet fur- 
nish ten minutes of nonsense. The silliness 
of the act makes It a hit as does the acrobatic* 
of the fat fellow. Mile. Asorla and Co. are 
two women and a man. Outside of the whirl- 
wind stuff that they do now the three attempt 
modern ballroom dancing with only fair re- 
sults. Tbe man In the act looks a bit awkward 
In the modern style and really shouldn't do It. 
Tbe whirlwind work is passable. The Bucb 
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MAJESTIC (Fred Eberta, mgr.; agent, Or- 
phoum).— Calve drew a full bouae Monday 
afternoon and Indications are the Majestic 
will play to capacity the entire week. While 
a lnrge number came for the Hole purpose of 
hruring Calve wnrble, they were also rewarded 
by hearing thi> spl.-ndld tenor voice of Slguor 
Uasparri. The Slgnor 1h the first to make his 
appearance with an arlu from "Tosca." He 
was forced to do an encore, which delayed the 
entrance of the prima donna. Calve was 
given a big ovation and received tremendous 
applause after her "Carmen" and other selec- 
tions. They closed with a duet from 
"Faust" to a big hit. Romualdo Saplo accom- 
panied at the piano, the orchestra being Idle 
during the entire act In contrast to the cJass 
of the headllner, the remainder of the bill con- 
sisted mainly of acts suited more for a regu- 
lar vaudeville clientele. Ethel MacDonough 
was the only other singing act on the bill and 
did remarkably well with her style of songs, 
considering the position "No. 2" on a show 
headed by the diva. The Clalrmont Brothers 
with some good acrobatics on a swinging lad- 
der opened the show. The third position held 
Staines Tan Hark Comedians, consisting of 
two ponies and a mule. The ponies do not 
have very much to do, while the mule goes 
through the usual routine. It is a very or- 
dinary act of its kind but manages to get 
laughs and entertains the youthful ones. 
Harry Lester Mason was a laughing success. 
His recitation on Eugenic Marriages and Its 
results scored big. Guerro and Carmen pro- 
gramed firth were out of the bill. CresBy and 
Payne in their second week presented "Town 
Hall Tonight" to only fair results, perhaps 
due to the ancient theme. Corelli and Gil- 
lette followed the sketch. The boys have a 
nice frameup and though gymnasts fit In the 
centre of any bill. Herbert and Goldsmith 
were sacrificed in the closing position follow- 
ing Calve. It looked like they would have a 
hard time, opening as they do in "one" with 
a popular song, but upon reaching the full 
stage for their finale, "The Dance of the 
Siren," they were safe, and were surprisingly 
successful In holding them In. 

PALACE (Harry Singer, mgr ; agent, Or- 
pheum). — The Palace got away to a capacity 
house on Monday. Mclntyre and Heath were 
the drawing attraction. They were placed 
down next to closing which proved a pretty 
late position for the two. The comedians are 
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ben flounders through attempting to sing songs 
out of her range. The act did but fairly and 
was much too long. Morton and Moore, "No. 
5," were a big hit. Dupree and Dupree In 
their bicycle act opened the show well. The 
Lulgl Roma Troupe of acrobats closed It to 
only a few people, which was unfortunate for 
so splendid an act. Moore, Qardner and Rose 
also appeared. 

McVICKER'S (J. O. Burch, mgr.; agent, 
Loew). — The first show on Monday opened to 
big business. It was a friendly audience that 
gathered at McVlckers so the acts all were 
well received. The Victoria Trio were well 
rewarded for their efforts, though on in an 
early spot Hallen and Hayes, handicapped by 
the orchestra, made more than good In their 
talking, singing and dancing act. The two 
men are expert dancers and they also amuse 
with their quaint patter. Douglas Flint and 
Co. are playing "Other Peoples Money" under 
the name of "Easy Money." The act that 
Qerald Q riff en has played for some years did 
well enough though the company at no time 
display much prowess in getting the vehicle 
across. The old man part being the main 
comedy item was badly handled In every re- 
spect. Etbelyn Clark is a single girl who 
sings. Miss Clark places too much confidence 
In herself when she attempts a number that 
Is worthy of a trained soprano voice. Out- 
side of being good looking Miss Clark has a 
pleasing manner. The Jules Levey Family are 
a trio of musicians. The boy is a cornetlst 
of no mean ability while the girl plays a 
violin well. The act for popular priced vau- 
deville houses should be a winner. Mack, Al- 
bright and Mack present a singing act. The 
boys have rathskellar voices and where style 
Is liked will do well. Brown, Harris and 
Brown were placed to open the second show. 
Mozarto was on early. 

WILSON (M. Licalzl, mgr.; agent, W. V. M. 
A.).— A good sized crowd filled the Wilson 
Avenue theatre Monday. sight. The show was 
a fair one, it resting with the closing act to 
put the big punch over. Lew Hawkins was 
featured in the lights outside as was "The 
Awakening of Mr. Plpp" played by H. B. 
Toomer and Co., Lew Hawkins was next to 
closing and he gained many laughs. Toomer 
and Co. do well until Just before their finish 
when they let the Interest of the sketch sag. 
There is enough laughs throughout Its action 
and If the finish was built up in some way 
Toomer would have a great vehicle for houses 
out this way in this "souse" sketch. Most 
of the audience seemed to enjoy Toomer's en- 
acting of Gtapewin's old role. Evelyn and 
Dolly opened the show. These two girls at- 
tempt to sing and dance besides doing a rou- 
tine on the bike. The act at present isn't 
framed well enough to get anything in the way 
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A year from now you will look back and date the 
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"The more we have of 'Damaged Goods' on the stage, 
the less 'Damaged Goods' we will have in actual life. 
—Congressman Thos. L Reilly of Connecticut. 

"I welcome this new, brave and forward step in 
dramatics and sociology. It is the reformer's trumpet 
blabt to the present to give the future a square deal." 
— Dr. A. Simon, Ilahbl, Washington Hebrew Congre- 
gation. 

"Bennett ls very effective in pictures. HLs acting is 
splendidly adapted to the screen, for the reason that 
bis facial expressions are particularly powerful. The 
supporting company Ls excellent and the play promises 
to be one of the mining picture successes of the year." 
— Washington Herald. 

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act la composed of two men and a girl. One 
of the men la responsible for the bit through 
his trombone and sazaphone playing besides 
being an acrboat and giving a great Imper- 
sonation of Chaplin. Fanton's Athletes In 
closing the show were a big hit. 



The number of acts with open time la dimin- 
ishing, but there still seems a large number 
of idle vaudevllllans. 



Grand. Selecta. Regent, Georgian* Savor, 
Alamo, Strand, Victoria, Vaudette. Business 
good. Pictures only. Alpha theatre ls using 
one act of vaudeville. 



SAN FRANCISCO 

VARIETY'S 
SAN FRANCISCO OFFICE 
PANTAGES' THEATRE BLDG. 
Pfceata, Daualass SIS 

EDWARD SCOTT, in charge 



ORPHBUM.— Great comedy bill. Four Marx 
Brothers, biggest kind of laughing hit. Alice 
Lyndon Doll, big applause. Lohse and Ster- 
ling, splendid closer. Nina Payne and Joe 
Nlemeyer (holdover), again successful. Charlie 
Howard and Co. (holdover), scream. Vlolln- 
Isky (holdover), well received. Frank Euan's 
"California Beauties" were replaced by Charles 
Bvana and Co., presenting "A Forgotten Com- 
bination." making third week for this sketch, 
which kept them roaring. Ohlmeyer and his 
Sextette, opened the show quietly. 

EMPRESS. — Aerial Patts, fast opener. Roder 
and Ford, good. Francesca R. Redding and 
Co., fairly well received. Leroy and Cahlll, 
excellent. Alvla and Alvla, big applause. Two 
feature films were added to thin week's bill. 

CORT (Homer F. Curran. mgr.).— The "New 
Henrietta (third week). 

COLUMBIA (Oottlnb, Marx & Co., nigra.).— 
Margaret Anglln (second week). 

ALCAZAR (Belasco & Mayer, nigra.).— 
Lytell-Vaugban Stock. 

WIGWAM (Jos. F. Bauer, mgr.).— Del. 8. 
Lawrence Players. 

PRINCES8 (Bert Levey, lessee and mgr.: 
.■igeiit. Levey). — Vaudeville. 

HIPPODROME (Wm. Ely mgr. : agent. W 
a. V. A.).— Vaudeville. 



Hugo Hertx, manger of the Orpheum, made 
th« Eureka, Cal., pilgrimage with thu Shrlnern. 

Local agencies report the demand for good 
dramatic people exceeds tho supply. 

After creating nothing short of a sensation 
around here Hermann and 8blrley havo started 
oast ward. 



Sept. 11, William Abram and Agnea Johns, 
who have been presenting sketches together 
for several years past, were married. 

J. B. Kalver, of J. H. Remlck ft Co., stopped 
here for a few days last week while on a 
tour of the coast. 



Recently Garrick Major was discovered play- 
ing vaudeville under a hide-away name. He 
and a partner are breaking in an act and he 
didn't want It known until after the turn has 
been thoroughly tried out. 

If reports are correct it looks as though 
the Lyric theatre, which recently opened on 
Fillmore street, will not help things theatri- 
rally in that section. Prior to the opening of 
the Lyric It had the Republic, Princess and 
Poast to support. ..ow it seems that there 
are too many theaters for the neighborhood. 

Tho Oakland Orpheum ls resuming Its pol- 
icy of eight-act vaudeville bills. During the 
slimmer It used a tab dramatic company 
which furnished half of the show and did 
away with four of the vaudeville turns thus 
causing several of Orpheum acts to miss the 
Oakland week. 



Charles Farrell, formerly a newspaper man 
here, and Harry Bishop of Oakland (of Blah- 
op's Stock Company) are preparing to put out 
a small rep show to tour the Interior. For 
transporting the company automobiles will be 
used. 



ATLANTA. 

BY LOUIS COHEN. 

FORSYTH (George Hickman, mgr. ; agt., 
U. a. O.).— The bill this week la headlined by 
"A Bachelor's Dinner," a musical comedy 
sketch featuring Henry and Gardner. It 
scored heavily. The ehow opened with the 
DeLeon Sisters, who pleased ; Lew and Mollle 
Hunting, applause; Barrett and Opn, the 
laughing hit of the bill ; O. Aldo Randegger, 
fair: Alleen Stanley , showed them how to stop 
u show : Horellck Famllv. very good. 

BOMTA (Geo. Campbell, mgr.: agt., 
Greenwood). — Elsie McOeorge Musical Tab- 
loid Co. were held over for this week. Show 
good. 

DESOTA (Mr. Stltman, mgr.).— Lester 
Richards Tab. Co.. show fair. Business good. 



BUFFALO. 

By CLYDE P. REX. 

TECK (John R. Olshel. mgr.).— Louis Mann 
in "The Bubble" attracted large audiences 
during first half of week engagement. Should 
be a great success on road tour with present 
assisting caat. 27, "Trilby." 

STAR (P. C. Cornell, mgr.).— Sanderson, 
Brian and Cawthorne In "The Olrl From 
Utah" were a big hit. .Well presented and 
pleased large attendance throughout engage- 
ment. Next, "Lady Luxury." 

OAYETY (Charles T. Taylor, mgr.).— "The 
Sporting Widows" drew big houses. Movies 
of McFarland-Glbbons bout, featured, and 
packed the house first half of week. Next, 
Rose Sydell and her "London Belles." 

SHEA'S (Henry Carr, mgr.: agt., U. B. O.). 
— Kathleen Clifford headlined with great suc- 
cess ; the Avon Comedy Four, featured as an 
extra attraction ; Bancroft and Broske, big 
hit ; Delro, good ; Booth and Leander. pleased ; 
Kerville Family, novel ; Largay and Snee, en- 
tertain ; pictures close exceptional good bill. 

HIPPODROME (Henry Marcus, mgr.).— 
"Evidence," In five parts, drew greatest 
movie attendance. Business good. 

OLYMPIC (Brucs Fowler, mgr.). — Fair 
Co-Eds, headline; Box Car Trio, big hit Sul- 
livan and Meyer, do well ; Slnfer-R^u and 
Co., please; Russell T. Scott, good; D'Amlco, 
sensational ; pictures close. 

ACADEMY (Jules Michaels, mgr.).— After 
twenty weeka of musical comedy, manngement 
announces exclusive vaudeville policy for 
winter season, twelve acts to appear twice 
dally, among those most prominent on bill 
being 8antell and Co., Orancolnl Opera Co., 
Dick Burton, Foster and Seam on, Koster, the 
Dawson's, Naldy and Naldy, Clara Throol. 

LYRIC (H. B. Franklin, mgr.).— Following 
two weeka of a policy whereby a variety bill 
waa offered In the way of musical comedy, 
vaudeville and pictures, management baa de- 
cided to show heresfter seven acta only, three 
times dally. Headlining this week are Farrel 
and Saxon ; B. Kelly Forest, was a big hit ; 
Morres and Reaely, do well ; the Four 
Cyclonic Dancers, please; Pope and Uno, 
please ; Field Barnes, entertains ; the Three 
Bartos, sensation ; photoplays, conclude. 

MAJESTIC (John Laughlln, mgr.).— "A 
Little Girl In a Big City." first melodramatic 
production of the seaeon, does well at popular 
prices. Next. "Thurston the Magician." 



GARDEN (Wm. Graham, mgr.).— Reopened 
arter a season of Idleness to capacity. House 
sold out before initial performance waa staged. 
Stock policy to prevail, with auded feature 
attractions. "The Beauty Glrla." opened, with 
Anna Morecroft and her Diving Girls, featur- 
ing. Next week. "The Aeroplane Girls." 

FAMILY (Paul Fennevessy, mgr.).— Ualvln 
Musical Comedv Co.. held over. Presenting 
this week, "The Masqueradere." Business 
but fair. 

CINCINNATI. 

k V «w« BY H - V « MARTIN. 

LYRIC (C. Hubert Heuck. mgr. ; agt.. Sbu- 
bort).— Julia Dean In "The Law of the Land" 
opened Sunday night; 26, "The Bird of Para- 
dise." 

KEITHS (John Royal, mgr.; agt, U. B. 
O.).— O Loughlln's Canine Comedians; Morrls- 
sey and Hackett ; McCormlck and Wallace; 
Kramer and Morton; George Howell and Co.; 
Jessie Wynne; Bell Ringers; Charlie Ahearn 

EMPRESS (George Fish, mgr.; agt., S-C). 
—Season opened Sunday. Venetian Four; 
American Girls ; Heron and Douglass ; Hodgs 
and Lowell ; Six Diving Nymphs. 

MUSIC HALL— Dark. 

OLYMPIC (Harry Hart. mgr. 
bus).— "The Monte Carlo." 

PEOPLE'S (Ed. 8hafer, mgr. 
burlesnue). — "Duckling Girls." 

LAGOON still open on Sundays until Octo- 
ber. 

Manager Hubert Heuck, of the Lyric, has 
returned from New York. He Is particularly 
enthusiastic over "The Only Olrl," "The Lilac 
Domino" and "The Blue Paradise," which 
are booked for his house. 



•gt., Colum- 
lndependent 



DENVER. 

ORPHEUM (Max Fablsh, mgr.).— Orquestra 
Torreblanca, a Mexican musical organization. 
Reese and Basse, melodious chaps ; Jackson 
and Wahl. Jewel Trio, James Teddy, Mason. 
Wilbur nnd Jordan. 

EMPRESS (George H. Greaves, mgr.).— 
Three Princesses Lllllput, Stetaon and Huber, 
Miller and Miller, Hendricks and Pavula, 
Buckley nnd Moore. 

DENHAM (Woodward-Homan Co.. mgr.).— 
"Officer BfW," excellent anniversary bill. 
Tuesday night (21st) marked the 1.000th con- 
secutive performance of the Woodward stock 
In this city. 

TABOR GRAND (Peter McCourt. mgr) — 



VARIETY 



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HARRY WEBER presents 



Dorothy Jardon 



LATE STAR OF 



Winter Garden and "Madam Sherry" 



Playing THIS WEEK (September 20) at B. F. Keith's 
Palace, to return holiday weeks. BOOKED SOLID 

OVER KEITH CIRCUIT 



Riir a J " The Magic Stroke of Vaudeville" 

as ' Also "The Classiest Single in Vaudeville" 



Theodore Loreh stock for a brief engagement. 
(j>od l-ustness. "Help Wanted" this week. 



LOS ANGELES 

VARIETY'S 

LOS ANGELES OFFICE 

306 MASON OPERA HOUSE BLDG. 

GUY PRICE, Correspondent 



HIPPODROME (Lester Fountain, mgr., 
Western States). — Six Abdallatas, cleverly 
done; Estelle Wordette and Co., well presented 
playlet ; Fay Carrunza, very good ; Henri 
Kubflik, big bit; Pero and Wilson, fair; Si- 
mons and Piatt, mediocre ; Hazel Moran, 
clever. 

Bl RBANK— "Sadl* Love." 

MOROSCO— "So Long, Letty." 

CENTURY— Burlesque. 



Granville Forbes 
rector, is here. 



Stirgus, author-nctor-dl- 



Slgnor Constant Ine will ret in- from tin- con- 
cert Btago and grund opera temporarily to 
teach a class at the Egan School here 



THEATRE 
mgr. ; agent, 
m.). Robin, 
CanailH and 



FRANCA IS 
Eddie Small 
opened Well 

Clio, clever ; 



( M. II. Slexliigcr. 
reh. Monday It) h 
Hilly WeHt. good ; 
Sampson and Doug- 



v-«t. iiui .vi (Cl.ireiue brown. iugr.. L. i*. 
0.).— Thomas Egan. well received; J. C. Nu- 
gent and Co., very good ; Han Ping Chlen and 
Co.. entertaining; Rex Comedy Circus, pleas- 
ing; Joan Sawyer and Co., repeated success- 
fully; Kingston and Ebner. enjoyable turn; 
Allman and Oody, passed nicely ; Carlisle and 
Romer. passably pleasing. 

REPUBLIC (Al. Watson, mgr.. Levey).— 
Vlrt^r Niblo and Animals, well liked ; Hazel 
Moran, cleverly done: Kauffman and Lillian, 
exceptionally good ; Margaret Clayton, artistic ; 
Dick and Marjorle Carvel, entertaining. 



Dustln Farnum has his car out of storage 
and is hitting tho Joy trail again. 



Laura Oakley, formerly In stock and pictures 
here, is at the Wigwam In San Francisco. 



Frank C. Egan has returned from San Fran- 
cisco after producing his act, "The California 
Beauties." 



Earl Y. Boothe, local millionaire clubman 
and former auto club president, has been en- 
gaged by the Selwyn Co. and will apepar in 
New York. 



MONTREAL. 

By ARTHUR dPHtMCK. 

ORPHEUM (Chas. H. Preston, mgr. ; agent, 
U. B. O. ; reh. Monday 10. a. m. ). — Bendlx's 
Symphony Players, excellent ; Le Grohs, mar- 
velous ; Lynch and Zcllrr. good opener; Lady 
Sen Mel, gond ; Nan Sullivan and Co., fair; 
Chas. Olcott. fine; Tlghe and Bnrnrtt. very 
good; Hu«*ey and Boylo. laughing hit; Brad- 
ley and Norrla, good. 

PRINCESS (Abble Wright, mgr.) .— Sensou 
opened Monday with "Trilby." A very large 
audience present. Next. "Birth of a Nation." 

HIS MAJESTY'S (H. Qulntus Brooks, 
mgr ). — His Majesty's Players presented a fine 
comedy, "The Rule of Three," and were well 
received. Next, "Today." 



Ian, very good ; Neal and Noal. thrilling 
lionise Mayo, pleased ; iCrumbley and Clough, 
fair. 

OAYKTY (Tom Conway, mgr). Billy Wat 
son and Ed Lee Wrothe. Good show to bin 
houses. Next. "Smiling Beauties." 

IMPERIAL (H. W. Conover. mgr.). Harry 
Wnlinan. g->od ; Manetta Duo and pictures. 

SCALA (Oliver McBrlen, mgr.). — W. H. 
Foster's Musical Comedy Co. Good show to 
good business. 

FAMILY (Maurice West. mgr.). 
Mulcal Comedy Co. and pictures. 

ARENA.— Creatore's Band gavo 
lent concerts to big business. 

CRYSTAL PALACE (Charlton Howard, 
mgr). — Will reopen Oct. l."». theatre being 
renovated. 



-Broadway 
three excel - 



Mr. W. H\ Foster has been appointed gen- 
eral tnnnager of the United Motion Pictures 
Theatre's, Ltd., for Montreal. 



"THE SENSATION OF VAUDEVILLE" 



"A New Star" 



"A Marvel" 



FRANCIS 




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"An artist to his finger /*/>s"— Philadelphia "Ledger" § 

BREAKING BOX OFFICE RECORDS EVERYWHERE j 

Personal Direction, ABE FEINBERG 1 



VARIETY 



"Leona Stephens 



WASHINGTON "TIMES" (Sept. 14, 'IS). 

The producers showed exceptionally good judgment in select- 
ing Leona Stephens for the part of Patsy, the Soubrette. Had 
the part been written for Miss Stephens, who is well remem- 
bered in Washington for her vaudeville performances, she could 
not have filled it more completely or to greater satisfaction, 
dressed in the extreme of fashion and colors, always the show 
girl of the accepted type, impertinent, sure of herself and her 
ability, in the hunt for the Big Part that is sure to come, and 
with all, honest and big-hearted as so many of the types she 
portrays really are, Miss Stephens gives a most delightful 
performance and has the three real song hits of the show. 

WASHINGTON POST (Sept. 13, 'IS). 

Mr. Blossom has taken one important liberty with Mr. Man- 
del's comedy by introducing a new character. Patrice la 
Montrose, a soubrette, and the liberty is fully justified by the 
capital impersonation given by Miss Leona Stephens, whose 
"Personalit," "Here's to the Land We Love, Boys," and "You 
Have to Have a Part to Make a Hit," were three of the big 
song hits of the evening. 




LEONA STEPHENS scored the Big Hit at the opening of the 

Belasco last night as "Patsy," the Soubrette, in 

"The Only Girl" (Washington Times). 



Scores the Qjg Hft" 

In Joe Weber's Musical Comedy 

"THE ONLY GIRL" 



WASHINGTON "STAR" <Se »t. 14 *M». 

An inimitable soubrette. Irani Steps* -n a, bad* fair at thaws 
to "run away with the sho " because of Iwr sev^htly "Per 
sonality" song, "Here's to t'e I -and W« Love" and You Have 
to Have a Part to Make a Hit," in tax lancnage ef It* Is4by. 
a veritable "corker." 

President Wilson occupied the Presidential Bos, and s»*tse4 
to find an evening of real cajo>mcnt in the manic sad aa «sw 
play. 

WASHINGTON "HERALD* (Sept. IS, IS). 

Unessential to the play, l>at serving the purpose of espial! • 
ing her rare gifts, is Leona Stephens, iho has an e sceptically 
good voice and much charm of personality. Particularly is this 
true of Miss Stephens wh n she offers 'The More I See of 
Others, Dear, the Better I Like You." "Personality" and 
"You Have to Have a Part to Make a Hit," the clever, 
musical hits of the piece. 



Richard Brans has been appointed treasurer 
of the Oayety this season. 



HIW ORLIANS. 



ORPHBUM (Arthur White, Mgr.).— The 
charm of Molly Mclntyre, who Is excellently 
supported In a tender playlet, spread a pleas- 
ant glow over the Orpheum Monday evening. 
Ryan and Lee also became big favorites while 
Bert Levy's splendid sketching likewise earned 
universal approbation. The Crisps made a 
dandy number, "The Olrl From Milwaukee" 
sings well. Vigorous applause was given the 
Empire Comedy Four. Selma Braatz closed 
the bill. 

QREENWALL (W. B. Tyler, mgr.).— Prob- 
ably the reason the small time remains small 
Is that It continues to Imitate, rather than 
originate. The present bill at the Oreenwall 
Irrefutably bears out this contention. Lillian 
Faber (Lillian opens the show) singn the old 
snd the new songs In an old wsy. Billy 
Rogers will never t>e accused of being funny 
as long as he gets bis patter from an ancient 
Joke book. Connors and Raynor have pos- 
sibilities but old songs and business. Van 
and Coleman are the familiar Yiddish come- 
dian and soubret Frltzo yodels and advises 
daughters to be good to their mother*. He 
also plays the harmonica and gives an Imi- 
tation of a locomotive. In his lecture. Red 
Fox, an Indian, stated he'd been 'round the 
globe. He won't travel far In vaudeville. 
"The Choo Cboo Girls" Is above the average 
tab. a fresh-looking chorus aiding materially. 

CRB8CENT (T. C. Campbell, mgr.).— Bald- 
win Players In "The Man from Home." 

TULANB (T. C. Campbell, mgr.).— "When 
Dreams Come True." 

ALAMO (Will Guerlnger, mgr.). — Vaude- 
ville. 



"Omar" comes to the Tulane next week. 
"A Pair of Sires follows. 



8lmpson, with Klelne-Bdlson, and Joe Klein, 
of the World Film Co.. were local visitors. 
Mel Levey, a brother of Bert, the San Fran- 
cisco vaudeville booker, has been making 
dates for "Tlllle's Punctured Romance" here- 
abouts. 



Wlllard, "The Man Who Grows," was a 
guest during his engagement at the Orpheum 
of the N. O. Press Club and the Elks, enter- 
taining them with a brand new line of card 
tricks. He received a beautiful floral emblem 
from the Elks. 



To whom it may concern: 



I originated and designed all cos- 
tumes worn by me in the 
"WHIRLING DERVISH 
SWORD DANCE." 

I have been doing this dance since 
1906. 

I design and originate all my cos- 
tumes. 



I was placed in the WINTER 
GARDEN SHOW by NED 
WAYBURN April, 1913. 

I am making the above statements 
to dispel all rumors circulated 
by unscrupulous persons who 
claim credit for my success. 



From Detroit "Journal." 

Something of a more permanent value is 
the set of Swan Wood. The average at- 
tempt at classic _ dancing in vaudeville, 
while laudable in its motive, seldom gives 
more than a hint of the real beauty of the 
art. Here, however, is a principal whose 
every move bespeaks the thorough train- 
ing of the classic dancer. The bill has the 
distinction of offering the same Oriental 
dance done twice, Swan Wood and Helen 
Brown, of Palfrey, Hall and Brown, the 
last named act using the same music and 
the same costume. The decision is as 
inevitable as the comparison. 



SWAN 
WOOD 



Booked Solid 
United and Orpheum 






Molly Mclntyre wired the New York 
Orpheum offices she would be unable to play 
the local Orpheum this week on account of 
illness, but her condition Improved and she 
decided to play the date. 



PHILADELPHIA. 

BY CHARLES M. KAPNIC. 

KEITH'S (Harry T. Jordan, mgr. ; agt., 
U. B. O.). — The bill Is headed by Gertrude 
Hoffman in "Sumurun." Monday afternoon, 
in spite of hot weather, there were but few 
unoccupied sests and the night show turned 
them away. The show was one of the best 
seen here within recent months, although 
Monday afternoon two acts following the 
headliner were at a disadvantage through 
the slow pace with which that feature moved. 



At night this condition was greatly improved. 
The production Is on an elaborate scsle and 
several of the settings received applause. So- 
phie Tucker followed the pantomime, but she 
was forced to use her first two numbers In 
betting the house around to her style. After 
that she had things her own way. 8oretty 
and Antoinette opened the show, their efforts 
at comedy being second in importance to the 
sensational tumbling feats of the male mem- 
ber of the team. Wright and Dietrich got 
their songs over In good style. Including two 
Hawaiian numbers, but some mushlness which 
they attempted hindered rather than helped. 
Charles Mack and Co., with Charles B. Nel- 
son as Mr. Mark's new partner, registered 
solid In "A Friendly Call" and were followed 
by Doyle and Dixon, who were one of the 
applause hits of the show In spite of the 
fact they were seen here only recently. 




"8umumn" was next followed by 
Tucker snd the Cectle Trio, In their irat 
appean. nee here, closed, one member of tat 
team doing a Chaplin Imitation, toe others 
doing a variety of dancing and balancing. 

OLOHE — "Frcirn Coney Island to the NerSj 
Pole," tab.. Joe Hortls; Smith and Farmer; 
Billy Davis; Thr*e Types; Fdney Bros.; Mae- 
crop Sisters; Jiick Symonds ; Camilla Far* 
sonl ard Co. ; Oyane and Oossette. 

ALHAMBRA.— Anniversary week Is belsf 
celebrated here, marking the completion et 
the fim j—r trader the management of tat 
Stanle) Co. Viudevllle and pictures art 
shows. 

CRc;s KEYS— "The Widow;" Lyons sad 
Culun. Somers and Allen : Excelsior Trie; 
Freddl* James: Mma. Obertta and Co. 

WILLIAM PI NN.— Anniversary bill; "Tas 
Csbar* t Girl ;" Socman and Anderson ; Lyons 
and bland; Simpson and Dean; the Banjo- 
ph lends; Harry Krans. 

ALI EOHsTNY — Emmett Welch Minstrels; 
Holden and Ha iron ■ Osllando ; Emmett sal 
Tonge : Love and Wilbur ; Kenny and Hollis 

KE' STONE- Billy Bouncer; Carson sal 
Wlllard: kJllotr, Faueett and Fleming; Larst 
and Richmond; McLallen and Carson; Llttk 
Dsvld 

NIXON.— Laplnskl's Animal Actors; Pk> 
tro; Colonial 'Song Revue; Blanchard Play- 
era ; Clay and Len ; Wilson and Wilson. 

COIjONIAL.- Eugenie Blair and Co.. War 
ren :>ad Conl nf ; Jermon and Walker ; ■ 
Cleve : the Bssoos ; Max Torke's doga. 

GRIND.— Klaaa and Bernle; Crawford sal 
Brod«rlck; Wilson and Aubrey ; Harry sal 
Augusta Turpi) n ; Belle Orna ; "War Brides." 

BIJOU.— "In Wrong." tab. ; Flying Rat- 
bells: Del Lorls; McDermott and Wallace; 
others. 

LYRIC— "The Princess Pat" opened Its 
third and II sal week here Monday with • 
good house Next week. 'The Lilac Domlaa" 

APBLPHI. — Opens Thursday with premier* 
of "What Hsppened." by Ouy F. Bragdoa. 

OARRICK.- -Opens next Monday with Pot- 
ash >nd Perlnutter" for two weeks. 

WALNv ..--Second week of "The Sign at 
the Cross," with Richard Rubier. vlslUsf 
star; popular prices. Guatemala Mlrlmbs 
Band, a special feature. 

K> ICKERI OCKER.— "Within the Law." 
stock. 

PEOPLES -"Happy Heinle," travellaj 
stock, popular prices. 

FORREST- Birth of A Nation." In Its 
four h week. Is still drawing good houses. 
Mon lay night It also drew a small slse rat 
conducted by several hundred negroes we* 
gath red In "ront of the playhouse to ezpra* 
their dlsapp -oval. A brick was thrown, tkt 



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NEXT WEEK (Sept. 27), KEITH'S, BOSTON 



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Has severed connections with The Shuberts—and is in no way connected with Na 
tional Theatrical Exchange, or any of its associates. 

Address all mail care of Variety. New headquarters will be announced. 

VAUDEVILLE TIME AND PRODUCTIONS WILL BE 
ARRANGED FOR ACTS UNDER MY DIRECTION 



police summoned and a number of colored 
gentlemen had their battered heads treated 
at nearby hospitals. Result — plenty of pub- 
licity of doubtful value. 

CASINO— "Gay New Yorkers" burlesque 
for the week. 

NAilONAL— "The Daffydlll Olrls" bur- 
lesque for the week. 

OAYBTY.— Morris Welnstock's Military 
Maids" burlesque for the week with Princess 
Texlco added. 

TROCADKRO — "The Girl From the Fol- 
lies" burlesque for the week. 

I)U MONT'S.— Stock Minstrels. 



lent start, followed by Bolter Brothers, ex- 
perts upon the banjo; Kelso and Lelghton, 
are clever people; Weber and Blllott, pre- 
sent the cleanest and neatest Jewish comedy 
act seen here for many moons. Both have 



old stage carpenter act, bitter hit than ever: 
Queenle Dunedln, very tood. The apeclal 
Travel pictures are very tood and the mualo 
rendered with them deserves apeclal mention. 
EMPRESS (J. Ross Bronson, mar.).— Bual- 



Tbe American, for many years the home of 
stock, has been taken over by Sablosky and 
McGurk and will open Monday with vaude- 
ville and pictures. 

The Avoca, a downtown picture bouse, will 
be sold at auction Sept 29 la I receiver's 
sale. 



Well ! What Do You Think of That? 

CHAS. E. EVANS 



AND 



PORTLAND, ORE. 



HEILIO (W. T. Pangel. mgr.).— "Birth of 
a Nation." 

UAKER (Milton W. Seaman, mgr.).— "The 
Misleading Lady," 12-18. Next, "The Yellow 
Ticket" 

ORPHEUM (Carl Relter, mgr.).— Week 12: 
Brown and McCormlck, opened a good bill ; 
Devlne and Williams, laughs; Erwln and Jane 
Connelly, very good ; Albert and Irving, good ; 
Madge Caldwell A Co., laughs; Wilson and 
Lenore, hit; Piplfax and Panlo, closed. 

EMPRESS (T. R. Conlon, mgr.).— Week 12. 
Albert Rouget 6 Co., good ; Maclean 6 Urand- 
lln, pleased ; the Washingtons, entertained ; 
Christy, Kennedy * Faulkner, One; "Within 
the Lines," good sketch; "Karl," laughs; Al- 
pha Troupe, closed. 

PANTAGES (J. A. Johnson, mgr., agent, di- 
rect).— Week 13. Bounding Pattersons, pleased; 
Rondas Trio, good ; Dow dc Dow, fair : Harry 
Von Fossen, hit; Rev. Frank W. Gorman, 
applause; Harrington Reynolds A Co., head- 
liners. 

LYRIC (Dan Flood, mgr.; agent, Webster- 
Fisher).— Week 12. Tom Stockton; Cortese 
Trio; the Scotts ; pictures. 

NATIONAL (O. Goodwin, mgr.).— "On the 
Great White Way." 



HELENA PHILLIPS 

In Their Comedy 

"A Forgotten Combination" 

Retained for ANOTHER Week— Making 

3 CONSECUTIVE WEEKS AT THE 

Orpheum Theatre, San Francisco 

Unprecedented 



cal hit of bill; Vlotorson and Forrest, enter- 
taining sketch ; Hugo Lutgens, carries off all 
honors; Stevens Troupe, close the show. 

PANTAGES (Alexander Pantages, mgr.).— 
Sol Berns Is the headliner and Uvea up to his 
billing. The rest of the acta are of the usual 
"Pan" standard. 

LOIS (Jobs Cooke, mgr.). — Five good acts. 
Business Is good, but not as It should be. 

GRAND OPERA HOUSE (Eugene Levy, 
mgr.). — Three acta of vaudeville and three 
reels of pictures to a steady family trade. 

LIBERTY, COLONIAL. CLEMMER, MIS- 
SION, A LH AM BRA, CLASS "A," ALASKA 
and MELBOURNE theatres all playing ten- 
cent pictures to fair business. 

The local Orpheum under the new manage- 
ment . of H. P. Burton la heading towards 
the real goal of success, and the press and 
public have highly endorsed the class of 
shows presented so far. Walter C. Kelly, 
Long Tack Sam and Rooney and Bent are the 
triple headline™ for the week of Sept It), 
with Carolina White coming the week of 
Oct. 10 and "Houdlnl" the week of Oct 17. 



Sunday, Sept 12, the Empress opened under 
the new policy controlling the big vsudeville 
theater which provides seven acts at each per- 
formance and at 20 cents for any seat down 
stairs at night 

The Orpheum opened Sunday, the 12th. The 
house was sold out at both shows. 



Ten and twenty cents Is the new seat sched- 
ule st the National, the former price covering 
every seat In the balcony. For the week-day 
matinee only ten cents will be charged for 
any seat In the house. Owing to the large 
seating capacity of the National It is asserted 
the plan will prove successful. 

SEATTLE. 

BY JAY HAROLD. 

ORPHEUM (H. P. Burton, mgr.). — 8econd 
week of the new sesson, business very satis- 
factory, snd the outlook Is very promising. 
Geo. Chlyo opens, giving the show an excel- 



Seems Strange — Nevertheless Reasonable — 
Because Their Offering Is 

GOOD-CLEAN— WHOLESOME and AS 
FUNNY AS IS IN VAUDEVILLE TODAY 



ORPHEUM CIRCUIT 



pleasant voices and dress neat The Twenty 
Navaasar Olrls, in a symphonic musical nov- 
elty, the headliner of the bill, take repeated 
encores. Charles and Fannie Van, In their 



:ive, FRANK EVEANS 



neas good. Orbaasany's Cockatoos, pit- 
John A. West and Co., get by nicely; Orvllle 
Reeder, renders selections noon the piano with 
a pleasing effect; Jean King 1 Quartette, musl- 



The Convict Ship "Success" baa been play- 
ing to big business at the Seattle harbor. 

stTpaul 

By O. J. B1NHAM. 

ORPHEUM (B. C. Burroughs, mgr.).— 
Houdlnl, headliner, mystifying as ever and 
roundly applauded ; Wm. DeHollls and Co., 
pleased ; Glen Ellison, also pleased ; Blsls 
Faye Trio, well received; Harry Hlnea, good; 
Gardner Trio, liked : Stelner Trio, pleasing. 

EMPRESS (Gus S. Greening, mgr.). — Ned 
Norton and Girls, liked ; Rice Brothers, good ; 
Gray and Old Rose, pleasing; Four wan- 
derers, well liked ; Seymour and uupree, good. 

PRINCESS (Bert Goldman, mgr.).— First 
half: Six Fultons: Jean Ward; Harrison 
Terry Co.; Mabel Harper; Clayton and Rus- 
sell ; 2d'1lnjf : Charters Sisters and Holiday ; 
Swain's /tJbcljatoos ; Calloway and Blllott; 
ClarenceLand flo Gould. 

STAR (John! Kirk, mgr.).— Harry Fields 
and Hasel Foid in the "Big Craae" (bur- 
lesque), pleased. 

METROPOLITAN.— "On Trial," reported 
Immensely pleasing. Next week, "Maid in 
America. 

8HUBERT (Frank Priest, mgr.).— Ernest 
Fischer Players In "Polly of the Circus." 
Next week, "Within the Law." 

TORONTO^ OUT. 

By ■AMTLssY. 

ROTAL ALEXANDRA (L. Solman, mgr.).— 
"The Birth of a Nation" opened to large audi- 
ence. 

SHEA'S (J. Shea, mgr.; agt, U. B. O.).— 
Wystt's Scotch Lads and Lassies, scored 
strongly ; Bertha Shslek, fine ; Bertha Crelgh- 
ton and Co.. excellent- Rasno's Dogs, bully; 
Lew Fltsglbbons, clever; La France and 
Bruce, laugh provokers ; Thurber and Madi- 
son, plessed ; Tumbling Demons, good. 

LOEWS TONGB 8TREET (J. Bernstein, 
mgr.). — Robert B. O'Connor and Co., held In- 
terest: American Comedy Four, pleased; 
Kevins and Gordon, pleased; Four La Delia 
Comlques, good ; the Crom wells, skillful ; 
Pealson and Goldle, good; the Holdworths, 
clever. 

SHBA'S HIPPODROME (A. C. McArdls. 
mgr. r agt. U. B. 0.).— "Girl In the Moon/' 



Sylvester 



Schaeffe 




In his new show at the Irving Place Theatre was pronounced a big success by all the papers. 

Now Playing Hi. Former Act at B. F. KEITH'S PALACE, NEW YORK, THIS WEEK (Sept. 20) 



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Borough of Manhattan 
City of New York 
County of New York 
State of New York 



Berlin 
People of Vaudeville 



IRVING BERLIN, being duly sworn, deposes and says that he is a resident of the city, 

COUNTY AND STATE OF NEW YORK AND THAT HE IS ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN THE PROFESSION OF COM- 
POSING AND PUBLISHING POPULAR MUSIC, BEING A MEMBER OF THE FIRM OF WATERSON, BERLIN & 
SNYDER, WITH HEADQUARTERS IN THE STRAND THEATRE BUILDING AT 47TH STREET AND BROADWAY, 
NEW YORK CITY. 

DEPONENT FURTHER STATES THAT HE IS THE AUTHOR OF A POPULAR BALLAD KNOWN AND DES- 
IGNATED HEREINAFTER AS "WHEN I LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND," THE PUBLISHING RIGHTS OF WHICH 
ARE CONTROLLED BY THE AFORESAID FIRM OF WATERSON, BERLIN A SNYDER. 

DEPONENT ACKNOWLEDGES THAT HE HAS BEEN IN THE MUSIC BUSINESS FOR A PERIOD OF NINE 
YEARS AND DURING THAT TIME HAS WRITTEN AND PUBLISHED SEVERAL HUNDRED SUCCESSFUL POP- 
ULAR SONGS; THAT WATERSON, BERLIN A SNYDER HAS AT THE PRESENT TIME LISTED IN ITS CATA- 
LOGUE SUCH REMARKABLE COMPOSITIONS AS "KENTUCKY HOME," "WHEN I GET BACK TO TENNESSEE," 
"FLOATING DOWN THE OLD GREEN RIVER," "ARABY," "BIRD OF PARADISE," ETC, BUT DEPONENT WISHES 
TO PLACE HIMSELF ON RECORD UNDER AN ACCREDITED NOTARY'S SEAL WITH THE STATEMENT THAT 
DURING HIS ENTIRE CAREER HE HAS NEVER COMPOSED NOR AIDED IN THE COMPOSITION OF SUCH A 
WONDERFUL NUMBER AS "WHEN I LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND." 

DEPONENT FURTHER STATES THAT "WHEN I LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND" IS NOW BEING SUNG 
BY HUNDREDS OF THE MOST PROMINENT PROFESSIONAL SINGERS OF POPULAR SONGS AND THAT WITH- 
OUT ONE SINGLE EXCEPTION EVERY SINGER USING THE AFORESAID NUMBER HAS ACKNOWLEDGED IT 
TO BE THE GREATEST SONG EVER INCLUDED IN THEIR REPERTOIRE. 

DEPONENT ALSO STATES that on various occasions he has witnessed UNUSUAL DEMON- 
STRATIONS ON THE PART OF VARIOUS AUDIENCES AT THE RENDITION OF "WHEN I LEAVE THE WORLD 
BEHIND" AND THAT AT NO TIME HAS HE EVER BEEN PRESENT DURING A PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCE 
IN WHICH THE AFORESAID NUMBER WAS SUNG THAT THE PRINCIPAL WAS NOT FORCED THROUGH AP- 
PLAUSE RECEIVED, TO REPEAT SEVERAL CHORUSES. 

DEPONENT FURTHER STATES THAT WHILE HE HAS COMPOSED SEVERAL TREMENDOUSLY SUCCESS- 
FUL SELLING BALLADS PRIOR TO THE PUBLICATION OF THIS WONDERFUL SONG, IT IS HIS HONEST AND 
SINCERE OPINION THAT NONE COMPARE IN EITHER LYRIC OR MELODY WITH "WHEN I LEAVE THE 
WORLD BEHIND." 

FURTHERMORE deponent wishes to recommend this number to everyone desirous of 

SECURING A BALLAD THAT WILL POSITIVELY STRENGTHEN THEIR ROUTINE AND EARNESTLY SOLICITS 
COMMUNICATION EITHER BY WIRE, LETTER OR PERSONAL CALL FROM THOSE WISHING ORCHESTRATIONS 
OR COPIES OF THE AFORESAID NUMBER, ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF SAME HAVING BEEN 
MADE WITH MR. MAX WINSLOW, PROFESSIONAL MANAGER OF WATERSON, BERLIN A SNYDER, WHO HAS 
A SUPPLY OF SAME IN EVERY KNOWN KEY. 



SWORN BEFORE ME THIS 

22ND DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1915 




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NOTARY PUBLIC NO. 13, NEW YORK COUNTY 

REGISTER NO. 7004 
COMMISSION EXPIRES MARCH 30, 1917 



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pleasing; Gray and Graham, Hcored : Dave 
Wellington, good; Fred Hyd>, well received; 
Rice. Klmor and Tom, amusing; Cook and 
HennoHsey, good ; Norwood and Anderson, 
plenst'd. 

GAYETY (T. R. Henry, mgr.).— Rose 
SydeM'a "London Belles" well received. 

STAR (Dan F. Pierce, mgr.).— "Big Re- 
view of 1010" opened well. 



PHOTO ENGIWERS. Elf CTROTYPERS 
DESIGNERS 

143- 145 WEST 40IM STREET 

NEW YO»K 

WILLIAM HUFFMAN, President. 




MARIE LAVARRE 



Melba Is to appear in a recital of Maasey 
Hull 4 at prices ranging from $1 to $6. Pro- 
ceeds are donated to the Canadian Red Cross 
Society. 



Albert & Irving Orpheum Salt Lake 
Allen & Francis Variety N Y 
Allm.n & Dody Orpheum Salt Lake 



The colored population here made an angry 
protest against "The Birth of a Nation" at the 
Royal Alexandra this week, but so far without 
avail. 



AMETA 



M. B. MAaiNKLU 



ADDRESS DEPARTMENT 

Where Players May Be Located 
Next Week (September 27) 

Tlayers may be listed in this department weekly, either at the theatres they are 
appearing in or at a permanent or temporary address (which will be inserted when route 
is not received) for $5 yearly, or if name is in bold type, $10 yearly. All are eligible to 
this department. 



Armstrong Will H Variety N Y 

Avon Comedy 4 Shea's Toronto 



ADELAIDE M. BELL 

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WAIU). IIBU-WA«t> AND COMPANY 



6 BROWN BROS. 



2d S— a— with "Chin-Chin' 
Glob* Theatre Indefinitely 



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PRESIDENT WILSON 

although heavily burdened with European 
troubles, the Mexican Situation and other 
Diplomatic complications was entertained on 
Sept. 17th for nine minutes, laughed heartily 
and applauded the absurdities of 



Adler ft Arline Variety N Y 

Abraea ft Johns Variety fan Franoi 

Ahearn Troupe Keith's Columbus 



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Balzar Sisters Maryland Baltimore 

it A Arnold care Morris ft Feil NYC 



Bernard ft Phillips Orpheum Denver 
Bersac Mine Jean Variety Chicago 



Bimbos The Pantages Vancouver 

Bloadoll Edward Variety N Y 

Bowers Walters ft Crooker Variety N Y 

Bracks Seven care Tausig 104 E 14th St N Y C 

Brinkman ft Steele Sis Variety San Francisco 

Briscoe Olive Princeton Hotel NYC 

Byal & Early Keith's Louisville 

Byron ft Lang don 174 E 71st St N Y C 



Cantor Eddie ft Lee Al Variety N Y 
Carlisle & Romer Orpheum Salt Lake 
Cartmell & Harris Keith's Boston 



BINNS and BERT 

TWO FUNNY MEN FROM EUROPE 



This Week (Sept 20). 
Orpheum Theatre, Brooklyn. 

Direction, Harry Weber 
George O'Brien 



MANAGERS AND 
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You remember 
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RAYMOND PAINE 



Loew's American NOW (Sept 23-26) 



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Direction, ROLAND WEST 



LATE STAR, "The Candy Kid, 1 
"The Millionaire Kid," and "The 
Girl Question," in "GETTING 
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TO MANAGERS 

A NEW COMEDY 
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By Una Clayton 



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Collins Milt lii W UJth St N V C 

Colvin William Burbank Los Angeles 

ConJin Ray Variety N Y 

Cenroy A Leaaalre Variety N Y 

Cook Jo* Variety N Y 

Cooper A Smith Keith's Cincinnati 

Crane Mr A Mrs Douglas Orpheum Circuit 

Cross A Josephine 902 Palace Bldg NYC 



Damond Eugene Orpheum Portland Ore 

Dares Alec A Gina Variety Chicago 

Da Dto Clrciw care Tauaig 104 E 14th St N Y C 

De Lyons 3 car* F If Barnea Chicago 

Detnarest A Collette Variety N Y 

Delmor A Lee Keith'a Providence 

Devfaae A WUttama Orpheum San Francisco 

Donovan A Lee Keith's Youngstown 

Dooley A Rugel Orpheum Omaha 

Dupraa Prod Variety London 



Ellnore Koto A Williams Sam Northport L 1 
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Everest's Monks Keith's Philadelphia 



Faber Sisters Colonial New York 
Fern Harry Keith's Washington 
Fields A Halltday Keith'a Youngstown 
Francis Mae Co Columbia St Louis 
Freeman A Dunham Palace Chicago 



Gardiner Trio Orpheum Winnipeg 

Gaudsmidta The Orpheum Denver 

Glenn Harriet Variety N Y 

Uo.J»aith A Hoppe Keith's Philadelphia 

Gordon Eleanor Co Davia Pittsburgh 

Gordon Jim A Elgin Mary Variety San Francisco 

Gray Trio Variety N Y 

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Hayward Stafford A Co Variety N Y 
Heather Tosie Variety N Y 
Hagana 4 Auatralia Variety N Y 
Hermann Adelaide Hotel Pierpont N Y 
Holman Harry Co Variety N f 



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Irwin Flo Co Forsyth Atlanta 



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Jefferson Joseph Palace Theatre Bldg N Y 

Jewell's Manfklna Variety N Y 

Johnstons Musical 625 S Potomac St Baltimore 

Jordan A Doherty Variety N Y 

Jordan Girls Keith's Dayton 

Josefsson Iceland Gllma Co Singling Circus 



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Kammerer & Howland Feinberg Putnam 
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Krrr & Weston Palace Chicago 
Kingston A Ebner Orpheum Salt Lake 
Kolb A Harland Colonial Erie 
Kramer A Morton Keith'a Indianapolis 
Krelles The care Irving Cooper NYC 
Kronold Hana Variety N Y 



Lai Mon Kim Prince Variety N Y 
Langdona The Lincoln Chicago 
Largay A Snee Shea's Toronto 
Lawrence A Cameron Majestic Chicago 
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Lloyd Herbert Pantages Circuit 
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Moors A Hanger St Joe and Topeka 
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Newbold ft Gribbcn Columbia St Louis 
Noblo ft Brooks Tivoli Sydney Anstrslia 

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Patricola ft Meyers Keith's Toledo 
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Pierlot & Schoficld Davis Pittsburgh 
Prevost ft Brown Colonial Erie 
Pructt Wm Co Keith's Providence 



Raymond & Caverly Palace Ft Wayne 
Rotlljr Charlie Variety San Francisco 
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Ross Eddie Orpheum New Orleans 
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Olcott Chas Dominion Ottawa 
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THE AERIAL BUDDS 

wish to thank thoso who so generously re- 
membered Giles, by presenting him with 
a gold cigarette case and bouquet in re- 
membrance of his last week of work In hla 
aerial act, before going under medical at- 
tention for hip trouble. 



Opened Season This Week (Sept. 20) 
At 81st Street Theatre 

NORTON I NOBLE 

in "A Variety Frolic" 

Direction, ROSE and CURTIS 



Return after Triumphant European Tour 

THE TACOMA KID 

COWBOYOLOGIST 

Westerner, Entertainer and Globe Trotter 

In 

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Skatelle Bert ft Haaet Variety N Y 

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Stonier Aileen Variety N Y 

Stanley Forrest Burbank Los Angeles 

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deep; newly decorated; excellent for 

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or one-night stands. Address 

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Smithboro-New York 



Syman Stanley Variety N Y 



"Telephone Tangle" Orpheum San Francisco 
Thornton Jas & Bon Orpheum New Orleans 
Tlghe Harry and Babette Variety N Y 
Toyo Troupe Orpheum Brooklyn 
Tuscano Brothers Keith's Cincinnati 



Valdares (Original) Cyclist Variety San Fran 



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EXPONENTS OF HILARITY 



Valli Muriel ft Arthur Variety Chicago 

VloHnaky Variety N Y 

Von Hoff George Variety N Y 

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Wade John P Variety N Y 
Walton ft Vivian Baldwin L I 
Wells ft Bundy Variety N Y 
Weston Willie Orpheum Winnipeg 
White ft Clayton Keith's Providence 
Williams ft Rankin Variety N Y 
Wilson ft LeNoir Orpheum Ssn Frsncisco 
Wright Cecelia United Booking Office N Y 



Zaxelle H M Co 8 W 65th St N Y C 



AT LIBERTY. LIGHT COMEDIAN 

English Johnny porta, etc. Excellent Dancer. 
BOBBIE PRESTON, care of VARIETY, New 
York. Home phone. Riverside 2140. 

Will team up with recognised comedian. 



COMEDIANS, PRIMA DONNAS, INGENUES, 

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ACTS OF ALL KINDS 



Communicate with 



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People's Theatre, Cincinnati, O. 



OSTEOPATHY Dr - hh 2?^ 



S3 WEST 4ZND ST., NEW YORK. 
SPECIAL RATES TO THE PROFESSION 



DR. JULIAN SIEGEL 

DENTIST 



PUTNAM BUILDING, 14M BROADWAY 
Spa rt a! Rates to the P r ofo s oaon 

OfBcial Dentist to the WhJto Rate. 

awavaaw^ewsxwiapsxaa^BWJ^^B^BswjBasssaBMHBMVBBi 



SpoeiaJ Service for VaudeviUiaas 

Lehigh AitTlcvr Hail road 

Rochester. $7.ft Toronto, S1S.SS 

Buffalo. tS.W Chicago Sit It 

All Steel Cars, Lowest Faroe, Special 

Baggage Service 

If You Want Anything Quick— 

'Phone W. B. LINDSAY, E. P. A.. Bryant 

4212 

A. J. SIMMONS, A. G. P. A. 

Ticket Office. B'way ft 42nd St. New York 



JAMES MADISON 

WILL WtlTE VAUDEVILLE ACTS IN SAN FRANCISCO 
UNTIL SEPT. 25th. Nit stsrsu there It Flatlren sslls- 
iss. tsttsr and Market Street* <tss« 504). 

Theatrical Photographer 

100 8*10, $10.00 (Originala) 
100 tilt, $7.00 (Reproductions) 
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makers that have accorded satisfaction for a 
period of 20 years aa regards workmanship, 
quality and price. Your interest is served by 
submitting the plan for our estimate. Aa care* 
ful attention to the single piece aa the produc- 
tion. Without fear of contradiction, our ref- 
erence, the whole world of Theatrical Producers 

Scenery — Vaudeville Acts 

I can save you money. See me. 

Trunk Scenery e specialty 

FREDERICK'S STUDIOS, 041 W. 42nd St., 

New York City 



New York Costume Co. 

MARGARET RIPLEY 

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ESTIMATES GIVEN 



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BUILDING 

AND 

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Phone— Bryant MM 



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"THE ACTMS' WBITER"— States**, ■ sestets es, 
Vaaetvllle Material, wrlttea te srser. Cat ay Fsk Deal 
tffw. As4rsu bm at "THE CtMEDY SHIP," 655 
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No Show Too Large or Too 
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Mack's 

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Bet. 47th A 4tth Ste. Opp. Strand Theatre 

New Fall Models for Street 

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2t HOUSEKEEPING APARTMENTS OF 2 AND 3 ROOMS WITH BATH, $8.6t TO $15 WEEKLY. 
60 SINGLE AND DOUBLE ROOMS WITH BATH, $Mt TO ilMt WEEKLY. 
CITY HOMES HOME COOKING HOME COMFORTS 



114 Weil 47th Strut 
New York City 

(Just off Broadway) 
COMPLETE HOTEL SERVICE 



Prafeseienale 

Handeomory Furnished 

Steam Heated Room. 

Bath aad Every 



ft 



THE ST. HILDA 



99 



07 WEST 44th STREET 



PAULINE 



'Phone 7147 Bryant 

m mm m m i mi •• »*»• host 

place to stop at hi New 
Yorh City. 

One block from Booking 
Office, and VARIETY. 



67 WEST 44th STREET 



T«l. Bryant < MS 



The Edmonds 



Furnished Apartments 

EDWARD E. BURTIS. Mgr 

CATERING EXCLUSIVELY TO THE PROFESSION 

776-78-86 EIGHTH AVENUE 

Between 47th end «»th Street. 

NEW YORK 

IwOh end Phone In Each Apartment OOace-774 EIGHTH AVENUE 



H. CLAM AN, Prop. 



M. CLAMAN. Mgr. 



When you live io our buildings you are assured of superior service. Not alone do we 
a, but we supervise our buildings, which means fresh looking, clean and liveable apart- 
nts with strict privacy throughout. 

It Is our gain to look after the comfort of our tenants In view of the double respons i bility 
wnlng and supervising— which Is unusual in housekeeping apartment*. 

All buildings equipped with electric light and steam heat. 



IRVINOTON 



M to 000 Wast Slst St. Phone 71S2 Col. (Block to Broadway) 
tlOJStJr trssreef eslMisg sf Uu Olflbsnt tyse Jsit SSUOletei. With svsr, neier* OSfM* 
Ae s rt n satn art keettifnlty srrsasoJ tad eosilit sf 2. 3 ass 4 rseen. nltssees sad llubsesttss, 
shsee. Mais' ssnrlcs If satires'. 

$12 00 Of WEEKLY 



•M aseweli 



241-247 Woot 43d St. Phono 7012 Bryant. (Just off Broadway) 
Twig mtMlojs Is tbt heart sf tba eity. 100 fast fro* Tines Ssssr*. Cists t» all esskla) sftess. 
teastm. eenartneet itsrst, traetls* Uses, I reads sad niseay. 

1, J mi 4 rssn aeartaeati with lltnasMttss. rrirats lata aaO taws, BaM snvke 

110.00 UP WEEKLY 



priMlpal 



HENRI COURT 

212, 214 and 310 Waat 40th St. Uhone 0SOO Bryant. (Block to Broadway) 
Aa ns-ts-tae-nlsnu aew Orsereef ealMin*. ar ra atsi la asartneats sf 3 aad 4 ream wit* iltsbsts, 
bath, rates la saw ssertaesL 

012.00 OP WEEKLY 



220 and 330 West 43d St. Phone 4203-0131 Bryant. (Block to Broadway.) 

Tares aa* fetr resew aad eath, taerenihly firahhei far couplets h m t ehesflaa. Bars eeuellks Oh ethers. 
Aay af ham) ap atnsn U will issde rta kry om anni a ei 4 aislts. 

08-00 OP WEEKLY 

Principal Office: Yandis Court, 241 West 43rd Street. N<"? YWk- 

ALWAYS PLEASED TO SHOW AI**R7MaNTS 



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100-11? West 49th St. A 1 (\ I I ▼ A Nur lib Ave. 

Lunch 4h. II 1 1 1 1 I I 1 1 D,NNER - WMk D * ,, •• 
With Wins U I U 0ml I U """"•';£ *£~ 

"THE RENDEZVOUS OF THEATRICAL'S BEST' 
TURNING THEM AWAY NIGHTLY 



Telephonosi 
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THE ADELAIDE %s£s 

Formerly THE ANNEX. 

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2-4-0 ROOMS NEWLY FURNISHED WITH PRIVATE BATH AND PHONE IN EACH APART- 

MENT, SO UP. THOROUGHLY RENOVATED AND HOMELIKE 
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FURNISHED APARTMENTS 

323 West 43rd Street, NEW YORK CITY 

Caharmc to oho comiort and ■■■vipJijpa of Ota 
Hoot fji Up 



DANI 



Northwest Cor. 42d Stroot and f th Avenue 

TWO BLOCKS WEST OF BROADWAY 

NEW YORK CITY 
NEW BUILDING ABSOLUTELY FIREPROOF 

> IV1 8 With Hot and Cold Running Water 

ALL MODERN IMPROVEMENTS TELEPHONE IN EVERY ROOM 

SHOWER BATHS EVERYTHING NEW 

PRICES $3.50, $4.00, $15B WEEKLY 

CAFfe AND RESTAURANT co^^cTVbu 



Hotel Richmond 



70 WEST 4STH STREET 



NEW YORK 



1 BLOCK FROM BROADWAY. I BLOCK FROM STH AVENUE 

MINUTES* WALK TO 20 THEATRES 

This excellent hotel, with lU quiet, comfortable, attractive service and reetfal 
pbere. Invitee your patronage. 

TARIFFi 

Double room, nao of hath, SI .SO per day. Double room, private both and 
per day. Parlor, bedroom and private bath, 02.00 per day. Parlor, two ~ 



private 
Good end 
foaatenal rate*. 



r Briwr, inuiwoi aaw private emus, ej.ee pea any. rsnor, two Moroomi end private 

both, S4.ee per nay. For parties of three, four or five persons we have large suites with 

both ot apa cl a l rates, ranging from $1.00 nor day up. Telephone In 

- restaurant, giving you room service free of charge. 



every i 
Special , 
EUGENE CABlX Proprietor! 



Special Rates to the Profession 



REISEN WEBER S 



58th St and Columbus Circle 
'Phone 9640 Columbus 



Attractive tingle rooms with bath, also Suites of Parlor, Bedroom and 

Bath, overlooking Central Park. 

Restaurant A la Carte. Popular Prices 
Exceptional Table de Hote Dinner 



CABARET 



DANCING 



Catering to VaudeviUVa Bine List 

Schilling House 

107-100 Wast 40th Stroot 

NEW YORK 

American Plan. MEAL SERVICE AT ALL 
HOURS. Private Baths. Music Room for 
Rehearsals. PhOBO 1000 Bryant 

TORONTO-CANADA 

NEW GIBSON HOUSE 

QUEEN AND GEORGE STREETS 

European end American Plan 

John J. Burns, Proprietor end Manager 

Special Rates to the Theatrical Prefeeaiea. Five 

minutes' walk from Theatre District. Toho 

Parliament Cars from Union Depot. 



HOTEL LENOX 

149 WEST 44th ST„ NEW YORK 

(ISO feet East of Broadway) 

In tho heart of everything 

Beautiful rooms and suites 

tl.00 PER DAY UPWARDS 

Ownership, management 



ST.PAULHOTEL 

00TH ST. AND COLUMBUS AVE. 

NEW YORK CITY 

Tea-story building, absolutely fireproof. All 
boths with shower attachment. Telephone In 
every room. 

One block from Central Park Subway, 0th 
and 0th Ave. L Stations. Sams distance from 
Century, Colonial, Circle and Parh Theatres. 



100 Rooms, use of hath, $1.00 nor day. 
150 Rooms, private both, $1 JO per day. 
Suites, Parlor, Bedroom and Bath, $2J0 aad up. 
By tho week, 00, SO and 014.00. 

SPECIAL RATES TO THE PROFESSION 




(Week Sept. 27 and Oct. 4.) 
Al Reeves 27 Grand Hartford 4 L O 11 Miner's 

Ilronx New York 
Americans 27 Gayety Baltimore 4 Trocadero 

Philadelphia 
American Belles 27 Gayety Philadelphia 4-0 

Star Bcranton 7-0 Majesty Wilkes Barre 
Auto Girls 27 Cadillac De»r*- 4 Columbia 

Grand Rapids 



VARIETY 



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I 





OFFER 



DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS SPECIAL WEEKLY RATES TO THE PROFESSION 

WHY NOT LIVE IN THE HEART OF CHICAGO? 



The 



MONFORT 



104 and 106 

West 40th Street 

(near Broadway) 

NEW YORK 



NEWLY RENOVATED 

THEATRICAL PROFESSION ONLY 
REHEARSAL ROOMS. ETC. FREE 

European plan, room. $2.5« UP PER WEEK. DOUBLE 
$3.5« UP. HouMkeepinff rooms, |e.M up par 



Fully furnished. G«» free. Hot water all hours. 
Baths on every floor. Telephone, Bryant eML 

JIMSEY JORDAN, Mg r. 



Hotel Bradley 



RUSH AND EAST GRAND AVE. 



CHICAGO 



CATERING TO THE BETTER CLASS OF THE PROFESSION 

WALKING DISTANCE OF ALL THEATRES 

ROOMS WITH BATH, $7, $8, $*, $11M 

TWO ROOM SUITE, $14. THREE ROOM SUITE, $21. 

HIGH CLASS RESTAURANT MODERATE PRICES 

ROBT. H. BORLAND, Maaager 
(Santo Maaageseemt Alexandria Hotel) 



Whore the Connoisseurs of Good Food Congregate 

Original Little Hingariin RestauriRt 

Proprietor 
(Next to Cort Theatre) 



ALEX. SCHWARTZ AND. DINING ROOM 



111 NORTH DEARBORN STREET 



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OHIOAOO 



FURNISHED APARTMENTS 
1, 2, 3 AND 4 ROOMS, $3.50 to $10.50 

Complete Housekeeping Equipments. Telephone and Elerator Service. 

MARION APTS., 156 W. 35th St., NEW YORK 

Just off Broadway 



Deauty Youth « Folly 27 Qayety Milwaukee 

4 Qayety Minneapolis 
Behman Show 27 Star A Garter Chicago 4-6 

Berchel Des Moines 
Ben Welch Show 27 Orpheum Peterson 4 Em- 
pire Hohoken 
Big Craze 27 L O 4 Century Kansas City 
Billy Watson's Beef Trust 27 Star Cleveland 4 

Colonial Columbus 
Blue Ribbon Belles 27 Howard Boston 4-6 

Park Manchester 7-0 Worcester Worcester 
Bon Tons 27 Casino Philadelphia 4 Palace 

Baltimore 
Bostonian Burlesquers 27-20 Berchel Des 

Moines 30-2 L O 4 Qayety Omaha 
Broadway Belles 27 Century Kansas City 4 

Standard St Louis 



Cabaret Girls 27 Star St Paul 4 L O 11 Cen- 
tury Kansas City 

Charming Widows 27 Columbia Grand Rap- 
ids 4 Englewood Chicago 

Cherry Blossoms 27 Corinthian Rochester 4 
Star Toronto 

City Sports 27-20 Gilmore Springfield 30-2 

Park Bridgeport 4 Star Brooklyn 
Crackerjacks 27 Star Brooklyn 4 Yorkville 

New York 
Darlings of Paris 27 Qayety Brooklyn 4-6 L O 

7-0 Academy Fall River 
Follies of Day 27 Qayety Kansas City 4 Qayety 

St Louis 
Follies of Pleasure 27 Qayety Minneapolis 4 

Star St Paul 



WANTED 

Sensational and Novelty Acts as 

Added Feature for Stock Burlesque. 
Wire Quick. 

MUST BE BIG FEATURES 



WM. GRAHAM, Mgr. 

Garden Theater 

Buffalo, N. Y. 



Rooms with Private Bath $7.00 Week 

IN THE NEW, MODERN FIREPROOF 

NORMANDIE HOTEL 



417-19 SeUTH WABASH AVENUE 
ef Ten Larsjset Desm-Tesvs 



POR THE PROFESSION 

HOTEL CLARENDON 

North Clark and 
Ontario Streets 



CHICAGO 



M. C LaftUE, Prop. 

UM to * Weekrr-Eurepai 
Walking dUtaaee to all tkenl_ 
Large Hall for Reheareala and Gymnastics In 



Frolics of 1015 30-2 Academy Pall River 4 
Howard Boston 

Qay New Yorkers 27 Palace Baltimore 4 Qay- 
ety Washington 

Girls from Follies 27 So Bethlehem 28 Easton 
30-2 Grand Trenton 4 Olympio New York 

Girls from Joy land 27 Penn Circuit 4 Oayety 
Baltimore 

Qlrl Trust 27 Casino Brooklyn 4 Empire New- 
ark 

Globe Trotters 27 Gaiety Boston 4 Grand Hart- 
ford 

Golden Crook 27 Qayety Washington 4 Qayety 
Pittsburgh 

Gypsy Maids 27 Empire Hohoken 4 Casino 
Philadelphia 

Hastlng's Big Show 27 Columbia Chicago 4 
Oayety Detroit 

Hello Girls 27 Englewood Chicago 4 Oayety 
Milwaukee 

Hello Paris 27 Yorkville New York 4 Academy 
Jersey City 

High Life Girls 27 Star Toronto 4 Savoy Ham- 
ilton 

Howe's Sam Own Show 27 Oayety Omaha 4 
Qayety Kansas City 

Liberty Girls 27 Gayety Pittsburgh 4 Star 
Cleveland 

Maids of America 27 New Hurtlg and Sea- 
mon's New York 4 Empire Brooklyn 

Manchester Own's Show 27 Oayety Detroit 4 
Gayety Toronto 

Majestic 27 Gayety Toronto 4 Oayety Buffalo 

Marlon's Dave Own Show 27 L O 4 Empire 
Brooklyn 

Merry Rounders 27 Empire Newark 4 L O 11 
Empire Brooklyn 

Midnight Maidens 27 L O 4 Miner's Bronx New 
York 

Military Maids 27-20 Star 8 c ran ton 30-2 Ma- 
jestic Wilkes Barre 4-6 Armory Blngham- 
ton 7-0 Van Culler O H Schenectady 

Million Dollar Dolls 27 Empire Brooklyn 4 
Colonial Providence 

Mischief Makers 27 Trocadcro Philadelphia 4 
So Bethlehem 5 Easton 7-0 Orand Trenton 

Monte Carlo Girls 27 Empire Cleveland 4 Penn 
Circuit 



CHICAGO, ILL, 

Dad v t Theatrical Hotel 

PHILADELPHIA 



RECENT HOTEL. 1SS N. 14TH ST. 
NEW REGENT HOTEL, lei N. 14TH ST. 
E. E. CAMPBELL, Prop and Mar. 
__ THEATRICAL HEADQUARTERS 
FREE AUTOMOBILE TO ALL THEATRES 

Parisian Flirts 27-20 Armory Blnghamton 80-2 
Van Culler O H Schnectady 4 Corinthian 
Rochester 

Puss Puss 27 Miner's Bronx Now York 4 Or- 
pheum Peterson 

Record Breakers 27 Olympic Cincinnati 4 Em- 
pire Cleveland 

Review of 1916 27 Savoy Hamilton 4 Cadillac 
Detroit 

Rose Sydell's 27 Gayety Buffalo 4 L O 11-18 

Beatable Syracuse 14-16 Lumberg Utlca 
Roseland Girls 27 Columbia New York 4 Ca- 
sino Brooklyn 
Rosey Posey Girls 27 Colonial Columbus 4 

Empire Toledo 
September Morning Glories 27 Oayety Chicago 

4 Majestlo Indlanpolls 
Smiling Beauties 27 Oayety Montreal 4 Empire 

Albany 
Social Maids 27-20 Beatable Syracuse 80-2 

Lumberg Utlca 4 Oayety Montreal 
Sporting Widows 27 L 4-6 Beatable Syracuse 

7-0 Lumberg Utlca 
Star e Garter 27 Gayety St Louis 4 Star 4 

Garter Chicago 
Strolling Players 27 Casino Boston 4 Columbia 

New York 
Tango Queens 27 Standards St Louis 4 Gayety 

Chicago 
The Tempters 27 L O 4 Gayety Brooklyn 
The Tourists 27 Empire Toledo 4 Columbia 

Chicago 
The Winners 27 Buckingham Louisville 4 

Olympic Cincinnati 
Tip Top Girls 27 Academy Jersey City 4 Oay- 

uty Philadelphia 
20th Century Maids 27 Colonial Providence 4 

Gaiety Boston 
U. S. Beauties 27 Olympic New York 4 L O 11 

Oayety Brooklyn 
Watson Wrothe Show 27 Empire Albany 4 

Oayety Boeton 
Yankee Doodle Olrls 27 Majestic Indianapolis 

4 Buckingham Louisville 




IMPORTANT MEETING 

SPECIAL OPEN MEETING 



of the 



COMEDY CLUB 

WILL BE HELD 

SATURDAY EVENING, SEPT. 25TH AT 10.30 

At the Club Rooms, ISM Broadway Buslneee of Great Importance 



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VAUDEVILLE 



The Best Small Tim* in the Far Wast. Steady Consecutive Work for Novelty Feature Acts 

EXECUTIVE OFFICES, ALCAZAR THEATRE BLDG., SAN FRANCISCO 
Can arrange from three to five weeks between sailings of boats for Australia for ail first ckkM 
acts. Communicate by wire or letter. 



95% 



of all performers going to Europe mske their steamship arrangements through 
us. i'he following have: 

Aeroplane Ladies, Adler and Arline, Billy Arlington and Co., Ausonia Trio, 
Apollo Trio, Arco Bros., Maxini Aussner, American Ragtime Eight, Aurora 
Troupe, Three Alex, The Adlers, Prof. Armand and Co., Great Albas, Alvaretta Troupe. 

PAUL TAUSIG A SON, 104 E. 14th St, New York City 
German Savings Bank Bldg. Telephone Stuyvesant 13M 



FULLER'S THEATRES AND VAUDEVILLE, Ltd. 

Governing Director, Ben J. Fuller 

MR. BEN J. FULLER'SjU. S. REPRESENTATIVE 

ROY D. MURRMV' 

WILL BE IN NEW YORK FOR THE PURPOSE OF SEEING ACTS FROM SATURDAY, SEPT. 

4th UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. ADDRESS ALL LETTERS CARE VARIETY 

OFFICE, TIMES SQUARE, NEW YORK CITY 

CHICAGO OFFICE 
Suite Ull-M E. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IU. Phone Wabash Till 

ROY D. MURPHY, U. S. Representative 

Harry Rickard's Tivoli Theatres z™x&~ 

And AFFILIATED CIRCUITS, INDIA and AFRICA 
Combined Capital, (3 est sts 

HUGH McINTOSH, Governing Director 

Registered Cable Address: "HUGHMAC," Sydney 

Head Office: TIVOLI THEATRE, SYDNEY-AUSTRALIA 

NEW YORK OFFICES: 311 Strand Theatre Bldg. 



CIRCUS ROUTES 



D. C. ; 
W. Va. 
Md. 



29 Fredericks, Md. ; 80 Martlnsbnrg, 
; 1 Chambersburg, Pa. ; 2 Hagerstown, 



BARNUM-BAILEY.— 24 Washington, 25 
Parkersburg, W. Va. ; 27 Charlestown, 28 Hunt- 
ington. 20 Chllllcothe, O. ; 30 Zenla, 1 Green- 
ville, 2 Anderson, Ind. 

HAOBNBBCK- WALLACE. — 24 Falrmount, 
W. Va. ; 25 Cumberland, Md. ; 27 Washington, 



101 RANCH.— 24 Peoria, 111. 25 Galesburg. 
27 Quincy, 28 Brookfleld, Wis. ; 29 Carleton, 30 
Leavenworth, Kan. ; 1 Garnett, 2 Tulsa, Okla. 

RI NOLI NO.— 24 Falls City, Neb. ; 25 Con- 
cordia, Kan. ; 27 Emporia, 28 Iolia, 29 Bartles- 
ville, Okla. ; 30 Arkansas City, Ark. ; 1 
Guthrie, Okla. ; 2 Chlckasee. 

SELLS-FLOTO.— 24 Cushlng, Okla.; 25 
Enid, 27 El Reno, 28 Anadarko, 29 Mangum, 
30 Frederick, 1 Elk City, 2 Amarillo, Tex. 



ETHEL 



BRENDA 



CLIFTON and FOWLER 

Authors of "THE COWARD," "THE LATE VAN CAMP," "THE SAINT AND THE 

SINNER," "THE GOVERNOR," "THE SURGEON" 
ALL PLAYING 

Acts Staged by WILL GREGORY 



&rtfmr Conrab a*. 

$rimro*e Vernon 

arc "&t tEfie Boll Counter" 

A iHiifliral |lku|tbuuj bji £dgar Allan Uiwlf. fiirrrtion of fcdui. £. fcrllrr 



BIBBY 



HELEN 



IVI 

In "THE BLOW OUT' 

UNITED TIME 






THOSE VERSATILE ENTERTAINERS 

JACK 

Kammerer 



and 

EDNA 



JACK KAMMERER 
as FORD STERLING 



Howland 



JACK KAMMERER 
ns CHARLIE CHAPLIN 



In a combination of songs, dances and impersonations. 

Sixteen minutes in "one 99 
NOW (Sept. 23-26), GREELEY SQUARE, NEW YORK. 

Playing Loew Time 

Direction, ABE FEINBERG 



NOTICE! NOTICE! NOTICE! 

For the information of vaudeville artists who may be 

contracted to play for 

C H. MILES, IN DETROIT 

please send your photographs and billing to the 

ORPHEUM THEATRE, DETROIT 

as I am no longer connected with the Miles Theatre 



LETTERS 

Where C follows name, letter is in 
Variety's Chicago office. 

Where S F follows name, letter is in 
Variety's San Francisco office. 

Advertising or circular letters will 
not be listed. 

P following name indicates postal, 
advertised once only. 



Recognised Vaudeville Acts 

Write or Wlro 

J. H. AL0Z 

Booking Agency 

Orphoum Theatre Bldg. 

MONTREAL, P. Q. 



Adams Eugene 
Adamey Austin (C) 
Adams Raymond 
Ahearn Vesta 
Alan Hille E 
Alarcon Leon (C) 
Anderson Harry L 
Archer Lillian 



Baldwin Earl (C) 
Haron Paul 
Barry Bobby 
Barry Mabel (P) 
Barthmeu C B (C) 
Bean Jack W 
Bean John 
Bean Thornton C 



Bell Jessie (C) 
Bessett Elsie 
B lay lock Root (C) 
Bosturck Fred R (C) 
Brewster Betty 
Brooks Wallie (C) 
Brown Ada 
Bruee Harry (P) 
Bunbo Lorls (C). 

C 
Carr W H 



Carr Merle (C) 
Carr Walter 
Carter A Carter (C) 
Cates Band 
Chase & La Tour 
Cleveland Marie 
Clark Joseph 

Clarke Fred J 

Collins Ouy (C) 

Colton & Darrow (P) 



The Biggest Little Man in the World 

Little Lord Roberts 

One of the Most Successful 
Comedy Acts in Vaudeville 

FRANK EVANS. Vaudeville Representative 



•■* 



THE WORLD'S GREATEST TROUPE 
OF PERFORMING BIRDS 

NAYNON 

Big success at the HARLEM OPERA HOUSE end ROYAL THEATRE, 

New York. THIS WEEK (Sept. 20) 




ATTENTION 



MANAGERS AND AGENTS 

You are cordially invited to see an Absolute Novelty, 
something you have been seeking. 

THE PINT SIZED PAIR 



JOE 



FRANCES 



Laurie and Aleen 



"LOST AND FOUND" 

A real boy and girl. A real comedy talking act in "one" 



NOW (Sept. 23-26), LOEWS AMERICAN 

New York City 



VARIITY 



PISANO 



K 



AND 



u 



NEW "WOP" SONG, BY SAM CHIP 



Valerie Bergere 



And Her Company 



PRESENT 



"War Babies" 

By Florence Haynes Reed 

FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S CLUBS. 

Next Week (Sept. 27), Prospect, Brooklyn 



CHARLIE 



DOT 



VAN-HAZEN DOVE 



Direction, M. S. EPST1N 

TED AND CORINNE 

ETON 

THE MOVIE MAN" 



NOT THE BEST OPENING ACT 
BUT A GOOD ONE 




NEWPORT and STIRK 

"A BARBER'S BUSY DAY" 
WE CAWN'T GET AWAY FROM IT 



JOHNNY 






Scotch 
Minstrel 

Late with Zlegfeld 
"Follies of liM" 

Personal direction 

JULE 
DELMAR 




- .•- 



Holden and Graham 

Versatile Novelty Act 

in a Conglomeration of Novelties 



GRIFUNO 

THE MAN OF MANY NOISES 

THE FAYNES 

A CLASSY. FLASHY PAIR 

Representative, JACK FLYNN 



Corrlell Gladys (C) 
Cougblln Vincent 
Courtney Mabel 



Craig Florence 
Creighton Fred (C) 
Crelghton J (C) 



Cronau Mr 
Curren Jack F 
Curzon J W 

I) 
Dacobeca Troupe 
Dalton Casey 
Davis Qenevive 
Davis W E 
Dare Alec (C) 



De Laire May 
Delano Ted ]C) 
Dell Jack (C) 
Delmore Addie 
Denno Mies Vic S 
Derrle Helen 
Dlcknlder Jack E 
Dlnno Paul 
Dodd Jimmle 
Dodge Billy J 



(C) 



BINGHAM 



n 



Direction ROSE and CURTIS 



DAVID S. HALL 

■ BETH HAMILTON AND CO. 

In 
-HE'S JUST GONE OUT" 

This Week (Sept. »), Temple, Syracuse; 
Proctor's, Troy. 



DAN B. ELY presents 

"Blacks White Revue" 

Playing U. B. O. Time 

Direction, HARRY RAPF. 



McINTOSH 



AND HIS 



"MUSICAL 
MAIDS" 



OV£i? iri 




ftOSTRf\l.lf\. 
THE SVtf PC SHINE 
So BfttQHT, 

Trier eat he hher 

ClRO/S, 

f£C NIWT. 



flHKlVfU- OF tvWAKP 



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Hello VoCPoll 

VVflLTer? We ems, 

Riariric, on -the. Rkkakps -Tout. 



Dressier Marie 
Dumonts Tbe 
Dusey A Babe 
Dusban May me 

E 
Edmunds William 
Edwards Aellen (C) 
Ellison Olen (C) 
KUIston Louise 
Esphey Nina 



Fern Alma 
Florence Mabel 
Florens Alfredo Trio 

(C) 
Florenze Helene (C) 
Follls Nellie 
Folsom Bessie A 
Foo lee Tong (C) 
Forrester Cbas 



Forrester Sidney (C) 
Francelll A Lewis 
Friquet Jules 



Gales Hanard 
Gallagher Dan (C) 
Garrison Sydney (C) 
Gllmore Barney 
Gleason Lew (Cj 
Goetz Oeo (C) 
Golden Grace 
Gordon Frank 
Gorer Lucy 
Garce Lew 
Green Violet 
Gregory Frank 
3reenwood Charlotte 
Gwyme A Gossctte(C) 



Harrington A Chuby 

(C) 
Hawley W T 
1 1 earn Tom 
Henry John (C) 
Holly O A (C) 
Holmes & WHIh 
Houston L (C) 
Howell J (C) 
Hurst Frank 
Hydo Arthur E 



J 

Jmkson Geo 
.IiiHon Isabel 
Jennings DeWItt 
Johnson llerlnays 
(C) 



Co 



H 



Hall Anna 



K 

K<>ano Charles 
Kennedy Bryce 



King A Harvey (C) 
Koats Bobby (C) 
Kronold Hans 
Kruger Philip 

L 

I^a Forge Ray 
Lane Charles 
Lang Msdle D (C) 
Luughlln Jack 
Lawrence Miss L 
Lawson Charles 
Lea Stanley E 
Leonard A Walker 
Le Roy Paul 
I^ewls George 
Llpsle (C) 
Lyneham Mr 

M 

Mack John (P) 
Mack George 
Mack Wlllard (C) 



AL SYLVIA 

GERR ARD 5 CLARK 



Modern Vaudeville Frolics 
Playing U. B. O. time 

Direction 

JAMES E. PLUNKETT 



FRANKLYN ARDELL 



PLAYING HAMILTON K. CALHOUN 
in the Drury Lane Melodrama 

"STOLEN ORDERS" 

At MANHATTAN OPERA HOUSE, NEW YORK 



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VARIETY 



THE CRISPS 



Season 1915-1916 ORPHEUM CIRCUIT 
THIS WEEK (Sept.20) ORPHEUM, NEW ORLEANS 



HERMANN mi 
SHIRLE,Y 

"The Mysterious Masquerader" 

A SURPRISING COMEDY NOVELTY 

Just Returned from a Year'* Tour of Australia 
Managing Director. JOHN C PEEBLES. PsJace Theatre Bid.., New York 




FRANZESKA 



(Jocklo sad BlUy) 
JACKIE— The bird that knows what he Is talking about. 
Representative— LLOYD SPENCER* Consumers Bldg., Chicago, 11L 



RUSSELL 



BLANCHE 



MACK and VINCENT 



ORPHEUM CIRCUIT 

Direction GENE HUGHES 

Next Weak (Sept. 27), Orpheum, Winnipeg 



J. 



NA/I 



BOOKED SOLID 



JOHN 




ON 3 WILSON 



THE BAND MAN AND HIS BAND" 

DELINEATORS OP SOUTHERN TYPES 

Direction, HARRY SHEA 



AN ORIGINAL IRON JAW WIRE SENSATION 

Z&Helen Leach-WallinTrio 



DIRECTION W. S. HENNESEY 



(Protected by Patent Laws) 



BOOKED SOLID-U. B. O. 





ThaO Wl6MBoie \ 



BOBBY 



HELEN 



WookeyiMeher 

In "THE BLOWOUT* 



THE CONJURING COMIC 

JUDSON COLE 

Presenting an absolute) departure from the 
stereo typ ed Magical Offering - 
Direction JAMES B. McKOWEN 

ALFREDO 



Touring Now Zealand 



H. D. Mcintosh 



Sam Barton 



•The Silent Tramp" 
Variety. 



ARTHUR 
VALLI 

AND 

SISTER 



VALLI 



In their New and Artistic Novelty 
W. V. M. A. Time 



Magley M (C) 

Manning Jack 
Manchester Ed (C) 
Manclnl Frank (C) 
Mann Billy (C) 
March Verna 
Marlon & Dean 
Marlon Mr. F (P) 
Martin George E 
Martyne Babe (C) 
Maxfleld May (C) 
May Florence 
McCag Nolter (C) 
McCullough Carl (C) 
McDonald H F (C) 
McOood Chas (C) 



(C) 



McKay Dorothy 
Meaker A Ross 
Melvin Chuck 
Melbeern Grace 
Miller & Lyles 
Mitchell Hester 
Milton Frank (C) 
Mora Teas (C) 
Moran Hazel 
Morales George A 
Morgan Jimmy & B 



Newbold 

(C) 
Nixon 



N 

Robinson 



Noerls E Manley 
Nordes Alepes 



O'Donnell Charles 
Oeborn Fred (C) 



Parish Mabel 
Parry Bertram 
Phillip Golf 
Phillips Joe 
Philips Homer (C) 
Pierce Babe 
Potter Chas 
Prlsk Mr Wm H 



Quinn Paul 



Ratelle Chrlslne 
Ray field Florence( ) 
Resdrlch Frank (C) 
Rem pel BesHle & Co 
Reno Geo B 
Ritchie Adele 
Robertson Catherine 

(C) 
Robinson Charles 
Robinson Mazle 
Roland Jack (C) 



MABEL RIEGELMAN 



SOPRANO 



Late of Chicago Grand Opera Co. Stettin Municipal Opera House (Germany) 
Boston Opera Company (guest) Plauen Municipal Opera House (Germany) 

AVAIL ABLE FOR ENGAGEMENT IN LIGHT OR 
COMIC OPERA OR REFINED MUSICAL COMEDY 

Address: 905 Pacific Building, Market Street at Fourth, San Francisco, Cal. 



BRILLIANT BITS OF MIRTH, MELODY AND TERPSICHORE 



JOSEPH 



ALFARETTA 



WESTON and SYMONDS 



JACOB P. ADLER, Jr. 

Engaged for TOWN TOPICS" 
Direction, NED WAYBURN 



If It's a Harold Salman Playlet It's a Success 

WATCH FOR 

"IT WORKS BOTH WAYS" 

The biggest novelty playlet vaudeville has ever known. 
Now playing "The Mysterious Will." 

SELMAN 

with an All Star Cast. Booked Solid 




HALEY 

SISTERS 



Vaudeville's Prettiest Female Quartet 




Address Care VARIETY, New York 



ROGER 



HUGH L. 



MARCELLE 



IMHOF, CONN and COREENE 

"SURGEON LOUDER, U. S. A." 
Booked solid United Time by MAX E. HAYES 



DAWSON, LANIGAN and COVERT 



"Those 

ORPHEUM and UNITED 



Phiends" 
Dir. EDW. S. KELLER 



Rooney Kathern 
Roy Phil (C) 
Russel Tom Mr A 
Russell Flo 

8 
Schaper W (C) 
Scrotal H E (C) 
Smith Raymond (C) 
Shaw Sandy 
Sherman Mahelle 
Sinclair Ethel 
Soper Harry 
Sopoto Vlda 
8prague Leon 
8tartup Harry (C) 



Btebbins W (C) 
Stewart Helen (P) 
Stone, Stone A 
Hayes (C) 

Swan Charley 



Thomas Miss 

Thome Ed 

Towle Joe 

Triggs Mrs May (P) 

Turner A Grace 



Vadette Villa 
Valli Arthur (C) 



Van Bchenk (C) 
Vaace Arthur D 
Van Name Wm 
Vaughan Dorothy 
Vlerra Geo W 
Von Ell Teresa 
Vox Dorothy 

W 

Walton Minewa 
Walzer Mabel 
Ward Edith 
Watklns Harry 
Watts Lucas (C) 
Wayne Budd (C) 
Wayne William 



Webb Bier (G) 
West Billy 
Weston Eddie 
Wharton Nat A Co 
Wilkes Monte (C) 
Wilkes Ruth (C) 
Wilson Al G (C) 
Wilson Tony 
Window Muriel (C) 
Wright Fred 
Wynn Bessie (C) 



Yale Howard 
Younger Jack 
Younger Jack 



VARIETY 








. 



Buster 
Santos 

Jacque 
Hays 

The Girls with the 
Fuaay Figure 

la that* sow sat. 



Health Huatars" 

Taurlsg 
PattMM Clrasit 



|*k to Wsrk Wtti • Vim Afttr a Dtrfy Vgulios 




"The Party front 
the South" 



A Mobil* negro had 
his wooden leg at- 
tached by a creditor; 
ha must have fait 
aart of "•tumped." 

BILLY 
BEARD 




TRANSFIELD SISTERS 



W. V. M. A. .TIME 




BERTIE FORD 

Bertie Ford Dancing 
on a Wire a la Tanguay. 

Working steady for the 
U. B. O. Ask Gene 
Hughes. 



MAX BLOOM 

(That* a My Horse) 

la "THE SUNNY SIDE OF BROADWAY" 

With Alloa Sher 

Direction. BOYLE WOOLFOLK 




PAULINE SAXON 



THE "SIS PERKINS" GIRL 



BILLY LLOYD .* GEORGE BRITT 

Is M A MfartaVa •# Vaudeville" Br Nod Dandy 

fJSLts— Keith's rhneiWHHattrtU— Bnthelrk. Bnwaly* 
la* IT— Maryland. lUltlawreOrt I B— Keith**. rhllse>tpats 
pa. 4— Kstta's, WssBlsftsalOct. 18— Keiths, rYorkhat* 



a 



Direction HARRY FITZGERALD 



- 



PETE MACK Suggests 

FANTASIO 

PARISIENNE NOVELTY 

POSING SINGING 



3 STEINDEL BROS. 

ORPHEUM- UNITED TIME 




MAT 



ANDREW 



MARSHALL « TRIBBLE 

'THE TROUBLES OF SAMBO AND DINAH" 

Managamont HARRY SHEA 



Booked Solid on the LOEW TIME 



CROSSMAN'S 8 ENTERTAINERS 

WEEK OF SEPT. 27TH 

BUSHWICK THEATRE, Brooklyn 

CHAS. CROSSMAN, Manager 



DEAR FRIENDS:— 

Our sailing has been postponed until Sept. 
28th. Wa will play around Frisco lor the 
next t week*. Address care VARIETY, 
Psntages Theatre Building, Sao Francisco, 
Cal. 

P. S.— Regards to Al Prince and Helen 
Dearie. 

JIM-MARIAN 

HARKINS 




FRANCES CLARE 



AND 



GUY RAWSON 



Nan Halperin 



Direction, M. S. BENTHAM 




4 MARX BROS. * CO. 

' In "HOME AGAIN" 

Produced by AL SHEAN 

The moat sensational eucosaa of the Sjaja ej 
Direction HARRY WEBER Addreea VARIETY. New York 



i 



Welling 
Levering 

Troupe 

Famous Cycling Comiques 



kind af act that advances Vaudeville. 

MARTYNj 



FLORENCE 

(Vaudeville's Beat Opening Act) 



Howard Langford 



EDMUND LOWE 



LEADING MAN 
Morosco's Burbank Theatre, 



MAYME REMINGTON 

AND COMPANY 

New Act. Booked Solid U. B. O. 



(Juvenile Light 
Feetured la the -Night Clerk" 

WM. B. FRIEDLANDER 



PAUL RAHN 



Artistic Character 
Light 



HOTEL 



PLANT 
ladoll 



ERS, CHICAGO 



5 MacLARENS 

We* V. an* A* 
Rapt. Weetem Ran. 

L KAUFMAN TOM POWELL 



^mmmmm 



* 



GRACE LEONARD 

SINGING COMEDIENNE 

Introducing "MIKE." the CANINE WONDER. The DOG that really talks. Also -TIP." 
the Tango Dog. UNITED TIME 






Amoros Sisters 



Direction, PAUL DURAND. 



Management, TONY WILSON 



America's 
Premier 

Xylophonists 



4 - XYLOPHIENDS - 4 



SPECIAL SCENERY 

PETE MACK 

Big Imp. 






I 



ORPHEUM CIRCUI 
This Week (Sept. 20), Orpheum, St. Paul 
Next Week (Sept. 27), Orpheum, Minneapolis 



Stop 



Look— Consider 




















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AGENCY 






IS NOW IN A POSITION TO OFFER THE ARTISTS OF THE VA- 
RIETY STAGE A FULL SEASON'S WORK TO BE PLAYED IN 
THEATRES CONDUCTED IN A VERY HIGH CLASS MANNER. 
THE JUMPS FROM POINT TO POINT HAVE BEEN SO ARRANGED 
AS TO LESSEN THE EXPENSE OF TRAVELING. 






AMALGAMATED VAUDEVILLE AGENCY BOOKING 
THE B. S. MOSS CIRCUIT OF THEATRES IN GREATER NEW YORK 



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THE PRUDENTIAL CIRCUIT OF THEATRES 
Situated in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Maryland 

THE PLIMMER CIRCUIT OF THEATRES 
Located In New Jersey, New York State, Vermont, Massachusetts aud Canada 









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ARTISTS, SEND IN YOUR OPEN TIME. 









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MANAGERS— IF YOU ARE NOT SATISFIED WITH YOUR PRES- 
ENT BOOKING ARRANGEMENTS — OR IF YOU CONTEMPLATE 
INTRODUCING VAUDEVILLE IN YOUR THEATRES, CONSULT US 
FIRST— FOR WE CAN ARRANGE TO SECURE THE CREAM OF 
TALENT THE VARIETY STAGE BOASTS OF. 






WIRE— PHONE— WRITE 



AMALGAMATED VAUDEVILLE AGENCY 



Phon< 



B. S. MOSS, President and General Manager. 
Offices: COLUMBIA THEATRE BUILDING— Times Squan 
Bryant 6445 



New York City. 

Phone — Bryant 6445 



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